Dr. William B. Elliott received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Prior to joining John Carroll University as Professor and the Edward J. and Louise E. Mellen Chair in Finance, he held faculty positions at the University of Texas at El Paso, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. He has research interests in stock splits, security issuance, capital structure, valuation, executive compensation, and mergers. His work has been published in premier journals, such as the Journal of Accounting and Economics, Journal of Business, Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Journal of Financial Intermediation, Financial Management, and Journal of Corporate Finance. He has presented his work at numerous conferences and universities. He is a member of the American Finance Association, the Eastern Finance Association, the Financial Management Association, and the Southern Finance Association.