2023 Student 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.

  • Peter K. Hazlett
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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 student in recognition of their outstanding dissertation in Austrian economics.

  • Karras K. Lambert
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Undergraduate Awards

Vernon Smith Essay Awards

  • Ali Motamedi
  • Mohammad Qasim
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Howard R. Bloch Memorial Award

Awarded to our top performing student in the economics program.

  • Unnathi Bukke
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Excellence Award

Award for students in the top 15% of the graduating class in economics.

  • Yumna Alattar
  • Suharab Askarzada
  • Andrew Crouch
  • Mary Daly
  • Pablo Garcia Quint
  • Ruonan Jin
  • Josie Peterson
  • Longji Qian
  • Calvin Robbins
  • Nathalia Tawid
  • Valerie Thach
  • Bhavani Tivakaran
  • Khoi Tran
  • Patrick Woods
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Outstanding Academic Achievement in Economics

Award for students in the top 2% of the graduating class in economics.

  • Majdoulene Assad
  • Nathan Pruzina
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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.

  • Mary Daly
  • Khoi Tran
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