Graduate Student Awards

Thesis and Dissertation Awards

Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

Outstanding PhD Dissertation Award
Year Student Major Professor
2022 Anne Byrne David Just
2021 Christina Korting David Just
2020 Maulik Jagnani Christopher Barrett
2018 Ellen McCullough Christopher Barrett
2013 Xi Chen (Honorable Mention) Ravi Kanbur
2011 Hope Michelson (Honorable Mention) Christopher Barrett
2010 Sommarat Chantarat (Honorable Mention) Christopher Barrett
2007 Marc Bellemare Christopher Barrett
2003 Chad D. Meyerhoefer David Sahn
1993 Thomas F. Randolph Daniel Sisler
1992 Scott Rozelle Richard Boisvert
1990 Alfons Weersink Loren Tauer
1989 Ann Mary McGuirk Richard Boisvert
1986 Joan K. Meyer William Tomek
1985 Kathleen Segerson Timothy Mount
1982 Timothy J. Considine Timothy Mount
1969 Teng-Hui Lee John Mellor
1968 Abraham Subotnik Daniel Sisler
1963 Daniel G. Sisler Kenneth Robinson
1952 Quentin M. West Howard Conklin
1951 Max Myers Stanley Warren

Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)

Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Year Student Major Professor
2023 Peizan Sheng Brian Dillon
2020 Susana Constenla Villoslada (Honorable Mention) Christopher Barrett
2017 Pietro Emilio Spini (Honorable Mention) Jennifer Ifft
2014 Tianli Zhao Gregory Poe
2007 Yukako Sado (Honorable Mention) Richard Boisvert
2006 Jaclyn Donna Kropp (Honorable Mention) Harry de Gorter
2005 Quoc Viet Luong Loren Tauer
2004 Simon Zbinden David R. Lee
2001 Keely S. Martin David R. Lee
2000 Devry Boughner Harry de Gorter
2000 Isabelle Schluep Harry de Gorter
1999 Alexei Soshnin Harry de Gorter, William Tomek
1998 Jeffrey Peterson Richard Boisvert
1997 Hikaru Hanawa Lois Willet
1995 John C. Bernard Lois Willet
1993 Xavier Bejarno David Lee
1992 Douglas J. Miller William Tomek
1991 Andres Guarderas David Lee
1988 Leopold Maier David Lee
1986 Paul J. Driscoll Richard Boisvert
1983 Terrence Sheales William Tomek
1983 Rochelle Lessner (Honorable Mention) Richard Boisvert
1980 Robert N. Stavins Bernard Stanton
1976 John M. Staatz Daniel Sisler
1972 Geoffrey Jackson Kenneth Robinson
1969 Emma Bartz Simmons Thomas Poleman
1966 Albert W. Bartholomew Daniel Sisler

Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association

Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Year Student Major Professor
2023 Shayna Krasnoff Todd Schmit
2021 Chad Fiechter (Award of Merit) Jennifer Ifft
2018 Mary Kate Wheeler David Lee
2017 Amy Louise Carduner Calum Turvey
2017 Pietro Emilio Spini Jennifer Ifft
2015 Yu Na Lee (Award of Merit) Nancy Chau
2014 Tianli Zhao Gregory Poe
2014 Erin Munro Kelley (Award of Merit) Miguel Gomez
2013 Nicole (Shuay-Tsyr) Ho Bradley Rickard
2013 Katie Ricketts (Award of Merit) Calum Turvey
2010 Richard Klotz Antonio Bento
2010 Jeffrey Hall (Award of Merit) Todd Schmit
2009 Pimbucha Rusmevichientong (Award of Merit) Harry Kaiser
2007 Justin Byma Loren Tauer
2006 Erin Coniker Lentz Christopher Barrett
2006 Peter Cappers (Honorable Mention) Richard Boisvert
2005 Quoc Viet Luong Loren Tauer
2004 Simon Zbinden David Lee
2003 Kyna L. Powers Duane Chapman
2002 Elizabeth Evans David Lee
2001 Laura Marie Jaroszewski Gregory Poe
2000 Isabelle Schluep Harry de Gorter
2000 Devry Boughner Harry de Gorter
1999 Alexei Soshnin Harry de Gorter, William Tomek
1999 Xiao-Bo Zhang Timothy Mount
1998 Jeffrey Peterson Richard Boisvert
1997 Hikaru Hanawa Lois Willet
1996 Kleber Machado David Lee
1996 Parke Wilde Christine Ranney
1995 Paula Emerick Andrew Novakovic
1994 Cecile Ducrot David Lee
1993 Xavier Bejarno David Lee
1992 Takashi Matsuo Harry de Gorter
1991 Arthur Thomas Loren Tauer
1991 Louise Shaxson Loren Tauer
1987 Thomas Randolph David Lee
1986 Jonas Kauffman III Loren Tauer
1983 Terrence Sheales William Tomek
1982 Merri Lynn Woodell Robert Milligan

American Agricultural Economics Association Foundation

Chester O. McCorkle Jr. Student Scholarship
Year Recipient
2019 Louis Sears
2010 Brian Dillon
2008 Sudha Narayanan