A Farmer School finance professor is among Poets and Quants for Undergrads Favorite Business Professors of 2020. Associate professor Haim Kassa Gebeyehu was placed on the list thanks to J’Quaan Waite, a graduating finance student who was one of two FSB students on P&Q for Undergrads’ list of Best and Brightest Business Majors this year.

“Dr. Kassa truly has a love for teaching and goes out of his way to connect with his students. As a professor, he does a phenomenal job explaining class concepts in terms of real-world implications and teaches in a way that helps to maximize his students’ learning and provide the largest benefit for his students,” Waite said. “Dr. Kassa is always in a great mood and every class period he seeks to have as much fun as possible with the lesson.”

“I am honored to be named as one of the "Favorite Business Professors Of The Class of 2020." Miami has some of the best and the brightest students in the nation. Their ingenuity and dedication to learn is an absolute delight,” Kassa said. “Knowing that the nomination comes from such bright students like Mr. Waite makes the award very special. It is humbling to know that I have had an impact on the students at Miami, as they have had an impact on me.”