Following the untimely passing of Denis Gromb in October 2022, the Financial Intermediation Research Society (FIRS) established an Award in his honor and memory (see FIRS’ tribute to Denis). Denis was an insightful scholar, who served as a Director and President of FIRS. He was also exceptionally generous in helping others, especially junior colleagues and doctoral students, and a role model for outstanding citizenship in the profession.
The Denis Gromb Award for Outstanding Citizenship in Financial Economics is meant to recognize people who, like Denis, selflessly strive to make the profession better through their mentorship, leadership, dedication, and academic citizenship. The Award, along with a cash prize of $5,000, will be given biennially (see the 2024 award winner).
Call for Nominations and Eligibility Criteria
The call for nominations for the second Denis Gromb Award will be made in the fall of 2025. Recipients of the Award should have displayed the academic citizenship qualities for which Denis Gromb was well known within the financial economics profession. Specifically, recipients shall be recognized for fostering a research and work environment that is collaborative, unifying, and principled through, for example,
- their mentorship of students and faculty in the field of financial economics,
- their commitment to create positive externalities for members of the profession,
- their disposition to generously contribute time and effort to help their peers, and to go above the “call of duty” to help others in the profession,
- their willingness to engage in and stand for initiatives that have important and significant welfare implications for the profession at large,
- their disposition to lead by example, and/or
- their overall dedication to the profession.
Current members of the FIRS Board of Directors are ineligible for the Award.
Donations
The Award has been funded by a host of people who support the idea of recognizing outstanding citizenship in the finance profession, including financial economists who have directly or indirectly benefited from Denis’ exemplary citizenship, as well as students, friends, and family of Denis. The goal is to raise $50,000 and, thanks to the generous support of many, to date FIRS has raised over $41,000 towards this goal.
If you would like to help recognize outstanding citizenship in the finance profession by supporting the Award, you can contribute using the PayPal link below. Donations of any amount are welcome. Please note however that your donations are unfortunately not tax-deductible. We thank you for your generous support of this important initiative to foster a collegial, collaborative, and supportive atmosphere in our profession, and at the same time commemorate our dear friend Denis.
