Recognizing Retiring Faculty

Kenneth (Ken) Khang, Ph. D

Professor of Finance

Dr. Khang taught investments related classes and served as the faculty advisor for the Student Finance Association, the D.A. Davidson Student Investment Fund, and the CFA Global Investment Research Challenge. He conducted research on topics in the areas of investments, financial markets and institutions, and corporate finance and has published in the Journal of Financial Economics, Financial Management, the Journal of Banking and Finance, the Journal of Empirical Finance, Applied Economics, Applied Financial Economics, and the Quarterly Journal of Finance and Accounting.

“Dr. Ken Khang represents everything that is good about being a Professor,” said College of Business Dean and Michael C. Ruettgers Professor of Marketing Dr. Shane Hunt. “His teaching, research and service have made our Finance program forever better and I am incredibly thankful personally for the opportunity to work with him these past five years.”

Robert (Bob) Tokle, Ph. D

Professor of Economics

Dr. Tokle grew up in Wisconsin and discovered economics as an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin. During both his undergraduate and graduate school years, Dr. Tokle worked six summers in Yellowstone Park, and earned a Ph.D. in economics at Iowa State in 1986. That same year he joined the economics faculty at Idaho State. During his 38 year career with ISU, Dr. Tokle received the University Service Award four times, as well as the University Research Award, the 2007 Credit Union Times Volunteer of the Year Award and the 2004 Credit Union Conferences Director of the Year Award. He also published over 45 peer-reviewed articles and gave over 50 professional presentations.

“Dr. Bob Tokle has made every part of our Economics program better for generations of ISU students,” said College of Business Dean and Michael C. Ruettgers Professor of Marketing Dr. Shane Hunt. “I personally have learned more about Economics from conversations with Bob than any other place in my life, and I am forever thankful to be his friend and colleague.”