Ph.D. Student Mentoring Awards
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Melinda Peña
Assistant Director, Faculty Administration and Ph.D. Program
Rice Business Ph.D. Student Mentoring Awards
Each year, current Rice Business Ph.D. students nominate a faculty member for the Ph.D. Student Mentoring Award. The award recognizes faculty for their outstanding contribution to the mentorship of Ph.D. students.
Professor James Weston is this year’s Ph.D. Mentoring Award winner. His award was presented by Anthony Zdrojewski, a current Ph.D. student and an incoming assistant professor at Texas Christian University. James was the chair of Anthony's dissertation committee.
Congratulations to James on being recognized for his dedication and commitment to Rice Business Ph.D. students!
2025 WINNER
James P. Weston
Senior Associate Dean for Degree Programs\ Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance
PREVIOUS WINNERS
- 2024
Kerry Back is the recipient of this year's award. His award was presented by Patrick Blonien, a current PhD student and an incoming Assistant Professor of Finance at Carnegie Mellon’s Tepper School of Business. Kerry served as chair of Patrick’s dissertation committee.
Congratulations to Kerry on being recognized for his dedication and commitment to Rice Business Ph.D. students!
### Kerry Back
J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics\ Finance Area Coordinator - 2023
Alex Butler and Shiva Sivaramakrishnan received the 2023 award. Current Ph.D. students Billy Xu and Xiao Liu presented the awards. Starting July 1, 2023, Billy will join the University of Rochester as an assistant professor, and Xiao will join Southern Methodist University as an assistant professor.
Congratulations to Alex and Shiva on being recognized for their dedication and commitment to Rice Business Ph.D. students!
Billy's research interests include household finance, banking and corporate finance.
Xiao's research focuses on the real effects of accounting standards and prudential regulation in the banking industry.
### Alexander Butler
Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance\ 2023 Award Winner
Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Accounting\ Academic Director of Healthcare Programming\ Ph.D. Area Advisor\ 2023 Award Winner - 2022
### Kerry Back
J. Howard Creekmore Professor of Finance and Professor of Economics\ 2022 Award Winner - 2021
### K. Ramesh
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting\ 2021 Award Winner - 2020
Henry Gardiner Symonds Professor of Accounting\ 2020 Award Winner
### James P. Weston
Harmon Whittington Professor of Finance\ 2020 Award Winner - 2019
### Thomas Hemmer
Houston Endowment Professor of Accounting\ 2019 Award Winner
### K. Ramesh
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting\ 2019 Award Winner - 2018
### Alexander Butler
Jesse H. Jones Professor of Finance\ 2018 Award Winner - 2017
### K. Ramesh
Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Accounting\ 2017 Award Winner
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