Daniel G. Short, dean of TCU’s Neeley School of Business, announced that Bill Cron and In-Mu Haw will be awarded the J. Vaughn and Evelyne H. Wilson Professor in Business. These new professorships are intended to reward and recognize faculty who have set the highest standards in both teaching and research.

"Both Bill and In-Mu have built records that deserve the academic honor associated with an endowed professorship," Short said. "Indeed, I believe that the Wilsons would be proud to have their professorships held by such outstanding individuals."

Bill Cron is director of the MBA Program and marketing professor at the Neeley School. He holds a MBA and DBA from Indiana University, and a BSBA from Xavier University. His areas of expertise and research include channel issues, health care industry - distribution and marketing of medical supplies and equipment, marketing strategy - planning for growth and profits, sales management and wholesaling management.

In-Mu Haw is professor of accounting at the Neeley School. He holds a BA from Cheong-Ju University in South Korea, and a MBA and Ph.D. from the University of Alabama. His areas of expertise and research include corporate governance issues, especially in Asia, market valuation of accounting and auditing information, earnings management, and accounting regularity in emerging capital markets.

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