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Cox News I invite you to read the message below, offered by Dallas resident and our campus neighbor at the Bush Presidential Center, President George W. Bush. These thoughts are representative of the Cox School�s philosophy and our dedication to diversity and to the disenfranchised, including at this particularly difficult time in history, our students, friends, and colleagues in the African-American community.

Cox News SMU Cox School of Business alumnus Michael Bianez (BBA �17, MSA �18) has earned the Elijah Watt Sells Award, the highest award on the CPA exam. Of the 75,000 individuals taking the CPA Exam in 2019, Bianez was among only 137 (0.2%) people to earn the esteemed award. Bianez is only the third Cox School alumnus ever to earn the honor.

Cox News Despite COVID-19, the same kind of connections were made during the most recent Southwest Venture Forum on May 21, when the event went virtual. The Caruth Institute of Entrepreneurship took it a step further and used the opportunity to raise donations for the Prison Entrepreneurship Program.

Coxtoday SMU Cox alumni go on to do remarkable work in the region. Here are two success stories from recent graduates, Courtney Caldwell and Ryan Dalton.

Coxtoday A mentorship program is essential to any business education. �鶹�� Cox is preparing its students for real-world success by partnering with business leaders in North Texas.

Coxtoday These �鶹�� Cox undergraduate students have set the bar for success, gaining numerous accolades and taking part in some incredible educational opportunities.

Coxtoday SMU Cox graduate students are wired for success, and participating in some unique educational experiences.

Coxtoday Hal and Diane Brierley further their commitment to the Brierley Institute for Customer Engagement with an additional $5 million gift.

Coxtoday The �鶹�� Cox is expanding business knowledge worldwide with its research and academic contributions. Highlights include a wide array of achievements and awards.

Coxtoday SMU Cox professors contribute their insights with Forbes, Associate Press, Fox Business Network, Business Insider, and others.

Coxtoday Fifty years ago, �鶹�� Cox took its role in training entrepreneurs to heart � creating a first-of-its-kind institute to �encourage the venturesome spirit of free enterprise.�

Coxtoday Fraternity brothers and distinguished alumni Steven J. Lindley and Bruce Robson have experienced great success in business and continue to support �鶹�� through generous gifts.

Coxtoday For the first time ever, three �鶹�� Cox EMBAs were highlighted by Poets & Quants �Best & Brightest� recognition program.

Coxtoday For 20 years, the Global Leadership Program at �鶹�� Cox has been providing life-changing experiences to business students.

Coxtoday Jim Linck, �鶹�� Cox chair of finance, understands the value of competition. In this faculty profile, we talked to him about how he uses competition to motivate himself in life and in the classroom.

Coxtoday November 2019 marked the first time in the �鶹�� Cox Graduate Business School�s history that an official class reunion was held. Here�s how it happened.

Coxtoday Mustangs captain and quarterback Shane Buechele talks about what brought him to the �鶹�� Cox School of Business and a record-breaking football season.

Coxtoday Dee Powell has left an indelible mark on �鶹�� Cox as an executive assistant. Her positivity and commitment is part of what makes her one of our Allies for Cox.

Coxtoday This year, we earmark the 100 year anniversary of the Cox School of Business. Read our thoughts on our second century.

Coxtoday Carolyn and David Miller�s �鶹�� donation will modernize curriculum and facilities and expand scholarship opportunities at the Cox School of Business.

Cox News Today, we need to be agile as we encounter unforeseen obstacles � student learning outcomes in the virtual classroom, staff and faculty shortages, and other operational challenges � that drastically alter the scope of our roles and priorities. All the while, our teams are navigating health and safety concerns, working remotely, and supporting their families through the pandemic.

Press Releases The Cox School of Business announced today the Cox MBA Direct, a new path toward earning a Master of Business Administration (MBA) for recent college graduates with less than two years of post-degree work experience, including Class of 2020 graduates completing their undergraduate degrees this month. The new Cox MBA Direct program will allow recent college graduates who are working full-time to begin MBA studies online upon completion of their undergraduate degree. It will also prepare them to secure MBA-level employment by obtaining needed work experience as they complete their MBA degree.

