Presidential Recognition Award for Special Service to the Association
Tamara Wagester, C-FARE
Outstanding Master's Thesis Awards
Rebecca Cleary, University of Connecticut, Storrs, The Impact of Wal-Mart Supercenters on Incumbents’ Pricing Conduct: The Case of the Dallas/Fort Worth Milk Market, Rigoberto A. Lopez, advisor
Honorable Mention: Daniel Mooney, Michigan State University, The Economic Impact of Disease-Resistant Bean Breeding Research in Northern Ecuador, Scott M. Swinton, advisor
Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Constant Tra, University of Maryland, Evaluating the Equilibrium Welfare Impacts of the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments in the Los Angeles Area, Antonio Bento and Kenneth E. McConnell, advisors
Honorable Mentions: Damian Adams, University of Florida, The Economics and Law of Invasive Species Management in Florida, Michael T. Olexa and Donna J. Lee, advisors; Fernando Osorio, Pennsylvania State University, Measuring Urban Amenities and Disamenities: A Spatial Hedonic Analysis in Bogota, Columbia, Richard C. Ready and James S. Shortle, advisors; Wei Zhang, Michigan State University, Optimal Pest Management in the Presence of Natural Pest Control Services,Scott M. Swinton, advisor
Distinguished Teaching Awards
Less Than Ten Years' Experience: F. Bailey Norwood, Oklahoma State University
Undergraduate Teaching, Ten or More Years' Experience: James B. Kliebenstein, Iowa State University
Graduate Teaching, Ten or More Years' Experience: Francis M. Epplin, Oklahoma State University
Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Awards
Individual, Less Than Ten Years' Experience: Vera Bitsch, Michigan State University
Individual, Ten or More Years' Experience: Michael Boehlje, Purdue University
Group: Clement E. Ward, Derrell S. Peel and James N. Trapp, Oklahoma State University; Stephen R. Koontz, Colorado State University: Members of "The Packer-Feeder Game- An Experiential Learning Program."
Distinguished Policy Contribution Award
Christopher B. Barrett, Cornell University
Quality of Communication Award
Stephen Crutchfield, Adrie Custer, Elise Golan, Barry Krissoff, Kathryn Lipton, Mary Maher, Thomas McDonald, Greg Pompelli, Sheila Sankaran, Robbin Shoemaker, and Patrick Sullivan, USDA: Economic Research Service, Editors: Amber Waves: The Economics of Food, Farming, Natural Resources, and Rural America. Special Issue on Perspectives on Food and Farm Policy, May 2007, Volume 5
Quality of Research Discovery Award
Colin Carter and Aaron Smith, University of California, Davis, "Estimating the Market Effect of a Food Scare: The Case of Genetically Modified Starlink Corn" Review of Economics and Statistics, August 2007, 89(3) p. 522-533
Richard E. Just, University of Maryland, Jeffrey LaFrance, Washington State University and Rulon Pope, Brigham Young University, "Imperfect Price Deflation in Production Systems", Review of Economics and Statistics, August 2007, 89 (3) p. 738-754
Outstanding American Journal of Agricultural Economics Article Award
Daniel Gilligan and John Hoddinott, IFPRI, "Is There Persistence in the Impact of Emergency Food Aid? Evidence on Consumption, Food, Security, and Assets in Rural Ethiopia", American Journal of Agricultural Economics, May 2007, 89(2) p. 225-242
Outstanding Review of Agricultural Economics Article Award
C. Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer, University of Minnesota and Barbara Wagner, State of Montana Revenue Department, "An Empirical Analysis of and Policy Recommendations to Improve the Nutritional Quality of School Meals", Review of Agricultural Economics, Winter 2007, 29(4), p. 672-688
Outstanding Choices Article Award
Charles Abdalla and Kristin Saacke Blunk, Pennsylvania State University; Tatiana Borisova, West Virginia University, and Doug Parker, University of Maryland, "Water Quality Credit Trading and Agriculture: Recognizing the Challenges and Policy Issues Ahead", Choices, 22(2): p 117-124, 2nd Quarter, 2007
Publication of Enduring Quality Award
Richard Adams, Oregon State University; Kenneth Boote, Bruce Curry, James Jones and Robert Peart, University of Florida; David Glyer, Christensen & Associates; Leon Hartwell Allen, Jr., USDA: Agricultural Research Service; Bruce McCarl, Texas A&M University; Joe Ritchie, Michigan State University and Cynthia Rosenzweig, Goddard Institute for Space Studies, "Global Climate Change and United States Agriculture" Nature, May 1990, 345: p. 219-224
First Place: Don Blayley, Christopher Davis and Biing-Hwan Lin, USDA: Economic Research Service and Stela Stefanova, University of Delaware, Factors Affecting U.S. Cheese Consumption
Second Place: Frank Lupi and Fang Xie, Michigan State University, and Laila Racevskis, University of Florida, The Consistency of Multiple Choice Sets in Attributive-Based Referenda Models
Third Place: Yuliya Bolotova, Christopher McIntosh, Kalamani Muthusamy and Paul Patterson, University of Idaho, Controlling Potato Supply and Price Volatility-Does it Work? Empirical Evidence from Idaho
Graduate/Undergraduate Student Competitions
Graduate Student Case Study Competition
First Place: Kathleen Brooks and Shannon Sand, Oklahoma State University, Brian Briggeman, advisor
Second Place: Julie Conn, Aiko Landerito, and Bonifacio Sessa, University of Arkansas, Michael Popp, advisor
Third Place: Ben Blomendahl and Brian Williams, University of Nebraska, Matt Stockton, advisor
Outstanding Undergraduate Paper Awards
First Place: Megan Sheely, Purdue University
Second Place: Shauna Yow, Texas A&M University
Third Place: Gabriela Salazar, Cornell University
Academic Bowl Awards
First Place: Texas A&M University: John Winkelmann, Robert Withers and Shauna Yow
Second Place: University of Nebraska: Justin Cech, Isaac Mortensen and Pam Pohlmann
Third Place: University of Florida: Emily Cecil, Joel Montero and Chris Rodgers
