The Department of Economics will temporarily display the Carolyn Shaw Bell Award, recently received by Iowa State University Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Hoffman.

The Carolyn Shaw Bell Award was created in January 1998 as part of the 25th anniversary celebration of the founding of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). Carolyn Shaw Bell, the Katharine Coman Chair Professor Emerita of Wellesley College, was the first Chair of CSWEP. The award is given annually to an individual who has furthered the status of women in the economics profession through example, achievements, increasing our understanding of how women can advance in the economics profession, or mentoring others.

The award is on display in the department’s third floor “Hall of Honor,” where university professor and distinguished professor awardees are also currently displayed.

Hoffman is a professor of economics who began her appointment as executive vice president and provost, January 1, 2007. She served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Iowa State University from 1993-1997. From 1997-2000, Elizabeth served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and from 2000 to 2005 she served as the 20th president of the University of Colorado (CU) system. Hoffman received her B.A. in history from Smith College, M.A. & Ph.D. in history from the University of Pennsylvania and Ph.D. in Social Science (economics) from Caltech.