2007 - 2008
University of Minnesota
Department of Applied Economics
Outstanding Alumni Award
Sarahelen (Sally) Thompson
PhD Dissertation Award
Erik Nelson - "Essays on the Allocation of Federal Species-Specific Recovery Funds under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Advisor: Stephen Polasky
M.S. Thesis Award
Eric Hofer - "New College Graduates and the Market for First Professional Jobs"
Extension Service
Dean’s Award for Distinguished Extension Team
Farm Transfer and Estate Planning Team: David Bau, Bill Craig, Gary Hachfield, Rob Holcomb, James Kurtz, Kent Olson, and Eliza Herman
Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
John Tate Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
Gary Cooper
Office of the President
President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
Shefali Mehta
Mary A. McEvoy Award for Public Engagement and Leadership
Shefali Mehta
President's Award for Outstanding Service
G. Edward Schuh
American Association for the Advancement of Science
AAAS Fellow
Stephen Polasky
American Agricultural Economics Association
Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation, Honorable Mention
Chengyan Yue
United States Department of Agriculture Food and Agriculture
Sciences Excellence in Teaching Award
Donald Liu