2018 Teaching Excellence Award

Assistant Professor of Practice of Finance

Dr. David Krause teaches investing, but it’s the investment he makes every day in his students that earned him a Rev. John P. Raynor, S.J., Award for Teaching Excellence.

The assistant professor of practice of finance is best known as the director and architect of the College of Business Administration’s highly competitive, marquee Applied Investment Management program. Through AIM, Krause has mentored hundreds of women and men who have gone on to successful and rewarding careers.

Krause, who extends his mentorship outside the classroom to prepare students for the grit of Wall Street, also prides himself on bringing innovation into the classroom as students’ educational needs have evolved.

“This generation of young adult learners requires a more immediate connection between the course material and how it relates to the modern world,” he says.“I constantly seek to employ innovative methods and techniques to accomplish the goal of improved student learning outcomes.”

Krause says he’s flattered to receive a Teaching Excellence Award. “Thank you to my colleagues in the College of Business Administration and to my family for their support over the years,” he adds. “Most importantly, I want to thank my students who have allowed me to not only teach them, but to be a part of their lives — they have kept me young at heart.”