We are pleased to feature Dr. Anne Macy, Edwards Professor of Finance, and recipient of the 2021 Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business Excellence in Professional Service award, in our faculty spotlight for this issue. In an interview, Dr. Macy shares how long-term professional service remains a key ingredient in the long-term health of the college. For business faculty, professional service is both a cornerstone and keystone. As a cornerstone, the foundation of an academic’s professional life is to contribute: to the development of students, to the scientific discourse within their discipline, and in the enrichment of the institution and the community at large. In this manner, a cornerstone is foundational. As a keystone, professional service synthesizes the sum of professional activity in address of a fundamental question underlying the value of higher education: Cui bono (who benefits?). Higher education exists within the proposition that collective societal benefit is...
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