[LSU News]

LSU E. J. Ourso College of Business Associate Professor V. Carlos Slawson Jr. has been named interim chair of the Department of Finance.

“I am honored to serve my department and LSU in this new capacity,” Slawson said. “Our finance students are top-notch LSU students in high demand. Our finance faculty members are true colleagues of national caliber, dedicated to research, teaching, and service. When you add in the achievements of our finance alumni and the dedication of our community supporters, I must say that I am blessed to inherit an already solid structure. I am confident that our success will continue.”

The Latter & Blum Inc. Distinguished Professor in Business Administration, Slawson has been employed by the university since June 1995, and his research interests include real estate finance, mortgage modeling and pricing, and real estate derivative securities. Slawson received both his MBA and PhD from the University of Georgia. Since 1997 he has served as associate director of the college’s Real Estate Research Institute.

Slawson received the 2000-2001 Erich Sternberg Foundation Teaching Excellence Award and, in 2002, was presented the Edward Donald Grant Educator Award by the Louisiana Moral and Civic Foundation. He was also named the Commercial Investment Division Affiliate Member of the Year by the Greater Baton Rouge Association of REALTORS in 1999 and 2003.

“Professor Slawson is an outstanding member of our faculty” Lane said. “His leadership in the community, the college and the profession is without question. The challenges and opportunities the department will face in the coming years are great, but I have no doubt that under his direction, the department will continue to prosper.”

In addition to his teaching duties, Slawson is also a member of the editorial boards of both the Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics and the Journal of Real Estate Literature.