Lindner names inaugural Mischell Endowed Professor

“The Mischell Endowed Professorship will allow the Lindner finance department to leverage Chauncey's truly superior teaching and leadership skills to reach an even larger number of students in increasingly meaningful ways,” said Michael Ferguson, PhD, associate professor of finance and department head. “What sets Chauncey apart is his genuine love for the material and the way he conveys that it can improve his students’ lives. When you read over student evaluations of Chauncey’s teaching, words like ‘cares,’ ‘passion,’ ‘love,’ ‘motivation,’ ‘mentor,’ ‘generous,’ ‘fun’ and ‘friendly’ come up over and over again.”

Joyce began his professional career in corporate finance with Procter & Gamble before a broader interest in finance, valuation and investing steered him to academia. He is currently experimenting with Montessori teaching methods to bolster experiential learning for undergraduate students, which coincides with a teaching philosophy focused on real-world learning.

“I am always trying to bridge gaps between textbooks and theory with actual implementation and applications,” Joyce said.

Though he has been a full-time instructor for over a decade, Joyce maintains strong links to the finance field. He has volunteered as a grader, board member, research challenge judge and research challenge advisor with the CFA Society. 

“I’ve built hundreds of relationships with finance practitioners through outlets like these. These connections to industry and industry partners are incredibly important,” Joyce said.

Lindner dean Marianne Lewis, PhD, said that Joyce’s leadership will help fuel and fuse student engagement in the classroom, student organizations and co-op experiences for greater impact.

“Chauncey Joyce models the vision of the Mischell Professorship to elevate finance students’ learning and career opportunities,” Lewis said.

Featured image at top of Lindner Hall by Alex Fradkin.