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University of Arizona

  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Thiagarajah Subramaniam, PhD, Senior Associate, Modeling, Discover Financial Services, Phoenix, AZ; Xiangrui "Alex" Wang, MS, PhD program in Economics, Washington State University

University of California, Davis

  • Awards: Alex F. McCalla, 2014 University of Alberta Honorary Doctor of Science Degree; Jay Abolofia, Best Student and Best Aquaculture Paper Awards at the International Institute of Fisheries, Economics and Trade Conference in Brisbane, Australia on July 7, 2014 for his paper, “Putting a Price on Lice: Quantifying the Biological and Economic Impacts of Sea Lice on Farmed Salmonids.”; J. Edward Taylor, 2014 UC Davis Academic Senate, Distinguished Scholarly Public Service Award.
  • Return from Leave: Travis Lybbert, associate professor, sabbatical in Ghana, July 1, 2014.
  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Derek Farnsworth, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Florida; Ghada Elabed, PhD, Researcher, Mathematica’s Center for International Policy Research and Evaluation in Washington, DC; Jean Paul Pétraud, PhD, Research Associate, MPAQ International in Washington, DC; Kailin Kroetz, PhD, Fellow, Resources for the Future in Washington, DC; Wei Zhang, PhD, Assistant Professor, Connecticut College; Karen Thome, PhD, Research Agricultural Economist, USDA ERS, Food Security and Development Branch; Anil Bhargava, PhD, Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Michigan; Jay Abolofia, PhD, Post-doctoral Researcher, Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis; John Bovay, PhD, Research Agricultural Economist, USDA ERS

Colorado State University

  • New Appointment: Eliza Poet, Coordinator of Undergraduate Programs
  • Awards: Kellie Enns, Colorado State University, Jack E. Cermak Advising Award, April 2014; Dustin Pendell, College of Agricultural Sciences, Outstanding Researcher, May 2014; Chris Goemans, College of Agricultural Sciences, Shepardson Meritorious Teaching/NACTA Award, May 2014; Clay Miller, College of Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Student Leadership Award, May 2014; Marshall Frasier, Western Agricultural Economics Association, WAEA Outstanding Teacher (10 or more years), June 2014
  • Returns from Leave: James Pritchett; Marco Costanigro
  • Resignations: Jay Parsons; Kelly Moyer

University of Connecticut

  • Position Taken by Recent Graduate: Deep Mukherjee, PhD in Agricultural & Resource Economics, Assistant Professor at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Department of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Resignations: Chad Cotti
  • Visitors: Huan Dong, Doctoral Student, China Agricultural University, Visiting PhD Student, August 1, 2014-July 31, 2015

University of Idaho

  • New Appointments: Ekaterina Vorotnikova, Assistant Professor
  • Awards: Amy Hilland, WAEA Outstanding MS thesis award (Dr. Stephen Devadoss, Advisor)
  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Garima Tyagi, MS, RaboAgriFinance; Kevin Decker, MS, Washington Sea Grant

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Appointment Change: Kathy Baylis, Associate Professor
  • Awards: Bruce J. Sherrick, University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Paul A. Funk Award; Paul E. McNamara, University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Faculty Award for Global Impact; MEAS, University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Team Award for Excellence; Paul B. Stoddard, University of Illinois, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Teaching Associate Teaching Award
  • Retirement: Joyce Allen-Smith, 23 years
  • Resignation: Nicholas Brozovic

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

  • New Appointments: Jenna Golan, Research Analyst; Lawrence Haddad, Senior Research Fellow; Manfred Zeller, Head Policy Research, HarvestPlus
  • Awards: Kristin Davis, Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE), Outstanding Achievement Award; Dan Werner (Ph.D. candidate), U.S. Association of Energy Economics, Dennis J. O’Brien Best Student Paper Award
  • Honorary Positions: Kristin Davis, elected 2014-2015 President of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education (AIAEE)

