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Graduate School Acceptances

First Employment+

Class of 2010

 

 

 

 

 

Kevin Baldini

Financial Analyst, Education Management Corporation

Koch Research Fellow

 

 

 

Max Condon

 

Koch Research Fellow

 

 

 

Catie Fallon

 

Koch Research Fellow

 

 

 

David Gilson

Pfizer

 

 

 

 

John Heisler

Business Analyst, Management Science Associates

 

A Survey Analysis of the Relationships Between Economic News and Consumer Behavior,Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

 

 

Peter Horne

Insurance Analyst, Henderson Brothers

Koch Research Fellow

 

Duquesne University Undergraduate Research Award

 

 

 

Bill Lewis

 

Koch Research Fellow

 

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School with full scholarship.

 

 

Anthony Lucas

 

Koch Research Fellow

 

Ph.D. program in health economics, Ohio State University.

 

Karlie O’Malley

 

Koch Research Fellow

 

 

 

John Pulito

Financial Analyst, Legend Financial Advisors

Commonwealth Foundation Research Fellow

 

Koch Research Fellow

“Government Run Liquor Stores: The Social Impact of Privatization,” Commonwealth Foundation Policy Brief.

 

 

Class of 2009

 

 

 

 

 

Tambre Cooper

 

 

 

 

Analyst,

U.S. Census Bureau

Mark Heier

 

 

 

Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

 

 

Alexis Imler

 

 

 

Masters program in economics, Clemson University with full scholarship and $10,000 stipend.

 

Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

 

Masters program in economics, North Carolina State University.

 

 

Margaret Inden

Cost Analyst, Lanxess

Koch Research Fellow

 

Best Student Paper Award, Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

“A Panel Analysis of the U.S. State Traffic Fatality Rates: 1994-2006,” Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

 

Retail Banking Associate,

PNC Bank

Kelly Miller

Financial Analyst, PNC Financial Services Group

 

 

 

Financial Analyst, PNC Bank

Maureen O’Sullivan

Parente Randolph

 

 

 

Accountant, Parente Randolph

Jeremy Phillips

Marketing Research Analyst, Management Science Associates

 

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Pittsburgh with full scholarship plus $18,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, SUNY Albany with full scholarship.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, SUNY Binghamton with full scholarship.

 

Marketing Research Analyst, Management Science Associates

Maria Sciandra

 

Koch Research Fellow

 

J.D. program, Syracuse Law School with $26,000 scholarship.

 

J.D. program, SUNY Binghamton Law School.

 

J.D. program, SUNY Albany Law School with $20,000 scholarship.

 

J.D. program, Duquesne Law School with $18,000 scholarship.

 

Mark Troyan

 

Koch Research Fellow

“An Economic Analysis of College Athlete Graduation Rates: A Closer Look at Title IX,” College Sport Research Institute Conference.

J.D. program, Hofstra University Law School.

 

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

 

J.D. program, University of Akron Law School.

 

J.D. program, Cleveland State University Law School.

 

 

Rossen Valchev

Research Assistant, The Mercatus Center

Koch Research Fellow

 

Koch Fellowship, Institute for Humane Studies.

 

1st Place in Macro-economics and 1st Place in Micro-economics, State Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2008.

 

1st Place in Microeconomics, 2nd Place in Macroeconomics, National Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2008.

 

1st Place in Economic Concepts and 1st Place in Statistical Analysis, State Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2007.

 

1st Place in Economic Concepts and 3rd Place in Statistical Analysis, National Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2007.

 

2nd Place, American Educational League National Economics Essay Competition, 2007.

 

School of Business Valedictorian.

Do Federal Matching Funds Inhibit State Growth?Texas Public Policy Foundation.

 

“Transparency and Performance in Bureaucracies,” Midwest Decision Sciences Conference.

 

“Transparency, performance, and agency budgets: a rational expectations modeling approach.” George Washington University Research Program on Forecasting Working Paper, 2009-04.

Ph.D. program in economics, London School of Economics.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Oxford University with full scholarship.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Cornell University with full scholarship plus $26,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Duke University with full scholarship plus $19,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Vanderbilt University with full scholarship plus $17,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Purdue University with full scholarship plus $17,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with full scholarship plus $15,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Ohio State University with full scholarship plus $22,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Wisconsin with full scholarship plus $20,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Southern California with full scholarship plus $20,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Pittsburgh with full scholarship plus $17,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, Michigan State University with full scholarship plus $14,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, North Carolina State University with full scholarship.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Michigan.

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University of Texas.

 

 

James Vogelgesang

Research Assistant, The Mercatus Center

 

Forecaster, Wellsprings Worldwide

Koch Research Fellow

 

Masters program in economics, Baylor University with full scholarship plus $10,000 stipend.

