2020 AwardsEconomics
Graduate Awards
William P. Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics
William P. Snavely was the first Chairman of the Economics Department, serving in that capacity from 1973 to 1981. In his honor, the Department presents the Snavely Award for Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies in Economics to our most outstanding PhD student graduating each academic year.
- Jordan Lofthouse
Israel M. Kirzner Award for Outstanding Dissertation in Austrian Economics
The Israel M. Kirzner Award was established in 2002 to honor the contributions to Austrian economics made by Professor Israel Kirzner during his illustrious research and teaching career. Each academic year, this award is given to a graduating doctoral student in recognition of their outstanding dissertation in Austrian economics.
- Abigail Devereaux
Undergraduate Awards
Howard R. Bloch Memorial Award
Awarded to our top performing student in the economics program.
- Logan Hansen
Excellence Award
Award for students in the top 25% of the graduating class in economics.
- Kendal Angeloff
- Edward Ayers
- Goen Chang
- Yuyou Dai
- Alicia Ehlert
- Ryan Fraser
- Heyi Gao
- Nikhil Jain
- Gabriel Jones
- Attila Kiss
- Conner Kolessides
- Jaehyo Lee
- Zhiwewi Lei
- Dominic Pino
- Jace White
- Yiheng Zhang
Outstanding Academic Achievement in Economics
Award for students in the top 5% of the graduating class in economics.
- Aleida Baumgartner
- Caleb Petitt
- Nandini Tivakaran
Departmental Honors in Economics
This is the highest academic distinction awarded by the economics department. This award is given to students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have successfully completed an undergraduate thesis in economics.
- Goen Chang
- Ryan Fraser