BANKING AND BASEBALL Carrie Spry has spent a lot of time in banks. Growing up in Carthage, Missouri, Carrie’s dad often took her to the bank where he worked to show her the ropes. Today, she works part-time at People’s Bank of Seneca as a loan processor and credit analyst. Couple this background with the fact that she has always loved working with numbers, and it is easy to … [Read more...] about Student Profile: Carrie Spry
AN INDEPENDENT ACHIEVER At some point during this May’s graduation ceremony, an FGB student will hear her name called and as she is walking forward to receive her diploma, she will also hear the Latin phrase “summa cum laude” meaning “with highest praise”. Her name is Xinyi (Claire) Zhang, an international student from Yueyang, China, and a finance major. Claire studied … [Read more...] about Student Profile: Xinyi “Claire” Zhang
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: TYLER SMITHSON While a senior in high school, Tyler Smithson convinced his business teacher to create a class on finance. The result? A trader was born. “With just two students enrolled, my instructor and I would spend 50 minutes each day trading equities and options while watching CNBC. It was a fantastic learning experience!” Smithson, a December 2009 … [Read more...] about Student Spotlight: Tyler Smithson
WASTE NOT - WANT NOT Jessie Reeves started off at MSU as an economics major and finance minor. That changed in the fall of 2007 when she took the core FGB 380 (financial management) course with Dr. Kent Ragan. “I really enjoyed the class and the material,” Jessie says, and she subsequently made finance her major. Reeves grew up in the small town of Harrisonville, Missouri … [Read more...] about Student Profile: Jessie Reeves
ON THE PATH TO SUCCESS Sometimes the “All-American girl next door” actually lives…next door. Born and raised in Springfield Missouri, Ashtyn Allison is a senior finance major in the MSU accelerated MBA program. While attending Kickapoo high school, Ashtyn was involved in gymnastics, cheerleading, soccer, and Student council. She was a class valedictorian and upon graduation … [Read more...] about Student Profile: Ashtyn Allison