The Department of Economics is pleased to announce that the following students were recognized this year for their outstanding achievements in the Department and at the College:

The Outstanding Junior Award went to:
    Andrew Blythe
    Jason Kwok
    Tanya Milki
    Becky Siegel

The Wall Street Journal Award for the Outstanding Economics Major went to:
     Jimmy Gillan

The Bennett W. Schwartz Award for the Outstanding Economics for Business and Management Major went to:
     Thomas Pivnicny

The Betty Tracy Award for Outstanding Service to the Department went to:
     Brendan Rakphongphairoj

The Jim Halstead Most Valuable Person Award for Outstanding Commitment to Helping Others Learn Economics went to:
     James Sabo

College Honors in Economics were awarded to:
     Michael Kaiser-Nyman
     Fernando Rodriguez
     Kenneth Smutny

Please check the Honors Program page for a complete list of the titles of the honors theses completed by these students.

Departmental Letters of Commendation were awarded to:
     Corey Abbott
     Jimmy Gillan
     Maggie Goddard
     Ashia Huffman
     Erika Johnson
     Gabbie McKay
     Thomas Pivnicny
     James Sabo

The grade of "Pass with Distinction" on the Senior Comprehensives was awarded to:
     Corey Abbott
    Benjamin Blatteis
     Jonathan Dohring
     Jimmy Gillan
     Maggie Goddard
     Wook Tony Jhang
     Erika Johnson
     Michael Kaiser-Nyman
     Vince Karlen
     Gabbie McKay
     Thomas Pivnicny
     Fernando Rodriguez
     James Sabo
     Alexander Schned
     Kenneth Smutny

The following students were invited to join Omicron Delta Epsilon—the international honor society in economics:
     Corey Abbott
     Benjamin Blatteis
     Laelena Brooks
     Jimmy Gillan
     Maggie Goddard
     Ashia Huffman
     Aaron Jacobs
     Wook Tony Jhang
     Erika Johnson
     Michael Kaiser-Nyman
     Vince Karlen
     Joseph Lee
     Gabbie McKay
     Nash Petrovic
     Tyler Phillips
     Kathryn Quilici
     Thomas Pivnicny
     Fernando Rodriguez
     James Sabo
     Arianna Sharei
     Lauren Shia
     Kenneth Smutny

The Department of Economics congratulates all of these students for their remarkable accomplishments.