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Georgeanne Artz wins CALS award

February 05, 2016

Photo of Dr. Georgeanne Artz Georgeanne Artz, assistant professor, received this year's Outstanding Service in Student Recruitment and Retention Award given by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Edwards and Jolly to receive award

February 02, 2016

Emeritus Professors William Edwards and Robert Jolly have been selected to jointly receive the 2016 Faculty/Staff Inspiration Award.

The Faculty/Staff Inspiration Award is partially funded by earnings from the Nancy and Richard Degner Alumni Association Endowment.

Keiser quoted on NPR

February 02, 2016

Photo of Dr. David Keiser David Keiser, assistant professor, was quoted by Andy Uhler, NPR, this week about wastewater treatment.

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Media contacts - Swenson

January 29, 2016

Photo of Dave Swenson, Tom Brokaw Dave Swenson, associate scientist, talked with Tom Brokaw, NBC News, about the economics of the Iowa Caucuses. Swenson spoke specifically about his 2008 study of the economic impact.

Julius honored for work

January 21, 2016

image of Peter Orazem and DeAnne Julius Dame DeAnne Julius was honored at an Economics Department reception on Dec. 18 for her distinguished service to the economics profession.

Liu receives scholarship

January 20, 2016

image of Fangge Liu Fangge Liu is this year’s recipient of the Cathryn Jacobson Ahrenholz Scholarship. This award recognizes a graduate student in the department of economics who has a strong record of academic achievement, shows exceptional promise, and has a dissertation interest in agriculture. The amount of the scholarship is $3,000.

Meyer and Ma win Prescott scholarship

January 19, 2016

image of Prescott scholarship awardees Jeri Prescott, wife of former faculty member James Prescott, presented the James R. Prescott Scholarship in Economics to two graduate students at a reception in their honor on January 12. The scholarship was established to recognize graduate students who demonstrate creativity in their research.

Department welcomes Professor John Crespi

August 21, 2015

Photograph of John Crespi The department is pleased to welcome John Crespi to the staff. John comes from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State University and will join our department as a tenured full professor.