Finance Department Advisory Council
The Finance Department Advisory Council offers the invaluable perspective of professionals in the business community to the department on the issues that we face in providing innovative leadership in financial education and practice to our students. The Advisory Council helps the department head and faculty to continue to improve the quality and reputation of the finance department. Ultimately, this will enhance each student’s development and experience in the undergraduate, MBA and doctoral programs.
The Advisory Council has three primary goals or objectives: (1) to provide advice and counsel to the department’s faculty and department head; (2) to assist the department in achieving its mission of creating and disseminating knowledge that is valued by students (and their recruiters), professional financial managers, financial policy-makers, and academic peers, and; (3) to potentially assist the department in development activities and placement for its students.
Members of the 2009-10 Advisory Council
Kent M. Adams, Vice President of Caterpillar Inc., and President of Caterpillar Financial Services
Jennifer S. Banner (Jenny), Chief Executive Officer, Schaad Companies
Rebecca Flick, Vice President and Treasurer, The Home Depot
Kimberly Scheibe Greene (Kim), CFO, CRO, Executive VP, and President of Financial Services, TVA
Bruce L. Gress, Director, Petroleum Risk Management, Pilot Travel Centers LLC
Harry L. Gross, Jr., Executive Vice President, Commerical Real Estate, SunTrust Banks, Inc.
R. Stephen Hagood, Senior Credit Officer, BB&T
George Hashbarger, Jr., Chief Investment Officer/Chief Financial Officer, NorthShore Capital Advisors
Mark A. Haub, Chief Financial Officer, South College
Larry B. Martin, Deputy to the Mayor, City of Knoxville
Sharon J. Pryse, President, The Trust Company Of Knoxville, Inc.
Lytle Rather, Partner, Rather & Kittrell
Eric Schwarzentraub, Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Erik J. Serio, Director, Metal Risk Management, Alcoa, Inc.
Charles Stewart, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Martin & Company
Joe Thompson, III, Managing Director, Morgan Keegan and Company
J. Harvey White, Senior Credit Officer, Pinnacle Financial Partners
Al Williams, Chief Financial Officer, Bush Brothers and Company
Contact Us:
James Wansley, Head
Department of Finance
College of Business Administration
427 Stokely Management Center
916 Volunteer Blvd
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-0540
Phone: 865-974-3216
Fax: 865-974-1716
E-Mail: jwansley@utk.edu