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.
Awarded to our top performing student in the economics program.
Award for students in the top 2% of the graduating class in economics.
This award goes to economics majors that are in the top 15% of students in the graduating class in terms of academic performance.
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.