James A. Gentry IBE Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Finance
Educational
Background
D.B.A. Finance, M.B.A., Indiana University, 1966, 1958
A.B. Social Studies, Indiana State University, 1952
Positions
Held
At
the University of Illinois since 1966. Visiting Virginia Bankers Professor
of Bank Management, University of Virginia, 1991. Associate dean for
academic affairs, CBA, 1975-79. Visiting professor of finance, University
of Louvain, Belgium, 1973, University of Warsaw, 1997 and 1999, Curtin
University of Technology, Australia, 1999.
Recent
Publications
Gentry, J.
1996. Assessing Strategic Performance with Cash Flow
Components. In R. J. Lambrix & S. S. Singhvi (Eds.),
Global finance 2000: 65-70. New York: The Conference
Board.
Gentry, J., & Tessmer, A. C. 1995. New techniques in credit
analysis. In J. D. Finnerty & M. S. Fridson (Eds.), The
yearbook of fixed income investing 1995: 235-252.
Chicago, IL: Irwin Professional Publishing.
Gentry, J., & Newbold, P. 1992. Predicting bankruptcy. In
The new palgrave dictionary of money and finance, New
York: Stockton Press.
Honors and Awards
University Distinguished Teacher Scholar, University of
Illinois, 2001. College Alumni Association Excellence in
Teaching Award, 1997. Burlington Northern Foundation Faculty
Achievement Award, University of Illinois, 1985. Outstanding
Teacher in Continuing Education Award, University of
Illinois, 1983 and 1986. Outstanding Professor of Finance,
1981-1985.
Academic
Service
Fulbright
Distinguished Chair in Business Administration, University
of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy, 2003. Recipient of the first
Distinguished Service Award of the Midwest Finance
Association, 2001. Fulbright Scholar, Japan, 1994.
President, Midwest Finance Association, 1981-1982.
Teaching
and Research
Teaches
case courses in corporate finance, executive development programs
in general management, credit analysis, and bond analysis. Research
focuses on analyzing net cash flow performance and growth in value
of. American and Japanese companies, and learning from master teachers.
Has consulted for Ralston Purina Corporation, National Council of
Teachers of English, Midcon Corporation, Barclay's Global Investors,
Saudi Aramco, and AIMR.
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Contact Information:
140A Wohlers Hall
1206 South Sixth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-7995
j-gentry@uiuc.edu
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