Keeping Track
September 2010
Calendar of Events:
September 6 |
Last day to drop a class without it appearing on record |
Congratulations and Names in the News:
August graduates!
Samuel V. Brown MS Paul V. Preckel
Devendra Canchi PhD Paul V. Preckel
Yunguang Chen MS Holly Wang
Christopher Chibwana MS Gerald Shively
Matthew Erickson MS Wally Tyner
Monique Fahie MS Benjamin Gramig
Todd Hubbs PhD Tim Baker
David Moll MS George Patrick and Corinne Alexander
Julia Navarro MS Craig Dobbins and Lori Snyder
Amber Rankin MS Allan Gray
Devin Roberson MSN John Sanders
Maud Roucan-Kane PhD Allan Gray
Joyia Smith MS Susan Chen
David Ubilava PhD Matthew Holt
Thought You Would Like to Know:
Wally Tyner was quoted extensively in the 13 August 2010 issue of Science in an article entitled “Is There a Road Ahead for Cellulosic Ethanol?”
Dr. Wei Yan from the School of Economics and Business Administration at Chongqing University, P.R. China, will be arriving 8/31/10 for a year’s stay working with Dr. Steven Wu on cooperation and competition, contract design and incentives, and research methodology.
Graduate Student News:
Welcome to our new students!
Master of Science
| Name | University | Interest Area |
Allcorn, Anna |
Texas A&M |
Policy |
Gao, Yuan |
China/Purdue |
Finance |
Garcia, Gabriel |
Zomorano |
Agribusiness |
He, Chenyi |
Beijing Forestry |
Finance |
Ji, Tianyun |
China/Renmin |
Trade |
Jones, Michael |
Florida |
Development |
Jones, Nicole |
Alcorn State |
Agribusiness |
Lai, John |
Univ of Florida |
Agribusiness Extension |
Li, Shasha |
China Ag/Purdue |
Trade |
Lin, Yueh |
Taiwan |
IO |
Liu, Yangxuan |
Univ of Macau |
Finance |
Longley, Joseph |
Univ Illinois |
IO |
Mejia, Ricardo |
Zamorano/Colom |
Agribusiness |
Ndanga, Leah |
Zimbabwe/S. Afri |
Agribusiness |
Reilly, Peter |
Ball State |
Resources |
Thompson, Jena |
Minnesota State |
Production |
Timberlake, Jordan |
Murray State |
Finance |
Veldstra, Michael |
Calvin College |
Policy |
Yin, Shuang |
Renmin |
Agribusiness |
Zhu, Wen |
Nanjing Ag |
Marketing |
Zheng, Bo |
Communication U |
Resources |
Doctor of Philosophy
| Akgul, Zeynep | Turkey/Middle E |
Development |
Hatzenbuehler, P |
Georgetown/LSU |
Development |
Li, Xiaofei |
Peking |
Development |
McDonald, Tia |
Colorado State |
Policy |
Michler, Jeffrey |
New School |
Development |
Mohamed, Azza |
Egypt/Am Univ |
Trade |
Remble, Amber |
St. Mary/Purdue |
Production |
Rosch, Stephanie |
MIT/Purdue |
IO |
Yadavalli, Anita |
Rutgers |
Trade |
Alumni News:
Terry Griffin recently was awarded the Educator/Researcher 2010 Precision Ag Award of Excellence: http://www.precisionag.com/works/?storyid=2259 Dr. Griffin, PhD – Purdue is a Professor of Economics at the University of Arkansas.
News from Center for Food and Agricultural Business:
MS-MBA Students Pursue Career and Education Simultaneously
The MS-MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management class of 2010-2012 started the program this summer and continues by taking AGEC 681 (Economics for Food and Agribusiness Managers) with Professor Mike Boehlje and AGEC 684 (Applied Quantitative Methods for Decision Making) with Professor Mike Gunderson of the University of Florida There are 24 students from the United States and Canada in the class.
The class of 2009-2011 are entering their second year by taking AGEC 685 (Advanced Quantitative Methods: Decision Making Under Uncertainty) with Professor Joan Fulton and AGEC 682 (The Macroeconomic, Trade, and Policy Environment of the Food System) with Professor Phil Abbott.
Upon completion of the program, students will hold both an MS in agricultural economics from Purdue and an MBA from Indiana University. This dual-degree, distance-delivered program allows professionals to maintain their full-time careers while earning graduate degrees. Except for five one-week residencies, the students complete all of their coursework via the Internet. To learn more, visit www.agecon.purdue.edu/agribusiness.
MS-MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management, Class of 2009-2011
· Jennifer Araujo, Protocol Analyst - Technology Development, Monsanto Company
· Robert Bable, Product Representative, JBT FoodTech
· Jagadish Bandla, Senior Manager - Consumer Products, Deloitte Consulting LLP
· John Demerly, Market Research Leader, Dow AgroSciences
· Jerry DeVore, Asgrow Marketing Manager, Monsanto Company
· Greg Fonger, District Sales Manager, Pfister Hybrid Corn Company
· Carli Guyon, Supply Chain Planning Engineer 2, Caterpillar Logistics Services, Inc.
