Ashland University Professor Receives Ellis Award for Motivation

Dr. Thomas Harvey, assistant professor of business administration, is the recipient of the 2006 Ellis Award for Motivation at Ashland University.

Harvey was selected following a vote taken this spring by graduating seniors majoring in business administration or economics. The criterion for selection is the Dauch College of Business and Economics faculty member who most motivated these seniors to achievement. The announcement was made at the annual faculty meeting of the Dauch College of Business and Economics. A stipend is included from the interest generated by an endowment.

A faculty member at AU since 1999, Harvey teaches finance courses and is the adviser to AU’s Eagle Investment Group, a program which allows business students to manage a portion of the university’s portfolio.

Harvey holds a bachelor of arts degree in English from Hillsdale College, a master of business administration degree from Case Western Reserve University and a doctor of business administration degree from Cleveland State University.

Ashland University is a private, comprehensive institution located in north central Ohio between Cleveland and Columbus. On-campus enrollment is nearly 2,150 undergraduate students while total enrollment, including graduate and off-campus centers, is more than 6,500.