Faculty/Staff Directory

Faculty/Staff Directory

First Name
Tom

Last Name
Willey

Email
willeyt@gvsu.edu

Title
Associate Professor

Office
3039 L. William Seidman Center

Phone
616-331-7435

Department
  • Finance

Expertise
  • Asset Valuation
  • Personal Investing

Biography

Thomas Willey graduated from the University of Kansas, University of Houston and Mississippi State University. His first academic position was in 1988 at Central Missouri State in Warrensburg, MO. He taught for eleven years before joining GVSU in 1999.

Education
  • DBA, Finance, Mississippi State University. (1988).
  • MBA, University of Houston. (1984).
  • BSBA, University of Kansas. (1979).

Teaching Areas
  • Finance Education
  • Pedagogy
  • Working Capital Management in Corporations

Publications
  • Golf Participation in the U.S.: Investigating the Celebrity Tiger Effect and Other Celebrities. AshEse Journal of Business Management (2017)
  • The Financial and Marketing Challenges of U.S. Golf Courses. Academy of Business Research and Society of Business, Industry and Economics (2016) 
  • Derivatives Activity by U.S. Banks: Impacts on Risk and Profitability, Indian Journal of Economics and Business, 2009.

Service
  • College, Promotion to Associate Professor and Tenure Policy Committee, Member. (August 2011 - Present).
  • College, Inclusion Advocate, Member, appointed. (May 2011 - Present).
  • University, Admissions/Records/Financial Aid Committee, Committee Member. (2004 - Present).



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