Press Releases Congratulations, Raynelle �Raye� Anwukah, Cox Full-Time MBA Class of 2020, for being recognized among the 2020 Best & Brightest MBAs by Poets&Quants. �In her nearly two years in the �鶹�� Cox Full-Time MBA program, Raynelle �Raye� Anwukah has shown incredible resiliency, leadership, and growth . . . Raye has also exemplified extraordinary leadership skills. She is a merit scholar, a Forté fellow and an officer in five Cox graduate clubs.�

Cox News The persistence of four Cox School of Business undergraduates paid off in a strong finish this month, despite the unexpected challenge of COVID-19 forcing them to do an online presentation at Villanova University�s coveted real estate-focused 2020 Mulroy Challenge.

Faculty Research In his paper �An Empirical Study of the Effectiveness of Telepresence as a Business Meeting Mode,� Information Technology and Management Journal, 2016, Professor Amit Basu reported on a large-scale empirical study of the use of various virtual meeting technologies in business meetings.

Cox News Congratulations Layal Zalkout, Cox Scholar and BBA Class of 2020, for being recognized among the 100 Best & Brightest Business Majors in 2020 by Poets&Quants For Undergrads! �Layal excels in the classroom, shows complete respect to her peers and faculty, and uses her free time to give back to her community.�

Cox News Congratulations Dillon Baxter, Cox BBA Class of 2020, for being recognized among the 100 Best & Brightest Business Majors in 2020 by Poets&Quants For Undergrads! �Dillon represents the best of what we have to offer in the Cox School: brilliant in the classroom, caring of others, resilient, and determined.�

Press Releases SMU Cox Graduate Admissions waives GMAT, GRE, TOEFL, & Executive Assessment requirements until September 2020. Graduate Admissions will also consider applicants for Fall 2020 until August 2, 2020.

Press Releases The �鶹�� Cox School of Business will honor four alumni at its annual Distinguished Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni Awards Luncheon on Friday, May 1. This year�s Distinguished Alumni Awards honorees will be Kelly H. Compton, BBA �79 and William (Bill) A. Hall, BBA �67 and MBA �68. The 2020 Outstanding Young Alumni honors will go to Mark A. Lau, BBA �06 and Courtney N. Naudo, BBA �01.

Press Releases Perkins School of Theology and Cox School of Business announce the creation of cooperative, sequenced degree programs between the two �鶹�� graduate schools.

Cox News Congratulations to the winning teams and a heartfelt �thank you� to all the students from the various Cox Masters� program who participated in the ITOM case competition this year!

Cox News This challenge isn�t about how much you give, but about the impact we can make when we join as a collective. Let�s show the world what Mustangs can do it one day.

Press Releases The Maguire Energy Institute at �鶹�� Cox School of Business will present Kenneth Hersh, president and chief executive officer of George W. Bush Presidential Center, with the L. Frank Pitts Energy Leadership Award at a luncheon ceremony Friday, February 21, on the �鶹�� campus.

Cox News Congratulations to �鶹�� Board of Trustee and �鶹�� Cox Executive Board member Gerald Alley MBA �75, inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame on Feb. 7

Cox News Last week four �鶹�� Cox MBAs competed and placed 3rd in the inaugural TCU Energy Case Competition at the NAPE Conference in Houston, Texas. Mark Avioli, Travis Little, Emily Mallon and Morgan Mitchell, all 2nd year MBAs, analyzed the implications of the wide performance of U.S. E&P equities in 2019 to create innovative real-world solutions.

Cox News �I am honored to join the distinguished and diverse group of individuals who make up the NACD Fellow community and who are committed to advancing the highest standards of boardroom excellence,� said Dr. Goodwin. �The resources, insights, and connections I�ve made through NACD Fellowship will be key assets to the companies I serve, as well as to my professional growth as a director.�

Cox News Kansas City Chiefs CEO Clark Hunt receives the Lombardi Trophy from NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after his team's win in Super Bowl LIV.

