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CSOM Finance & Insurance 3-153 CarlSMgmt 321 19th Ave S Minneapolis, MN  55455 Phone: 612/624-0570 jgahlon@umn.edu

Education
PhD, 1977, finance, University of Illinois
MS, 1973, finance, University of Illinois
BS, 1971, accountancy, University of Illinois

Expertise
Corporate finance

Major Publications

• "Early Warning Signs of Bankruptcy Using Cash Flow Analysis," R. L. Vigeland and J. M. Gahlon, Journal of Commercial Bank Lending (1988).
• "On the Relationship Between Systematic Risk and the Degrees of Operating and Financial Leverage," J. A. Gentry and J. M. Gahlon, Financial Management (1982).

Teaching Philosophy
My job as instructor is to deliver a course that grounds students in finance principles and theory and challenges everyone in terms of applications. I try to achieve this balance by first presenting the principles or theory through well-thought-out lectures and class notes, then by illustrating the application of those principles, and finally by asking students to apply those principles through case applications.

Courses

Fall, 2009

CMBA 5715 Advanced Financial Management Sec.  001

MBA 6230 Financial Management Sec.  001

MBA 6230 Financial Management Sec.  002

Spring, 2010

FINA 6241 Corporate Finance Analysis and Decisions Sec.  001

Fall, 2010

CMBA 5715 Advanced Financial Management Sec.  001

Scholarly Service and Honors

• MBA Core Teacher of the Year, 2006
• Curtis Cup for Outstanding Teaching, Carlson Executive MBA program, 2005
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Carlson School of Management, 2005
• Certified public acountant, 1971