Graduate Student Awards
Thesis and Dissertation Awards
Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
| 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)
| 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
| 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
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2019 | Louis Sears |
| 2010 | Brian Dillon |
| 2008 | Sudha Narayanan |
Recent Academic Awards
Cornell University
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2021 | Anne Byrne |
| 2008 | Kiran Gajwani |
Dyson School
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Muxi Yang (First Place); Jiafang Mike Huang (Second Place); Xiaomeng Chen (Third Place) |
| 2022 | Seungmin Lee (First Place); Jiangqiang (Jason) Zhao (Second Place); Brian Park (Third Place) |
| 2021 | Diego Soares Cardosa (First Place); Shuyang Si (Second Place); Wei Li (Third Place) |
| 2020 | Gary Lin (First Place); Louis Sears (Second Place); Adeline Yeh (Third Place) |
| 2019 | Matthew McGranaghan (First Place); Avralt-Od Purevjav (Second Place); Maulik Jagnani (Third Place) |
| 2018 | Christina Korting (First Place); Jianwei Xing (Second Place); Mary Kate Wheeler (Third Place) |
| 2017 | Rhiannon Jerch (First Place); Xiaoli Fan (Second Place); Jason Troendle (Third Place) |
| 2016 | Vidhya Soundararajan (First Place); Ellen McCullough (Second Place); Tanvi Rao (Third Place) |
| 2015 | Nathan Jensen (First Place); Andrew Simons (Second Place); Teevrat Garg (Third Place) |
| 2014 | Leah Bevis (First Place); Aurelie Harou and Joanna Upton (Second Place); Nadezhda Streletskaya and Pimbucha Rusmevichientong (Third Place) |
| 2013 | Xi Chen (First Place); Chayanee Chawanote (Second Place); Jaesung Cho (Third Place) |
| 2012 | Kira M. Villa (First Place); Jun Lee (Second Place); Teevrat Garg (Third Place) |
| 2011 | Dusan Drabik (First Place); Jianchuan Luo (Second Place); Jonathan B. Dressler (Third Place) |
| 2010 | Annemie Maertens (First Place); Jianchuan Luo (Second Place); Romi Kher (Third Place) |
| 2009 | Guohua Li (First Place); Christopher Kanter (Second Place) |
| 2008 | Vivian Hoffmann (First Place); Pimbucha Rusmevichientong (Second Place) |
| Year | Award and Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Peizan Sheng, Dyson Best Masters Thesis |
| 2023 | Nicole Mensa, Dyson Best Masters Thesis |
| 2023 | Shayna Drasnoff, Dyson Best Masters Thesis |
| 2023 | Luca Rigotti, Dyson Outstanding Engaged Research |
| 2023 | Deyu Rao, Dyson Best PhD Dissertation |
| 2023 | Tong Wu, Dyson Student – Research Excellence |
| 2022 | Louis Sears, Dyson Student – Research Excellence |
| 2022 | D. Adeline Yeh, Dyson Best PhD Dissertation |
| 2022 | Anne Byrne, Dyson Best PhD Dissertation |
| 2022 | Yurou He, Dyson Best Masters Thesis |
| 2022 | Michael Meneses, Dyson Outstanding Engaged Research |
| 2021 | Chad Fiechter, Dyson Best Master’s Thesis |
| 2021 | Daniel Munch, Dyson Outstanding Engaged Research |
| 2021 | Yuanning Liang, Dyson Graduate Student – Research Excellence |
| 2021 | Louis Sears, NAREA Best Student Paper |
| 2021 | Margaret Jodlowski, Dyson Best PhD Dissertation |
| 2020 | Shuyang Si, Dyson Graduate Student – Research Excellence |
| 2020 | Steven Wilcox, Dyson Outstanding Engaged Research |
| 2019 | Veronica Mazariegos, Cooperative Leadership Award provided by the Ralph K Morris Foundation |
| 2019 | Daniel Munch, Cooperative Leadership Award provided by the Ralph K Morris Foundation |
| 2018 | Matthew Utterback, ICPSR Research Paper Competition (Second Place) |
| 2018 | Ellen McCullough, Dr. Carl K. Eicher Award |
| 2018 | Julia Berazneva, Dr. Carl K. Eicher Award (Honorable Mention) |
| 2015 | Linden McBride, Elsevier’s Atlas Award: “Research for a Better World” |
| 2015 | Nathaniel D. Jensen, Dr. Carl K. Eicher Award (Honorable Mention) |
| 2001 | Kyna Powers, Presidential Management Internship |
Recent Teaching Awards
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Vrinda Kapoor and Jianqiang (Jason) Zhao (Dyson) |
| 2023 | Binglin Wang and Michael Meneses (CALS) |
| 2022 | Dana Smith and Hui Zhou (Dyson) |
| 2022 | Yiding Ma and Saleh Zakerinia (CALS) |
| 2021 | Anna Malinovskaya and Tong Wu (Dyson) |
| 2021 | Deyu Rao and Xiaomeng Chen (CALS) |
| 2020 | Huiyi Chen and Mengwei Lin (Dyson) |
| 2020 | Anne Byrne and Hui Zhou (CALS) |
| 2019 | Maria Kalaizandonakes (Dyson) |
| 2019 | Ali Abbas and Brian (Hyunwook) Park (CALS) |
| 2018 | Yuanning Liang (Dyson) |
| 2018 | Carter Weiss and Maria Kalaitzandonakes (CALS) |
| 2017 | Gary Lin and Jing Qian |
| 2016 | David Murphy and Jason Troendle |
| 2015 | Alyssa Miller and Andrew Simons |
| 2014 | Linden McBride and Teevrat Garg |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Spink |
| 2011 | Joel Landry and Richard Klotz |
| 2010 | Romi Kher and Julia Berazneva |
| 2009 | Annelies Deuss |
| 2008 | Kira Villa and Esther Washburn |
| 2007 | Annemie Maertens and Hope Michelson |
| 2006 | John Taber |
| 2005 | Jerry Brian and Gabriel Power |
| 2003 | Heidi Gjertsen and Xing Zhou |
| 2002 | Sharon Osterloh and Kiran Gajwani |
Student Spotlight
Irin Nishi
Home Country
Bangladesh
Anticipated Degree and Concentration
M.S., food and agricultural economics
Current Research
Developing a transshipment model of the U.S. potato sector to examine the impacts of supply side shocks on the structure of the vegetable supply chain and to determine the optimal production levels and product flows for each location-season that minimize the total supply chain costs.