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elite finance programs. FMA and ASIF also led visits to New York City and Charlotte, connecting students directly with professionals in investment banking, private equity and asset management. The Auburn Finance Society launched a new member series to help students build confidence and make connections early. Events included a Networking, Internships & Relationship Building Seminar, a Guide to Finance Interviews workshop, and a Women in Finance panel. AFS also hosted a “Know Before You Go” Internship Prep session open to all Harbert students and organized a site visit to Birmingham, where students met with leading wealth management firms and Auburn alumni. On the research side, the Center hosted four visiting scholars from Purdue, Wharton, Penn State, and
UT Dallas, each presenting their work and receiving constructive feedback from faculty. Internal brownbag sessions provided a forum for Harbert faculty to share and discuss early-stage research. Harbert finance faculty were once again recognized for their research accomplishments: Dr. David Cicero received the HCOB Outstanding Faculty Research Award, and Dr. Danny Qin was honored with the HCOB Rising Faculty Scholar Research Award. The Center sponsored the annual FMA Leadership Summit in October with distinguished speakers: Richard McPhail, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Home Depot; Erwin Van Der Voort, Vice Chairman of Global Investment Banking at RBC Capital Markets; and Senator Tommy Tuberville.
HARBERT INVESTMENT CENTER Tracy Richard, Executive Director The Harbert Investment Center remains committed to fostering career readiness and academic excellence through hands-on experiences, student engagement and faculty research support. This year, the Financial Management Association (FMA) and the Auburn Student Investment Fund (ASIF) sponsored over 2,400 student impact hours, including Bloomberg certification, financial modeling workshops and practical finance forums. Students brought home four first-place finishes in national competitions against top-tier programs including Northwestern, Penn, Cornell, and Chicago. These victories netted nearly $15,000 in scholarship awards and reinforced Auburn’s growing reputation among
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