Siaw-Peng Wan

Professor
of Business Administration

Degrees

• Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1994.
• M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992.
• B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1989.

Positions Held

• Professor, Elmhurst College, 2006-present.
• MBA Program Director, Elmhurst College, 2002-present.
• Associate Professor, Elmhurst College, 2001-06.
• Assistant Professor, Elmhurst College, 1995-2001.
• Assistant Professor, Lake Forest College, 1994-1995.

Honors & Awards

• Nominated by Elmhurst College as a candidate for the 1999 U.S. Professor of the Year Award (Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching).
• The President's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Elmhurst College, 1999.
• The Outstanding Academic Advisor Award, Elmhurst College, 1999.
• Howard Willet Jr. Distinguished Chair for Research in Business and Economics, 1999-2002.
• Commerce Alumni Association Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, UIUC, 1994.
• Pew Fellow (Pew Charitable Trust Teaching Leadership Award), UIUC, 1993.
• Commerce Council Outstanding Teaching Award, 1993.
• Robert E. Demarest Memorial Award for Teaching Excellence, UIUC, 1993.
• Phi Beta Kappa (1989), Phi Kappa Phi (1989), Omicron Delta Epsilon (1989), Delta Mu Delta (1999).

Teaching & Research Interests

• Teaching: Investments, Corporate Finance, International Finance, International Business.
• Research: Online Trading, E-Commerce.

Recent Presentations & Publications

Selected Presentations

• "Warehouse Internet Strategy 101: Is Your Firm at Ground Zero for the New Economy Explosion," presented with Dr. Gary Wilson at the 24th Annual WERC Conference, New Orleans, April 23, 2001.
• "What?, Where?, Why?, and So What?: A Guide to a Brokerage Internet Strategy," presented with Dr. Gary Wilson and Dr. Robert Braudy at the Transportation Intermediaries Association 23nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, New Orleans, March 1, 2001.
• "Playing the Connect the Transportation Dot.com Puzzle: Understanding E-Business," presented with Dr. Gary Wilson at the National Industrial Traffic League 93rd Annual Meeting, Ft. Lauderdale, November 13, 2000.
• "Selling_Chain_Management.com," presented with Dr. Gary Wilson at the Transportation Intermediaries Association 22nd Annual Convention and Trade Show, Orlando, March 10, 2000.

• "Bridging the Gap between Teaching and Logistics Practice Using Internet Technology," presented with Dr. Gary Wilson at the 1999 OSU-Council of Logistics Management International Educators Conference, Toronto, October 17, 1999.
• "A Historical Perspective of the Development of Online Trading," presented with William Muth at the 13th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Financial Services, Orlando, October 6, 1999.
• "Asking the Right Questions: A 5-Step Procedure for Incorporating Internet Technology into a Course," presented at the 9th Annual Business and Economics Teaching Conference, Chicago, April 16, 1999.
• "Using Technology to Improve Your Business," presented with Gary Wilson at the Transportation Intermediaries Association 21st Annual Convention and Trade Show, San Diego, February 13, 1999.

Selected Publications

• “Online Banking: Security Concerns, Breaches, and Controls,” co-authored with Dr. Kent Belasco, The Handbook of Information Security, Ed. Hossein Bidgoli, 2006, New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
• "Online Banking and Beyond: Internet-Related Offerings from U.S. Banks," The Internet Encyclopedia, Ed. Hossein Bidgoli, 2004, New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Volume 2, pg. 720-732.
• "A Brief Overview of the Development of Online Trading in the United States Between 1983 and 1999," Business Briefing: Global Electronic Commerce, June 2000, London: World Market Research Council.
• "Bridging the Gap between Teaching and Logistics Practice Using Internet Technology," co-authored with Dr. Gary Wilson, the 1999 OSU-Council of Logistics Management International Educators Conference proceedings.
• "Asking the Right Questions: A 5-Step Procedure for Incorporating Internet Technology into a Course," Teaching with Technology: Rethinking Tradition, Ed. Les Lloyd, Medford, NJ: Information Today Inc.

Memberships of Professional Organization

• American Finance Association
• American Economic Association
• Financial Management Association
• Academy of Financial Services
• Warehousing Education and Research Council

Other Activities

• Awarded CFA charter in 2007.
• Elmhurst College Financial Literacy Pilot Program organizer, 2001-present.
• MBA Task Force, member, 2001-present.
• Participated in the Center for Professional Excellence shadowing program with CNBC at Fort Lee, New Jersey and New York City, New York, March 19-23, 2001.
• Faculty Advisor, Synergia, 2001-2002.
• Freshmen Advisor, 1998-2001.
• Faculty Advisor, Delta Mu Delta (Lambda Chapter), 1996-2001.

Contact Information

Telephone: (630) 617-3112
Fax: (630) 617-6497
E-mail: siawpeng@elmhurst.edu