Kansas State University

  • Awards: Melissa Lynes, doctoral studen, invited to attend the Lindau Meeting, which is an open exchange of economic expertise and to inspire cross-cultural and intergenerational encounters among economists worldwide; Keith Harris, K-State Presidential Mentoring Fellowship; Jason Bergtold, K-State Presidential Award for Undergraduate Teaching; Hikaru Peterson, College of Agriculture Student Council Faculty of the Semester Award; Barry Flinchbaugh, Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City, 2014 Agricultural Leadership and Excellence; Matthew Herrington, Outstanding Masters Thesis for "An Evaluation of Changing Profit Risks in Kansas Cattle Feeding Operations"; Bryon Parman, Outstanding PhD Dissertation "Economies of Scale for Data Envelopment Analysis with a Kansas Farm Application"; Jackie McClaskey, 2014 College of Agriculture Outstanding Young Alumni Award; Cristina Mansfield, K-State Alumni Fellow; Krishna Pokharel, Rulianda Wibowo, Frank K. Nti, People's Choice Award for the 2014 Energy Symposium
  • Retirements: Bob Burton, Professor, 30 years of service; Orlen Grunewald, Professor, 36 years of service; Kevin Dhuyvetter, Professor

University of Maryland

  • Appointment Changes: James C. Hanson, Professor; Roberton Williams III, Professor
  • Award: Dan Werner (PhD candidate), U.S. Association of Energy Economics, Dennis J. O’Brien Best Student Paper Award

Mississippi State University

  • Appointment Change: John Michael Riley, Associate Extension Professor
  • Retirement: Kenneth W. Hood, 33 years of service

University of Missouri

  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Catharine Weber, MS, Teagasc Walsh PhD Fellowship at the University College Dublin
  • Returns from Leave: Peter Klein
  • Retirements: Jan Dauve, 27 years

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

  • New Appointments: Simanti Banerjee, assistant professor, Jay Parsons, associate professor
  • Award: Ron Hanson, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Alumni Association 2014 Faculty Legacy Award

North Dakota State University

  • Retirement: Kathleen Tweeten, 29 years
  • Visitor: Qiqi Wang, Assistant Professor, Shandong University, China

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Oklahoma State University

  • New Appointment: R. Max Melstrom, Assistant Professor
  • Award: B. Wade Brorsen, Regents Professor and A.J. & Susan Jacques Chair, 2014 Fellow of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

Purdue University

  • New Appointment: Michael Wetzstein, Professor
  • Appointment Changes: Maria Marshall, Professor; Nicole Widmar, Associate Professor
  • Awards: Juan Sesmero, C-FARE/AAEA Early Career Professionals Leadership Award; John M. Connor, Professor Emeritus, American Antitrust Institute, Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement, National Press Club in Washington, DC; Elizabeth Yeager, Teaching for Tomorrow Award from Purdue University; Lawrence DeBoer, Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher, College of Agriculture, Purdue University; Elizabeth Yeager, Richard L. Kohls Early Career Award, College of Agriculture, Purdue University; James Eales; David C. Pfendler Outstanding Undergraduate Counselor, College of Agriculture, Purdue University; Timothy Baker, Outstanding Graduate Educator, College of Agriculture, Purdue University

Texas A&M University

  • Award: Tiffany Dowell, sworn into the Texas Bar Association
  • New Appointments: Nathan Harness, Instructional Associate Professor; Andrew Ropicki, Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist-Marine Economics; Luis Ribera, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist-International Trade & Transportation
  • Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Jacob Garcia, JBS, Greeley, CO, Ascend Leadership Trainee; Lauren Robinson, United Way, Baton Rouge, LA, Community Impact Volunteer Manager; Jessica Sampson, Colorado State University, Denver, CO,  Extension Specialist, Agricultural Economist; Mark Goering, JBS, Greeley, CO, Ascend Leadership Trainee; Aragon Sanchez, Inter-American Development Bank Consultant, Washington, DC

USDA-Economic Research Service

  • New Appointments: Joanna Brown, Agricultural Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division; Daniel Prager, Economist, Resource and Rural Economics Division; Ashley Hungerford, Market and Trade Economics Division; Mirvat Sewadeh, Assistant Director of Communications, Market and Trade Economics Division
  • Resignations: Jennifer Ifft, Michael Livingston

West Virginia University

  • New Appointment: Xiaoli Etienne, Assistant Professor
  • Appointment Change: Gerard D’Souza, Director, Agricultural and Resource Economics
  • Position Taken by Recent Graduate: Nyakundi Michieka, PhD, Natural Resource Economics, Assistant Professor of Economics, California State University at Bakersfield
  • Resignation: Wesley Burnett