Dr. John Polonchek
Professor

john.polonchek@okstate.edu
332A Business Building

405-744-5199 (office)
405-744-5199 (department)
405-744-5180 (fax)

Academic, Military, and Professional Positions

Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University, Professor, 1995
Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University, Associate Professor, 1989 - 1995
Department of Finance, Oklahoma State University, Assistant Professor, 1983 - 1989

Awards and Honors

Richard W. Poole Research Excellence Award (2005)

Education

Ph D, Georgia Institute of Technology, , 1983
MSISGeorgia Institute of Technology, , 1980
BA, Northwestern University, , 1978

Courses Taught

FIN 4763
- Financial Futures and Options Markets (Spring 2010)
FIN 4763
- Financial Futures and Options Markets (Fall 2009)
FIN 6053
- Financial Theory and Corporate Policy (Fall 2009)
FIN 4113
- Financial Markets and Institutions (Spring 2009)
FIN 6053
- Financial Theory and Corporate Policy (Fall 2008)
FIN 4613
- Risk Management (Spring 2008)
FIN 4763
- Financial Futures and Options Markets (Fall 2007)
FIN 5243
- Financial Markets (Spring 2007)
FIN 4763
- Financial Futures and Options Markets (Spring 2006)
FIN 4613
- RISK MANAGEMENT (Fall 2005)
FIN 4763
- FIN FUTURES OPTNS MKT (Fall 2005)

Contracts, Grants, and Sponsored Research

Publications

John Polonchek, Myron Slovin, Maria Sushka, 2005, "Methods of Payment in Asset Sales: Contracting with Equity versus Cash," Journal of Finance, 60

John Polonchek, Ron K Miller, 2005, "The Impact of Management Communications on Insurance Company Share Repurchases," The Journal of Insurance Issues

Presentations Given

Comparative Analysis of Pension Plans: Asset Allocation, Funding Changes, and Actuarial Assumptions
2006 Annual Meeting
Southern Finance Association
Destin, Florida - November 2006

The Wealth Effects Of Multiple Insurance Company Share Repurchases
2006 Annual Meeting
Financial Management Association
Salt Lake City, Utah - October 2006

Insurance Company Share Repurchases by Line of Business
2005 Annual Meeting
Southern Finance Association
Key West, Florida - November 2005

The Value of Management Communications in Insurance Company Share Repurchases
2005 Annual Meeting
Southern Finance Association
Key West, Florida - November 2005

The Informational Impact of Insurance Company Share Repurchases by Line of Business
2005 Annual Meeting
Western Risk and Insurance Association
Monterey, California - January 2005

Contracting with equity: The Gains from Selling an Asset for Buyer Equity
2004 Annual Meeting
Financial Management Association
New Orleans, Louisiana - October 2004

The Informational Content of Insurance Company Share Repurchases
2004 Annual Meeting
Financial Management Association
New Orleans, Louisiana - October 2004