Students and Faculty in Ag Econ and Business Combine for Four Awards, 31 Papers and Posters

Submitted The U of A’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness students and faculty combined for four awards and 31 selected papers and posters at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City earlier this month. "The AEAB faculty and student awards at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Annual Meeting demonstrate the high quality of work being done here in the department," said John Anderson, professor and department head. "Our faculty are recognized by their peers as leaders within the profession. Our students are being given the opportunity not just to learn from these outstanding scholars, but to work alongside them, developing into well-trained, competent agricultural economists. It’s exciting to see both our faculty and our students rewarded for the great work that they are doing on behalf of our stakeholders here in the state." The SAEA Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award was presented to associate professor Nathan Kemper. He was selected for his course AGEC 1103 Principles of Agricultural Microeconomics. For the SAEA Emerging Scholar Award, assistant professor Jada Thompson was selected as the recipient. Thompson earns this award for her various research and publications regarding bird flu’s economic impact. For the Outstanding Journal of […]

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