(Rick) William Andrew Associate Professor of Hospitality Finance The Pennsylvania State University
Address	201-H Mateer Building University Park, PA 16802
Office Address	201-H Mateer Building University Park, PA 16802
Phone	814-863-0272
Fax	814-863-4257
E-Mail	wpa@psu.edu

Research Interests | Education | Publications | Professional Affiliations | Courses Taught

Research Interests

Hospitality Domestic and International Corporate Finance

Financial Markets

Education

1972 B.A. University of Michigan, American Culture

1977 M.P.S. Cornell University, Hotel Administration

1988 Ph.D. Pennsylvania State University, Finance

Recent Publications

"Detecting Informed Trading Prior to Hospitality Acquisitions," (with Seonghee Oak), International Journal of Hospitality Management, forthcoming (2005).

Financial Management for the Hospitality Industry, (with R. Schmidgall and J. Damitio), Prentice Hall, forthcoming (2005).

"Evidence for Weak Forum Market Efficiency in Hotel Real Estate Markets,"(with Seonghee Oak), Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, Vol 27, No. 4, pp. 436-447 (Nov 2003).

Professional Affiliations

Association of Hospitality Financial Management Educators

American Financial Association

Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society

Courses Taught

HRIM 435 - Hospitality Financial Management

HRIM 515 - Graduate Hospitality Financial Management