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Alumnus Gives $1 Million to Establish Business Trading Floor |
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Oct 19, 2004 |
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Thanks to a $1 million donation by renowned financial investor and University of Toledo alumnus John B. Neff, UT business students will have access to some of the most cutting-edge financial resources.
The John B. and Lillian Neff Financial Trading Floor will allow students to utilize the same software, hardware and data that is provided to financial professionals, and they’ll be able to connect to all the world stock exchanges, including the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ and the Chicago Board of Trade.
According to Dr. Andrew Solocha, chair of the finance and business economics department, the Neff Trading Floor will dramatically alter the student learning experience, moving them from a reactive mode to a proactive interaction with the real world of global finance.
Dr. Thomas Gutteridge, dean the College of Business Administration, indicated that Neff’s investment in the trading floor will be transformational in moving UT’s financial services department to its next level of excellence, significantly impacting the teaching, research and engagement aspects of its mission.
“Only 25 to 30 business schools in the United States have established such a financial trading experience,” Gutteridge said. “And based on our benchmarking of these schools, the Neff Trading Floor will provide the College of Business Administration a significant competitive advantage and access to financial data sources previously unavailable.”
The John B. Neff Trading Floor will be dedicated on Friday, Oct. 22, at 3 p.m. on the first floor of Stranahan Hall. The dedication will be followed by a student demonstration of the trading floor’s capabilities.
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