Clemson Student Rings Opening Bell on NYSE
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
On August 21 Clemson economics alumni Kurt Rotthoff rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, signaling the start of trading. Rotthoff earned his Ph.D. in Applied Economics in May of this year, writing his dissertation under the supervision of Economics Professor Michael Maloney. This month he begins an appointment as Assistant Professor of Finance at Seton Hall University. While at Clemson, Rotthoff worked as a graduate instructor for the John E. Walker Department of Economics, and as a volunteer coach for the Clemson swim team. Earlier this summer, he served on the teaching staff of the American Institute on Political and Economic Systems, at Charles University in Prague. The bell-ringing ceremony stems from Rotthoff’s participation in the NYSE Euronext Teachers Workshop Program, a five day program which provides educators with an enriched understanding of capital markets and institutions, in order to strengthen the teaching of courses on financial markets. For more information about Clemson's graduate program in economics, visit http://www.grad.clemson.edu/programs/Econ/
