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Ron Blue Center

Meet The Team

On Campus

The Ron Blue Center at Anderson University was created in 2019 to focus on curriculum and thought leadership based on biblical principles of financial management and stewardship. Its aim is to equip students, university faculty and staff, and also the community. 

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Director

Rick Smyth is a familiar presence at Anderson University, having been an adjunct faculty member in the College of Business. He is also the founder and managing director at Aionios Capital Partners, a private investment management company. He has also worked for a Fortune 500 global investment management company for 28 years and taught higher education courses for undergraduates, MBAs and graduate programs in finance and other related topics on the West Coast since 2000. Smyth was vice president in research and portfolio management for Franklin Templeton and has a background in an expansive variety of financial management, leadership and consulting roles.  

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Rick Smyth

864-221-8664
rsmyth@andersonuniversity.edu

Coach-Advisor Team
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Jake Baker

Finance Major

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Ford Duncan

Finance and Accounting
Double Major

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Rodman Foster

Finance Major

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Mark Mullikin

Finance and Economics
Double Major

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Daniel Sems

Finance Major

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Cole Tibbetts

Finance major

Connect

Rick Smyth

Director of the Ron Blue Center & Adjunct Professor at the College of Business and Economics
864-221-8664 
rsmyth@andersonuniversity.edu