Zell Scholarships for 2008-09 Awarded

Congratulations to Massimo Mancini and Jeff Schaeffer who have been chosen as recipients of the Zell Scholarships for the academic year 2008-09. They will receive an award of $25,000 each.

Massimo's project is entitled "Corporate risk hedging strategies and shareholders’ value creation: the Southwest Airlines case," and Jeff's project is "The Impact of FAS157 on the Risk, Investment Structure, and Performance of Market Participants Before and During the Financial Crisis."

Zell Scholarships for 2007-08 Awarded

Stephen Patrick Carlson and Enzo D'Angelo were chosen as recipients of the Zell Scholarships for the academic year 2007-08. They will receive an award of $25,000 each.

Stephen's project was entitled, "Covenant-Lite Bank Loans: What Will Be Their Implications in a Period of Significant Defaults, and Are Markets Correctly Pricing the Risk?", and Enzo's project was "Limited Partners’ Perceptions and Management of Risk in Private Equity Investing."

Zell Scholarships for 2006-07

Philip Ordway and Rashmi Singhal were chosen as recipients of the Zell Scholarships for the academic year 2006-07. They received an award of $25,000 each.

Philip's project was entitled "Risk Perceptions and Allocation Decisions of University Endowment Managers",(PDF: 557 KB) and Rashmi's project was "Vioxx: Too Risky for Merck?"