Muscarella Named As New Smeal College MBA Faculty Director
Muscarella Named As New Smeal College MBA Faculty Director
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA (April 12, 2004) – Chris Muscarella, professor of finance at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business will assume the role of the MBA faculty director on July 1, replacing current faculty director J. Edward Ketz. The faculty director serves as academic leader and liaison to MBA faculty, portfolios, and immersion experiences.
Ketz, who has served as faculty director since 2001 and was a key contributor to the recent program renewal, will return to his position as associate professor of accounting.
“Ed has been tireless in his dedication to elevating the caliber of the curriculum and learning opportunities,” said Smeal Dean Judy Olian. “I am certain Chris will provide outstanding academic leadership to the program and continue the cycle of renewal that is an integral part of the program’s fabric by now.”
Muscarella, who holds the L.W. “Roy” and Mary Lois Clark Teaching Fellowship, has won eight Excellence in Teaching Awards from Smeal MBA students. His current research interests include underpricing of initial public offerings, limited partnerships, patents, and venture capital.
Prior to coming to Penn State, Muscarella was a senior financial economist with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., where he focused on insider trading and public policy issues.
REPORTERS & EDITORS: For more information, please contact Wyatt DuBois in the Smeal College of Business Media Relations Office at 814-863-3798 or wed112@psu.edu.
Penn State's Smeal College of Business offers highly ranked undergraduate, MBA, executive MBA, Ph.D., and executive education opportunities to more than 5,500 students at all levels. Featuring academic departments of accounting, finance, marketing, insurance and real estate, management, and supply chain and information systems, the college is also home to major research centers such as the Center for Supply Chain Research, the Institute for the Study of Business Markets, the Center for Digital Transformation, the Farrell Center for Corporate Innovation and Entrepreneurship, the Center for Global Business Studies, and the Center for the Management of Technological and Organizational Change.
