Calendar of Events:
October 9-13
October 16
December 13
December 18
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October Break
Homecoming: Purdue vs Wisconsin
Final Exams Begin
Fall 2004 semester ends
Commencement
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Congratulations and Names in the News:
This year the 12 th Annual Short Course held by the Center for Global Trade Analysis was attended by 33 participants representing research institutes and government organizations from over 19 countries. August 7-13, 2004.
The National Science Foundation has appointed Otto Doering to be the NSF evaluator for their Center for Technology and Innovation Management which is based at Northwestern University .
Megan Garrett accepted a position with Agracel Inc, an industrial development and consulting firm, in Effingham IL in July. Her title is Market Research Analyst.
Otto Doering (Vineyard Manager and Wine Maker) and Phil Abbott (Asst. Winemaker & Migrant Laborer) have won a bronze medal at the Indy International Wine Competition (which is now the world's largest competition) for their first wine, the 2000 Late Harvest Zinfandel from Doering Creek Vineyard.
Congratulations to the following undergraduate students who were awarded School of Agriculture Scholarships for 2004-05:
John Marten Scholarship: Jay Muhlenkamp
Dr. Lawrence P. Bohl Scholarship: Micah Haltorn and Matt Erickson
Sophomore Scholarship: Kole William Ames
Floyd E. and Nellie P. Elliott Scholarship: Douglas Reuben Bergman
Scholarship Award of Excellence: Gregory Thomas Brawner
Walter Pugsley Scholarship: Casey Wayne Bruns
Sophomore Scholarship: Trent Joseph Burris
GROWMARK Scholarship: Kristen E. Culy
Everett E. Wynkoop Scholarship: Jeffrey Carl Demerly
Sandage Charitable Trust Scholarship: Anne Marie Diener
Everett E. Wynkoop Scholarship : John Marc Erickson
Sandage Charitable Trust Scholarship: Blake Anthony Everhart
Floyd E. and Nellie P. Elliott Scholarship: Eric Dean Frantz
Chicago Farmers Scholarship: Amanda Marie Geary
Floyd E. and Nellie P. Elliott Scholarship: Tanya Jean Hadley
Hageman Agriculture Scholarship: Micah Jo Haltom
Lloyd M. Van Scoy Scholarship in Agriculture: Toby Lee Hollinger
Leonard B. Clore Scholarship: Adam Lee Hurm
J. Kelly O'Neall and Margaret Ritchey O'Neall Memorial Scholarship: Margaret Erin Jerrell
Hillis D. and Esther M. Wickizer Scholarship: Glenn James Knepp
Lloyd M. Van Scoy Scholarship in Agriculture: Kara Jean Kohlhagen
Sophomore Scholarship: Heather Ashley Lawyer
Senior Scholarship: Trent Thomas Low
John F. Benham Citizenship and Leadership Memorial Scholarship: Nissa Renee Majors
Scholarship Award of Excellence: Michael Levi Mc Daniel
Senior Scholarship: Justin Allen Mohler
Walter Pugsley Scholarship: Justin Franklin Myers
Senior Scholarship: Andrew Ross Peter
Ernest and Eva Voliva Memorial Scholarship: Adam Kyle Peters
Floyd E. and Nellie P. Elliott Scholarship: Jeanna Marie Pitstick
Harry L. Pearson Outstanding Leader Scholarship: Justin L. Quear
Southern States Cooperative, Inc. Scholarship: Christa Sue Rentchler
Lloyd M. Van Scoy Scholarship in Agriculture: Meagan Ruth Ribordy
Lewis Runkle Scholarship: Chad Elam Sisk
Jack W. Torr Memorial Scholarship: Jenna Marie Smith
Paul J. Hellmich Scholarship: Andrew James Stewart
J. Kelly O'Neall and Margaret Ritchey O'Neall Memorial Scholarship: Kody Rachele Stinson
Sophomore Scholarship: Levi Ross Strain-Riggs
Scholarship Award of Excellence: Nathan Daniel Swartzell
Leonard B. Clore Scholarship: Derek Evan Thompson
J. Kelly O'Neall and Margaret Ritchey O'Neall Memorial Scholarship: Stacie June Warner
Junior Scholarship: Bryan Michael Yanos
Howard Doster was named 2004 Honorary Master Farmer by Indiana Prairie Farmer for providing outstanding service to the farmers of Indiana .
Thought You Would Like To Know:
Harlan Day, Executive Director of the Indiana Council for Economic Education, will travel to Kiev , Ukraine , in September to present a paper at the Second International Symposium in Economic Education. The topic of his paper is The Value of Partnerships is Promoting Economic Education. The Symposium will be attended by leading educators and administrators from nine eastern European countries that were formerly a part of the Soviet Union .
Sandra A. Rivera was the graduation keynote speaker for the Institute for International Public Policy Summer Institute ( Atlanta GA ) Fellows Program (July 30, 2004).
Trivia: AGEC 217 is in the top ten classes on campus based on enrollment. This comes from a study of the report on large class enrollments and oversubscriptions circulated lately.
