Mendoza Faculty Honors

Endowed Professorship

In December, Finance Professor Martijn Cremers was named the Bernard J. Hank Professor, an endowed position honoring the father of three Notre Dame graduates and two Saint Mary's College graduates. Funding for this chair was spearheaded by Bernard's son, the late Jerry Hank ('51), a former University Fellow and longstanding member of the Notre Dame Board of Trustees.

Cremers, whose research focuses on empirical issues in investment management and corporate government, joined the University in 2012, having previously served on the faculty of the Yale School of Management from 2002 to 2012. He earned his Ph.D. in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University, and his undergraduate degree in econometrics from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

40 Under 40

Ken Kelley (ND '05, '03), associate dean for Faculty and Research and a IT, Analytics, and Operations professor, was selected by Poets & Quants for its "Top 40 Business Professors Under 40." The business education news site annually recognizes faculty members from top business schools for their research, teaching and other accomplishments.

Kelley researches and teaches quantitative methodology, where he focuses on the development, improvement and evaluation of statistical methods and measurement issues. While this is certainly an area that is fundamental to the ND MBA curriculum, it is also daunting, especially for students just returning to the classroom. Yet Kelley consistently engages students through his passion and enthusiasm for statistics. "Ken Kelley is not only incredibly good at statistics, he is also incredibly good at teaching statistics," said a recent student. "His teaching transformed an intimidating and difficult subject into one of my favorite classes. His class was both rigorous and engaging ... even fun!"