Ron’s legacy with our CoB graduates will be decades-long. He taught his students to analyze and think from a real-world perspective. He gave
I know they will cherish as their careers progress. Thanks to you, Ron, for all you did for our students.
them a gift
In Remembrance
Mourning the loss of three CoB professors and honoring their legacies DR. RON CHRISTNER TAUGHT UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE FINANCE CLASSES at Loyola for almost 40 years. Originally from Chicago, he earned his undergraduate degree in economics at Benedictine University and his M.S. and Ph.D. in finance from the University of Minnesota. He held multiple professorships in risk and insurance as well as investments during his tenure. Christner combined his love of travel and scholarly work by teaching abroad for Loyola in Brussels; did invited lectures at Peking University in Beijing; accepted a Fulbright professorship at the faculty of economics in Zagreb, Croatia; and taught semesters at Regents College in London and the CIMBA consortium of U.S. universities in Paderno del Grappa, Italy, near Venice. Given his experience and expertise, it is not surprising that he served as an expert witness on many security arbitration cases over the years.
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He loved fast sports cars, international travel, great red wine, and food from everywhere. He and his wife, Bonnie, planted a vineyard together in Sonoma, Calif., in 2000 and produced highly rated, award-winning California red wine, C Squared Merlot, starting in 2004. Dean William Locander’s perspective highlights Christner’s work and impact on the many students he taught over the years: “Ron’s legacy with our CoB graduates will be decades-long. He taught his students to analyze and think from a real-world perspective. He gave them a gift I know they will cherish as their careers progress. Thanks to you, Ron, for all you did for our students.” A contribution in memory of Dr. Christner may be made to the Dr. Ronald Christner Scholarship Fund in the College of Business, 7214 St. Charles Ave., Campus Box 909, New Orleans, LA, 70118.