Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance

Ivan C. Roten  

Ivan Roten photo

P.O. Box 32058
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina  28608
828 262-6943
rotenic@appstate.edu
http://www.appstate.edu/~rotenic

Dr. Ivan C. Roten, CFP® is the Director of the Financial Planning Center, Director of two Financial Planning Programs and Associate Professor in the Department of Finance, Banking and Insurance. Dr. Roten was a lecturer at Appalachian State University (ASU) from 1991 – 1998 and rejoined the faculty at ASU in the fall of 2001 as an Assistant Professor.

Dr. Roten teaches financial planning, investments, corporate finance and MBA Managerial Finance. As an Assistant Professor, Dr. Roten has been honored with the Excellence in Service Award (2005) and the Excellence in Teaching Award (2007) from the Walker College of Business.

He was instrumental in obtaining approval from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc.(CFP Board) to offer a registered undergraduate program and an executive certificate program in the area of financial planning. In 2006, he reregistered the two programs with the CFP Board (three year renewal period). The programs provide students with a comprehensive study of the financial planning field, completing the education requirement to apply for the CFP® Certification Examination.

Dr. Roten is a member of the Financial Planning Association (FPA). He serves on the FPA of Charlotte Board of Directors. In addition, he serves as the Program Director for the FPA of Charlotte.

He has presented numerous papers at professional meetings in the areas of banking, investments, and corporate finance. His work has been published in the Journal of Banking and Finance, Financial Markets, Institutions, and Instruments, and the Journal of Financial Research.

Dr. Roten received an undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University in 1986, MBA from ASU in 1991, Educational Specialist from ASU in 1994, and a Ph.D. in Finance from the University of Kentucky in 2001. In addition, He has obtained the CFP® certification, Licensed International Financial Analyst Certification, a North Carolina (NC) Real Estate Broker's license, a NC Real Estate Appraiser's license, a NC General Contractor's license, and the NC Life, Accident and Health Insurance License.

He is married to Dana Frye Roten, a 1991 (BSBA) and 1992 (MBA) graduate of ASU. They have two children Graham Frye Roten (born 1997) and Marshal Frye Roten (born 2000).

 

 
   
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