JUNIUS W. PEAKE

PEAKE--Junius W. (Jay), University of Northern Colorado (UNC) Kenneth W. Monfort College of Business Professor of Finance Emeritus and Wall Street visionary, died on January 27, 2012 in Greeley, CO at the age of 80. Jay, an expert in the microstructure of financial markets, led a lifelong quest to improve trading and settlement on Wall Street. In 1976, he proposed screen-based trading, consolidated bids and offers, and minimal price increments in decimals. Following his storied Wall Street career, he taught finance for 14 years at UNC's Monfort School of Business. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Jay Peake Scholarship Fund; c/o University of Northern Colorado Foundation, Campus Box 20, Greeley, CO 80639.