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    PEPPERDINE ANNOUNCES LEVON GOUKASIAN AS INAUGURAL SINGLETON CHAIR IN FINANCE

    Pepperdine University
    Oct 30 2012
    CA

    Seaver College finance professor Levon Goukasian has been named the
    Singleton Chair in Finance, thanks to a generous gift from Seaver
    College alumnus Will Singleton ("84) to establish the endowed position.

    The gift provides a financial stipend for the chair holder to develop
    a program that promotes financial literacy for students in grades K-12
    and encourages universities and other institutions to get involved
    in the push for financial literacy.

    "As a Pepperdine alum, I naturally wish to support the school, along
    with other educational institutions with which we have a connection,"
    explains Singleton, whose daughter, Lucy, is a Seaver College junior.

    Goukasian, the new chair's first appointed occupant, has been a
    professor of finance at Pepperdine for the last eight years.

    "Professor Goukasian has a background in finance and economics that
    makes him ideally suited to the position," Singleton adds. "His
    extensive knowledge and research efforts in the field, together with
    his passion for teaching and recognized excellence in that regard,
    will prove to, make a difference not only to his students, but to
    the Pepperdine community as a whole."

    Goukasian holds a bachelor's degree from Yerevan State University in
    Armenia, and two master's degrees and a Ph.D. from the University of
    Southern California, where he previously taught. He was also a senior
    hedge specialist at the Risk Management Department of Countrywide
    Financial Corp. Beyond financial literacy education, his research
    interests include corporate social responsibility and the importance
    of investment strategy.

    In 2006 he was awarded the Howard A. White Award for Teaching
    Excellence at Pepperdine, and was a Seaver Research Fellow in 2004
    and 2006. He has had chapters published in the Journal of Public
    Economic Theory, Journal of Fixed Income, and Journal of Economic
    Dynamics and Control, among others.


    From: Baghdasarian
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