McCoy College awards seven new endowed professorships and three additional faculty fellowships

SAN MARCOS, Texas — The McCoy College of Business at Texas State University has announced seven new endowed professorships awarded to its faculty members, as well as three new faculty fellowships.

Each endowed professorship carries a one-year or three-year term, as noted below. Faculty fellowships carry a one-year term.

Dr. Josh Daspit

Associate Professor, Management 
Sam Barshop Excellence Professorship in Entrepreneurship 

Family Business Emphasis

For this one-year professorship, Dr. Josh Daspit has offered a robust research and outreach plan in alignment with McCoy College's strategic interest in establishing an Institute of Family Business. He is currently one of the top globally rated scholars in family business, and his plan will drive further recognition for the college in that area of research.

Dr. Andrew Ojede 

Associate Professor, Finance and Economics 
Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professorship in Business Administration 

Dr. Andrew Ojede’s plan for this three-year professorship directly contributes to two strategic goals of the college: student success and research eminence. His plan to focus on the academic success of our students in courses with high drop-fail-withdraw (DFW) rates through tutoring will aid both the students receiving the tutoring and the graduate students conducting the tutoring.

Dr. Ju Long 

Professor, Information Systems and Analytics 
Steven R. "Steve" Gregg, Sr., Excellence Professorship 

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Emphasis 

Dr. Ju Long plans to use this three-year professorship to advance McCoy College’s strategic goal of integrating AI through the development of a platform that facilitates faculty and departmental engagement with AI tools. This initiative aims to strengthen the college’s ability to effectively implement and leverage AI technologies. Dr. Long’s research in healthcare and AI highlights the potential of these technologies, aligning with the college’s commitment to staying at the forefront of innovation.

Dr. Jake Waddingham 

Assistant Professor, Management 
Garland Hunnicutt, Ph.D., Professorship in Management 

In his plan for this three-year professorship, Dr. Jake Waddingham seeks to allow more time to research and write for elite-level publications, which he has already consistently and successfully targeted. The plan also includes involving students in research, which will help those interested in advanced degrees. Dr. Waddingham is already working with a traditional news outlet to translate academic research into practical relevance, which fits well with the college's goal of deepening community impact.

Dr. Emmanuel Alanis

Associate Professor, Finance and Economics 
Tom and Jo Roddy Professorship in Finance

FinTech Emphasis 

Dr. Emmanuel Alanis has published works on machine learning in finance and, more recently, a book on Python programming to aid others’ efforts in using the tool. Dr. Alanis has other FinTech-oriented projects underway in the area of natural language processing and banking, and he is working with the Center for Analytics and Data Science and the commercial banking program within the department. He is poised to make significant contributions to the college's priorities in these areas through this three-year professorship.

Dr. Dincer Konur 

Associate Professor and Assistant Chair, Information Systems and Analytics 
Brandon Dee Roberts Excellence Professorship

Dr. Dincer Konur plans to use his three-year professorship to focus on supply chain analytics research, as well as hosting a professional endeavor on par with a one-day research symposium. His plan demonstrates an integrated approach to research and programmatic advances in the area of supply chain. Given the college's interest in supply chain and improving its research profile, Dr. Konur's plan promotes the college's strategic priorities.

Dr. Sidney Anderson

Associate Professor, Marketing 
Scott Emerson Professorship in Business Administration

Dr. Sidney “Skip” Anderson is currently leading the college's AI Taskforce and actively conducting research in how AI impacts various marketing functions. For this three-year professorship, Dr. Anderson’s plan complements the college’s strategic goals in student success and achieving research eminence. His engagement with industry provides a very practical understanding of how students can be better prepared to meet industry needs. His work also identifies key trends from a research perspective that will transform consumer experiences and how firms engage with their customers.

New Faculty Fellowships

The McCoy College of Business is happy to announce additional awards stemming from the professorship selection process. Based on funding availability, the college will endeavor to offer professorship fellow awards to further support more faculty in their pursuit of research eminence.

• Dr. Nancy Sirianni, associate professor of marketing, Steven R. "Steve" Gregg, Sr., Excellence Professorship Fellow. 
• Dr. Ren Zhang, assistant professor of economics, Brandon Dee Roberts Excellence Professorship Fellow.
• Dr. Corey Fox, associate professor and assistant chair of management, Dean Paul R. Gowens Excellence Professorship in Business Administration Fellow.