Sally Guyton

Sally Guyton

Principal Lecturer, Adam C. Sinn ’00 Department of Finance; FMA Advisor
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Biography

Sally Guyton’s primary focus at TAMU is teaching and coordinating the core curriculum finance course, Business Finance (FINC 341). In addition, she helps with the student chapter of the Financial Management Association which serves as an outlet for the students to explore various careers in finance. As the previous official advisor for FMA, she accompanied FMA students to New York City to visit the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ, and various investment banks (such as J.P. Morgan and Goldman Sachs), as well as to London, Chicago, San Francisco, Toronto and various Texas cities.

Sally Guyton also leads 40 students abroad each year as a field trip to IBUS 456. Countries visited are Australia, New Zealand, France, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Czechia, Slovakia, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Monaco, Italy, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.

Sally Guyton authored both the Interactive Lecture Guide to accompany Fundamentals of Financial Management by Brigham/Houston and the Interactive Lecture Guide to accompany Fundamentals of Financial Management (Brigham/Houston Concise Edition). She participated in the review of Brigham/Houston’s 7th and 8th editions, and has consulted with colleagues across the nation regarding the most effective ways of teaching the core course of financial management required by all business schools.

Sally Guyton was awarded The Association of Former Students’ Distinguished Achievement Award in September of 2026. The Finance Department nominated Sally Guyton for the Provost APT Faculty Excellence Award for 2022-23. Awards received by Sally Guyton include a Teaching Performance Recognition Grant (2017), Honorary TAMU Tennis Coach (2014), Outstanding Panhellenic Professor Award (2013), Most Influential Professor Award (Pi Beta Phi 2013), the Craig McMahen Teaching Excellence Fellowship (2009), Association of Former Students University-Level Distinguished Teaching Award (2002), TAMU Corps Award for Teaching Excellence (2003), Superior Faculty Advisor for FMA International (2006), Outstanding Panhellenic Professor Award, Association of Former Students College-Level Distinguished Teaching Award (1997-98), Aggie Fish Camp Namesake (1998), 1998 Faculty Initiate of Phi Kappa Phi, Delta Sigma Pi Teaching Award (1995), and Texas State University National Honor Society Favorite Professor (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993).

Courses Taught:
FINC 341 Business Finance
IBUS 456 European Integration
IBUS 489 Financial Environment of Italy & Greece
FINC 409 Survey of Finance Principles (for minors)

Education

  • MBA, The University of Texas at Austin
  • BS (High Honors), The University of Texas at Austin
  • BA (High Honors), The University of Texas at Austin

Research Interests

Investing