New Appointment: Matthew Reimer, Associate Professor
Position Taken by Recent Graduate: Anubhab Gupta, PhD, Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Iowa State University
New Appointment: John Crespi, Director, Center for Agricultural & Rural Development, Iowa State University
University of Kentucky
Retirements: Mike Reed, 41 years of service; Leigh Maynard, 21 years of service
University of Missouri
Awards: Jason Entsminger, Mizzou Alumni Association Student Board, 2020 Mizzou 18 honoree; Sarah Low, with co-authors Anders Van Sandt, Becca Jablonski, and Stephan Weiler, Dan Richman Best Paper Award for 2019
Position taken by Recent Graduate: Seungyub Lee, PhD, Postdoctoral Researcher (Economics), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH
Honorary Position: Karisha Devlin, co-CEO, Annie’s Project — Education for Farm Women
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Award: Azzeddine Azzam, Institute of International Education, Fulbright Award to Sweden 2020-2021
New Mexico State University
Resignations: Steve Ramsey
Purdue University
Appointment Change: Russell Hillberry, Professor
Texas Tech University
Awards: Darren Hudson, Texas Tech, President’s Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020
Virginia Tech
Resignation: Clint Neill
Visitors: None. We are postponing all planned visits until the fall due to the COVID-19 outbreak
Washington State University
New Appointments: Jeffrey Luckstead, Assistant Professor; Wes Blundell, Assistant Professor
Appointment Changes: Alex Prera, Clinical Associate Professor; Ana Espinola-Arredondo, Professor; Greg Galinao, Professor; Karina Gallardo, Professor; Bidisha Mandal, Professor; Felix Munoz-Garcia, Professor; Vicki McCracken, Associate Dean and Director of Extension
Positions Taken by Recent Graduates: Modhurima Dey Amin, Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University; Syed Badruddoza, Assistant Research Professor, Texas Tech University; Youngran Choi, Assistant Professor of Data Analytics, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Dolores Garrido, visiting Assistant Professor, Union College; Hyeonjun Hwang, Research Fellow, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade
Returns from Leave: Michael Brady and Bidisha Mandal