Department of Finance
The Department of Finance offers a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) with majors in banking and finance, managerial finance, real estate, risk management and insurance. At the graduate level, the department offers a residential Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) with an emphasis area in finance.
Meet the Finance Faculty
Mercer Bullard
- Assistant Professor of Finance
Ken Cyree
- Dean of the School of Business Administration and Professor of Finance
Violetta Davydenko
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Kathleen Fuller
- Tom B. Scott Chair and Professor of Finance
David Grayson
- Adjunct Instructor in Finance
Lixiong Guo
- Assistant Professor of Finance
Del Hawley
- Senior Associate Dean Emeritus
Chuck Hilterbrand
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Ji Hoon Hwang
- Assistant Professor of Finance
Ken Johnson
- Endowed Chair of Real Estate and Professor of Finance
Lynn Kugele
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Andre Liebenberg
- Gwennette P. and Jack W. Robertson Chair of Insurance, Professor of Finance, and Director of the Center for Insurance Transformation
Ivonne Liebenberg
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Jingshu Luo
- Holder of the Liberto-King Professorship in Insurance and Assistant Professor of Finance
Scott O'Brien
- Instructional Assistant Professor of Finance
Bonnie Van Ness
- Chair and Professor of Finance, Holder of the Otho Smith Professorship
Robert Van Ness
- Bruce Moore Scholar of Finance, Director of Graduate Programs and Distinguished Professor of Finance
Milan Walker
- Associate Professor of Finance
What Finance Offers
Banking & Finance Symposium
For over 100 years, the University of Mississippi School of Business has been educating business leaders. For over 20 years, we have held a Banking and Finance Symposium to educate our students, alumni, and finance professionals on current topics that impact the industry.
Real Estate Initiative
The Initiative seeks to contribute locally, regionally, and nationally, serving as the open-source real estate information outlet for all.
Ph.D. in Finance
Through rigorous coursework and cutting-edge research, students develop expertise in financial theory, empirical analysis, and advanced quantitative methods.