Faculty Research Over the last several decades, consolidation in the banking industry has created larger banks, according to new research by �鶹�� Cox Finance Professor Erik Mayer, leading to some negative effects for low-income households.

Cox News "That's why I love �鶹�� so much," Ray said. "Because I have a chance to be academically challenged and take advantage of a full scholarship and to be in one of the best business schools in the world and play for one of the best teams, I feel like, in the country."

Cox News The �鶹�� Lettermen's Board of Directors and its Silver Anniversary Mustang (SAM) Award Committee honored Bob Begert (BBA '67) as the recipient of the 2019 SAM Award at halftime of Saturday's �鶹�� Men's Basketball's victory over Temple.

Faculty Research In ambitious research, �鶹�� Cox Accounting Professor Sean Wang and his co-authors develop a new way to measure intangible assets that has been lacking for decades.

Cox News This fall, �鶹�� Cox was pleased to welcome to campus the eighth Executive Leadership Forum for the Digital Supply Chain Institute (DSCI) of the Center for Global Enterprise.

Faculty Research In a new study, strategy professors Julian Kolev and Wendy Bradley analyze the link between digital piracy and innovation for technology firms in the software business.

Press Releases The Dallas 100, the Caruth Institute�s annual celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit, announced the fastest-growing, privately-held companies in rank order from No. 100 to No. 1 before a crowd of nearly 1,000 people at the Omni Hotel Thursday in downtown Dallas.

Press Releases How do high profile companies gain and keep customers in today�s disruptive, competitive market? The Brierley Institute for Customer Engagement ponders whether �Customer Engagement plus Customer Experience� offers the solution. �CE + CX = A Winning Formula� was the title of a lively panel discussion hosted by the Brierley Institute for Customer Engagement October 30 at the �鶹�� Cox School of Business.

Faculty Research Mystery and speculation shrouds short sellers, also known as the �smart money.� Who are they? Where do they trade and why? In new research, Finance Professor Mehrdad Samadi of �鶹�� Cox and co-authors provide the first evidence of short sellers, or informed traders, trading venue of choice.

Cox News Carolyn L. and David B. Miller �72, �73 make unprecedented $50 million commitment to �鶹�� and the Cox School of Business

Faculty Research Vast amounts of knowledge are at our fingertips owing to the Internet. As we continually immerse ourselves in the online world of information, what are the cognitive effects of it? This fundamental question is on the mind of Marketing Professor Matthew Fisher of �鶹�� Cox in new research about Internet learning and its consequences. According to Fisher, little research about the subject has occurred to date in understanding this phenomenon.

Cox News As we launch our second hundred years, �鶹�� Cox continues to strive for excellence in the business education we offer and in the future leaders we help develop. We are committed to further growth by concentrating on academic excellence and collaboration among faculty members, the �鶹�� campus, the City of Dallas and the global community.

Faculty Research The mobile channel is poised to be the future of online markets, according to ITOM Professor Tom Tan of �鶹�� Cox. And, retail operations managers should not blindly treat the mobile channel like the conventional PC channel. In a working paper, Tan and co-author Nitish Jain make important contributions to innovative retail practices and operational decisions.

Faculty Research Cross-border venture capital investments play an important role in the scaling up of high growth companies, according to Strategy Professor Wendy Bradley. Foreign capital, expertise, and the networks that accompany cross-border investments are welcome by start-up ventures. However, a concern is that they transfer the majority of economic activity to the investor country. In new research, Bradley of �鶹�� Cox and her co-authors examine cross-border venture capital (VC) investments and its implications for public policy. �There is a need for cross-border investments and partnerships for the advancement of science and economic growth,� says Bradley.

Faculty Research Firms with strong corporate governance are like democracies, according to Finance Professor Nickolay Gantchev. Through their proposals and votes, shareholders can determine the broad direction of a company. In new research, Nickolay Gantchev of �鶹�� Cox and Mariassunta Giannetti study the effectiveness of this low-cost form of shareholder activism. �Like a democracy, if you have more informed shareholders, when they vote, they can figure out which are good proposals, and prevent the bad ones from passing,� says Gantchev.