 

Masters program in economics, Washington State University.

 

Masters program in economics, Southern Methodist University.

 

 

Class of 2008

 

 

 

 

 

Kristyn Brady

Research Assistant, The Mercatus Center

1st Place in Statistical Analysis and 2nd Place in Economic Analysis and Decision Making, State Level, Phi Beta Lambda Leadership Conference, 2008.

 

2nd Place in Statistical Analysis, 6th Place in Economic Decision Making, National Level, Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference, 2008.

 

Masters program in economics, Clemson University.

Analyst, SJ Consulting Group

Jason Lammela

 

 

 

 

Analyst, IBM

Class of 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Ausherman

J.K. Milne Asset Management

Research Fellow, Duquesne University

 

 

 

Rosie Fike

 

Research Fellow, The Mercatus Center

 

Masters program in Economics, George Mason University with full scholarship plus $20,000 stipend.

 

Ph.D. fellowship, Center for the Study of Political Economy and Free Enterprise, Florida State University.

 

Mike Lepro

Analyst, Northwestern Mutual Financial Network

 

 

MBA program, Baldwin-Wallace College.

 

Commercial Lending Analyst, GMAC

Jim Loewer

 

Research Fellow, Duquesne University.

 

Best Student Paper Award, American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.

“Estimating the Time Spent in Household Production,” American Academy of Economic and Financial Experts.

 

Division Manager, Aldi USA.

Patrick Manchester

Policy Analyst, The Mercatus Center

Research Fellow, Duquesne University

 

School of Business Valedictorian

“Implications of Foreign Investment Patterns,” Mercatus Center Policy Paper.

 

“Politics and Performance: Influences in the Bush Administration's PART Scores,” Public Administration Review

J.D. program, George Washington University Law School with full scholarship.

 

J.D. program, Georgetown University Law School.

 

Joseph Monfredi

 

 

 

 

Management Associate, CSX

Scott Rogerson

 

 

“The Use of Fuzzy Logic to Construct an Operational Risk Metric,” Eastern Economic Association.

 

Consultant, Protiviti

Mike Semanchik

 

 

 

J.D. program, Western California Law School.

 

 

Mike Vorndran

 

 

 

 

Data Specialist, Moody’s Economy.com

Mark Whitaker

 

Research Fellow, Duquesne University

 

 

Research Associate, Pittsburgh Technology Council

Class of 2006

 

 

 

 

 

Natalia Barrera

 

 

 

 

Research Assistant, International Monetary Fund.

Petya Balevska

 

 

 

 

 

Amy Bracato

 

 

 

Masters program in economics, Texas A&M University.

 

 

Chris Curcio

Analyst, Moody’s Economy.com.

 

 

 

Process Strategist, Independence Blue Cross

Teddy Ferdinand

 

 

 

 

Contractor, Oracle

Robert Hartle

 

 

 

 

 

Jude Hazard

 

 

 

Ph.D. program in economics, University at Albany with full scholarship.

 

 

Jennifer Jara

 

 

 

J.D. program, University of Pittsburgh Law School.

 

 

Michael Johnston

 

 

 

MBA program, University of Pittsburgh.

 

Economist, USX

Mitch Marino

 

 

“It Pays to Sue in Pennsylvania,” Eastern Economic Association.

Masters program in economics, Baylor University with full scholarship.

 

Deployment Specialist, Heinz

Gary Molinko

 

 

 

 

Staffing Manager, Global Employment

Elizabeth Penna

 

 

 

 

Buyer, Aerotech, Inc.

John St. Leger

 

Editor of the Syracuse Law Review.

 

J.D. program, Syracuse Law School.

 

Attorney,

Arnold & Porter, LLP

Class of 2005

 

 

 

 

 

Mike LoBue

 

 

 

Masters program in economics, George Mason University.

 

 

Chris Mitchell

 

 

 

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

 

 

Chris Watson

 

 

 

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School.

 

 

Class of 2004

 

 

 

 

 

Mark Dausch

 

 

 

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School with full scholarship.

 

Attorney, Babst, Calland, Clements, and Zomnir

Mark Gillis

 

 

 

Ph.D. program in economics, West Virginia University with full scholarship.

 

Assistant Professor of Economics, Duquesne University

Karissa Schepis

 

 

 

J.D. program, Duquesne University Law School with full scholarship.

 

Attorney, Pepper Hamilton

*Publications and presentations listed are completed while the students are undergraduates at Duquesne.

+Every student who has gone directly to the job market after graduation received a job offer by January of the Senior year.