Eun Ahn

associate professor of finance and economics

on faculty since 2004

Phone: 708.293.4526
Fax: 708.239.3987
E-mail: eun.ahn@trnty.edu

Education

Ph.D., University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 2003
M.B.A., University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, 1993
CPA, State of Illinois
B.A., Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, 1989

Professional and Personal Interests

Because money wields power in today’s society, Eun Ahn employs a subtle teaching approach that he hopes will make a significant impact on his business students.

 “I strive to teach them how to make money and not to love money,” he said. “There is nothing wrong with earning and using it the right way, but many people begin to misuse it as they acquire more of it. I want my students to understand that money should not be their ultimate goal.”

Ahn keeps that focus at the forefront when he teaches finance and economics. He came to Trinity in 2004 after teaching for three years at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and for five years at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois. He cites Trinity’s reputation and Christian atmosphere as major reasons why he joined the College.

“Within the realm of small Christian liberal arts colleges, Trinity’s business program offers a diversity of majors and concentrations that appealed to me. It provides excellent career preparation, and I believe that my corporate experience and technical background can be a benefit to the students. Another plus is that I can integrate my Christian faith into my lectures.”
  
A native of Seoul, South Korea, Ahn became a U.S. citizen at age 20. He is a Certified Public Accountant and graduated from Wheaton College with a bachelor’s degree in economics. He completed his master’s in business administration at the University of Chicago before finishing his doctorate in business administration at the University of Illinois.

He and his wife, Robyn, live in Westmont, Illinois, with their children Charis, Justus, and Valor. They attend Southwest Alliance Church in Palos Hills, Illinois.

Courses Taught

• Contemporary Economic Analysis
• Entrepreneurial Service Learning
• Financial Institution Management
• Financial Statement Analysis
• Global Business
• Macroeconomics
• Microeconomics
• Money and Banking

Professional Society Membership

• Illinois Certified Public Accountancy Society
• American Economic Association
• Beta Gamma Sigma, Honor Society of Collegiate Schools of Business
• Omicron Delta Epsilon, Economics Honors Society

Papers Published and/or Presented

• “Volatility Relationship between Stock Performance and Real Output” (with Jin Man Lee), Journal of Applied Financial Economics, 16, 777-784. 2006.
• “Economic, Social, and Biblical Perspective on Illegal Immigrant Children.” National Christian Multicultural Student Leaders Conference. Wheaton, Illinois. November 2005.
• “Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve System.” 21st Century Seminar. Yanji, China. Yanbian University of Science and Technology. May 2007.