Department Finance Phone (865) 974 - 8396 E-mail dgunthor@utk.edu Deborah Murphy Associate Professor Research Investments, Corporate Finance and Business Ethics Expertise Investments Corporate Crime Corporate Governance Education Ph.D.   The University of Florida B.A.   The University of South Florida Publications Levy, Haim and Deborah Gunthorpe, “Optimal Investment Proportions in Senior Securities and Equities Under Alternative Holding Periods,” Journal of Portfolio Management, Summer 1993, Vol 19,No. 4, pp. 30-36. Paper cited by Morningstar Investment Services. Gunthorpe, Deborah, “Business Ethics: A Quantitative Analysis of the Impact of Unethical Behavior by Publicly Traded Corporations,” Journal of Business Ethics, 1997, Vol 16, No. 5, pp. 537-543. Gunthorpe, Deborah and Haim Levy, “Portfolio Composition and the Investment Horizon,” Financial Analysts Journal, January/February 1994, pp. 51-56. Murphy, Deborah L. and J. E. Murphy, “Protecting the Limited Liability Feature of Your Family Firm: Evidence from the U. S. Court System,” Family Business Review, 2001, Vol. XIV, No. 4, pp. 325-334. Murphy, Deborah L., “Understanding the Complexities of Private Family Firms: An Empirical Investigation,” forthcoming in Family Business Review. Professional Activities Financial Management Association Awards and Recognition Reagan Scholar, University of Tennessee, 2004 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, University of Tennessee, 1994 Allen H. Keally Outstanding Award, University of Tennessee, 1994/5 Finalist, John Moree Teaching Award, University of Tennessee, 2002/03 UTK Professional Development Award For Tenure-Track Faculty, University of Tennessee, 1995/96 CBA, Scholarly Research Grant, University of Tennessee, 2000/01