Dr. Stanley Block is professor emeritus of financial management and investments at Texas Christian University, where he received the M. J. Neeley School of Business Distinguished Teaching Award and the Burlington Northern Outstanding Teaching Award.
Professor Block’s research interests include mergers, financial markets, and high-yield bonds. He has served as president of the Southwestern Finance Association and is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a Certified Cash Manager. Stan enjoys sports, esp baseball and has run in the NYC Marathon. He got a BA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MBA from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. from LSU. In 2001, his former students established the Dr. Stan Block $1.5 Million Endowed Chair in Finance at Texas Christian University.
