It is with great sadness that we share the news of the passing of Larry Lonis, CFA. Not only was Larry a longtime member of CFA Society Chicago, but he was also an active volunteer who spent years working with university students on our local level of CFA Institute’s...
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CFA Society Chicago Member and Hortense Award Winner Larry Alan Lonis, CFA, Passes Away
Northern Illinois University Crowned Global Champion of CFA Institute Research Challenge
A team of students from Northern Illinois University (NIU) was named Global Champion of the 16th Annual CFA Institute Research Challenge. NIU team members Nolan O'Rear, Nicholas Stone, and Paula Veyhle worked with Gina Nicolosi, Ph.D., NIU faculty advisor, and Ian...
CFA Society Chicago Member and Hortense Award Winner Michael S. Falk, CFA, CRC Passes Away at the Age of 54
It is with a heavy heart that CFA Society Chicago shares the sad news of the passing of Michael S. Falk, CFA, CRC. A longtime member of CFA Society Chicago, Michael continuously was involved with Chicago’s investment industry frequently speaking and presenting at...
Former CFA Society Chicago Board Member and Hortense Award Winner Frank Reilly Passes Away at the Age of 85
CFA Society Chicago recently learned of the sad news of the passing of Frank Reilly, CFA, member and former Director of CFA Society Chicago. In 2009, Frank was the recipient of CFA Society Chicago's Hortense Friedman, CFA, Award for Excellence, an award given to a...
Former CFA Society Chicago Board Member Lori Holland Passes Away at the Age of 63
Lorraine “Lori" L. Holland first discovered DePaul University when she was an administrative assistant at Harris Bank. She had grown restless in her job, and with the help of a tuition assistance program, she started to take evening classes in finance at DePaul....
Christopher T. Vincent, CFA, Appointed CEO of CFA Society Chicago
CFA Society Chicago's Board of Directors is pleased to announce it has appointed Christopher T. Vincent, CFA, as the new chief executive officer of CFA Society Chicago effective May 4, 2020. Mr. Vincent is a former partner and head of William Blair’s Fixed Income...
CFA Society Chicago extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Priscilla Perry
CFA Society Chicago recently received the sad news of the passing of Priscilla Alkire Perry at the age of 84. A well-known member of the Chicago-area investment community, Priscilla was awarded CFA Society Chicago’s Hortense Friedman, CFA, Award for Excellence at the...
CFA Society Chicago Board Member Dhvani Shah, CFA, named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 Power 100!
Congratulations to Dhvani Shah, CFA, IMRF Chief Investment Officer and member of CFA Society Chicago Board of Directors, for being named to CIO Magazine’s 2019 Power 100. Read more via IMRF
Announcing Women of Influence honorees for 2019
Congratulations to Stephanie Braming, CFA, partner and global head at William Blair Investment Management for being named to Women of Influence by the Chicago Business Journal and Bizwomen! Read More via The Business Journals
CFA Society Chicago members named to Crain’s Notable Women in Finance
Congratulations to CFA Society Chicago members and CFA charterholders Stephanie Braming, Patricia Halper, Joan Rockey, Vivian Lin Thurston, and Marie Winters on being named to this year’s Crain’s Notable Women in Finance! (Read more via Crain’s)