An e-mail sent to Dr. Larry DeBoer from two students who took his AGEC 217 class:
“Life, Love, and Economic was the name of our AGEC 217 textbook in fall 2001. I would just like to tell you about how your class changed my life. In this class I met my fiancé. Here is the story; my fiancé and I are both from a small town an hour southwest of Lafayette . We both went to the same school and decided to go to Purdue after graduation. She is a year older than me so we never had any classes together throughout high school. And after school I was always working and she was in a lot of activities, so we didn't really know each other, we just knew the face with the name. Then before we had your class together at Purdue we never talked or seen each other. When we found out we were in the same class we started studying with each other and setting by each other and talking more. The following summer we started dating, and on October 23, 2004 we will be married. We owe all of this to your class. We had two different majors, she was a Communication major, and I am an Organizational Leadership and Supervision major. She also was a year ahead of me. So by luck the only class we had the same was AGEC 217 and we just both happen to be in it together. There is no doubt in either of our minds that if it weren't for your class we wouldn't have started talking and we most likely wouldn't be getting married. So we just wanted to write you and tell you about our story of LIFE, LOVE, and AGECONOMICS, and to thank you for your class. You and your unique style of teaching and AGEC 217 will always be in our lives and passed on when we tell people how we met. Once again THANK YOU."
Names withheld -
The Department hosted a forum on economic development in Indiana August 25 and 26. Kicked off with comments from President Jischke and Vice Provost for Engagement Lechtenburg, the workshop was an opportunity for advisors to entrepreneurs to share perspectives on fostering economic development. Attending were members of the New Ventures team, SBDC counselors and Indiana Cooperative Development Center agents. In addition the groups learned about the Agricultural Innovation and Commercialization Center 's new venture assessment tools, which will be made widely available in November.
Mariah Tanner Emhke attended the International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics' Visiting Graduate Student Workshops at George Mason University .
A poster by Mariah Tanner, Paul Preckel,and Everett Peterson was an award finalist at the AAEA meetings. It was titled “ Consumers' Demand for Meat before and after Fat Content Education .” Travel, Speeches and Presented Papers:
Lusk, J.L. “Payoff Function Shape and Incentives for Truthful Bidding in Experimental Auctions.” Invited paper presented in departmental research seminar at Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University . Stillwater , OK . August 2004.
Lusk, J.L. “European Perspectives on Transgenic Grains in the Marketing Channel.” Plenary Addresses at the International Quality Grains Conference. Indianapolis , IN. July, 2004.
Edna Loehman presented a paper at the annual meeting of UCOWR (University Council on Water Resources); the meeting was in Portland Oregon July 21-24. Her paper was entitled "Variable Unit Pricing for Water Utilities: an Alternative to Increasing Block Rates."
On August 26 Gerry Harrison presented an Estate and Business Transfer Planning at the Michigan State Upper Peninsula Research Center -- a training session for Extension Staff. Publications:
Jing Liu, Channing Arndt, and Thomas Hertel, “Parameter Estimation and Measures of Fit in a Global, General Equilibrium Model,” Journal of Economic Integration, 19(3), September 2004
Alejandro Nin, Thomas W. Hertel, Kenneth Foster and Allan Rae, “Productivity growth, catching-up and uncertainty in China 's meat trade” Agricultural Economics, Vol. 31, Issue 1, July 2004, pg 1-16.
Hudson, D. and J.L. Lusk. “What You Don't Know Can Cost You: A Web Based Experiment in Price Discrimination.” Review of Agricultural Economics . 26(Fall 2004):392-403.
Hudson, D. and J.L. Lusk. “Graduate Agribusiness Management Programs: Supply Meets Demand .” Review of Agricultural Economics . 26(Fall 2004):418-422.
Roosen, J., J.L. Lusk, and J.A. Fox. “Transatlantic differences in Consumer Preferences.” Euro Choices . 3(2004)26-32.
Tanner, Mariah D., Luther G. Tweeten, Mario J. Miranda, and Brent Sohngen. 2004. Estmaciones de Costo e Implicancias de la Captura de Carbono en Suelos Agricolas en Ohio . Gestion Agroalimentaria, Newsletter No. 9. Buenos Aires: Maestría en Gestión de la Empresa Agroalimentaria Internacional.
September 10, Dr. Robert Taylor will travel to West Virginia visiting with their Farm Bureau Young Farmers about “Farming With Family When Dad Is The Biggest Problem”.
Job Announcements:
http://www.fao.org/VA/vac_en.htm Commodity Specialist – FAO - Rome
California State University , Fresno : Ag Marketing and Agribusiness Management
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City – Center for the Study of Rural America : Research Associate
Texas A & M University : Two positions
Rutgers University : Assist Prof
Colorado State University : Assistant Professor, Natural Resources Economics and Regional Economics
Michigan State University : Assistant Professor, Livestock Economist
K-State Research and Extension: Farm Management – Colby , Kansas
CSRESS Economics Position: International Trade Specialist www.ars.usda.gov
Michigan Beef Industry Commission: Marketing Position
The Todd and Barbara Bachman Endowed Chair in Horticultural Marketing Department of Horticultural Science, University of Minnesota , College of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, St. Paul , Minnesota
Purdue Extension Service: see website listed below
Career and Job Sites on the Internet:
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