· Charley Hanses, Vice President, Commercial Loan Officer, Banner Bank
· John Kran, West Regional Representative, Michigan Farm Bureau
· Shatara Mayfield, Senior Associate Engineer ELDP, Altria Client Services, Inc.
· Brad Peden, Crop Insurance and Agri-Finance Manager, AgVantage FS
· Andrea Rehwalt, Project Management Specialist; Business Operations Group, ConAgra Foods, Inc.
· Dan Schulz, Account Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
· Patrick Smith, Vice President, BT Loftus Ranches
· Joe Springer, Vice President, 1st Farm Credit Services
· Jiancong Yao, Lead Agricultural Scientist, USDA APHIS
MS-MBA in Food and Agribusiness Management, Class of 2010-2012
· Scott Beck, Vice President, Beck's Superior Hybrids, Inc.
· Lucas Christensen, Accounting Manager, JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding L.L.C.
· Katie Cook, Senior Marketing Associate, Elanco Animal Health
· Jana Hageman, Special Project Manager, Hageman Reserve
· Shane Hageman, Special Project Manager, Hageman Reserve
· Ryan Hough, Territory Manager, John Deere
· Steve Malinowski, President, Janes Family Foods
· Rob Miller, Financial Controller, Howell Farms
· Jason Moss, Vice President of Agricultural Consulting, Brock Associates
· Daniel Nelson, Director, Plant Sciences, Inc.
· Megan Pickler, Territory Sales Manager - U.S. Branded Business, Monsanto Company
· Carmella Rashed, Research and Development Manager, Gourmet Cuisine Inc./La Madeleine de Corps
· Blake Rasmussen, Industrial Engineer - 787 Final Assembly, Boeing Commercial Airplanes
· Kitty Reed, Cattle Territory Manager, Boehringer-Ingelheim
· Ryan Schaefer, Territory Sales Manager - Mid-Atlantic States, Case IH Agriculture North America
· Rachel Sharkey, Market Research Analyst, ADESA Auctions
· Nathan Taulman, Manager, Austin Pharmacy
· Amie Thomas, Director of Sales and Marketing, Dairy Marketing Services
· Lisa Tirino, Associate Scientist II, Kraft Foods, Inc.
· Jeremy Unruh, Territory Manager, John Deere
· Jeremy VanderVegt, Relationship Analyst, Rabo AgriFinance
· Kurt Villwock, Project Manager - R & D, H.J. Heinz
· Joe Wurm, Territory Manager, John Deere
· Brandon Wyant, Product Engineer, John Deere
National Oilwell Varco Salespeople Complete Nine-Month Program
The third class of the National Oilwell Varco (NOV)-Purdue Sales Management Program completed their third and final module in mid-August. During their residency, which was held at Purdue’s Dauch Alumni Center, Professor Mike Boehlje facilitated exercises that helped participants think through decision making in uncertain times. Teams also presented the results and key learnings from their nine-month Global Account Project. Six NOV global account vice presidents attended the project presentations. Participants graduated from the program on August 20. NOV CEO Pete Miller attended their graduation.
The fourth class of the NOV-Purdue Sales Management Program will begin in January 2011. The nine-month program is designed to transform NOV employees by sharpening their sales management and leadership skills and capabilities. Instructors help participants prepare for the future by challenging and motivating them to reach sales goals that stretch their current level of performance. Core faculty leading the program include Scott Downey, assistant professor of agricultural economics; Sugato Chakravarty, head of the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing; Paul Wang of Northwestern University; and Stacey Schetzsle from Ball State.
NOV is a worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and sale of comprehensive systems, components, and services to the upstream oil and gas industry. The center collaborates with the Department of Consumer Sciences and Retailing to develop and deliver the program.
Center Hosts Brazilian Producers for Syngenta Program
Syngenta Brazil is bringing seven groups of forty producers to the United States for a weeklong overview of the U.S. agricultural industry focusing on the production of corn and soybeans. Participants will learn about the U.S. economy, farm policy, and the biofuels industry, then tour Purdue’s agronomy farm, where Ellsworth Christmas, retired professor of agronomy, will discuss the cost of production in the Midwest and the fertility of Midwest soil. Participating faculty include Corinne Alexander, Bruce Erickson, Joan Fulton, Brent Gloy, Allan Gray, and Nicole Olynk.
Don Mario Seeds Brings Key Distributors to Purdue
On August 11, the center hosted a group of Don Mario Seeds’ key distributors from Argentina and Brazil. Center Director Allan Gray gave an overview of the U.S. seed industry and spoke about globalization. Guest speaker Barb McMullan, vice president of products at Illinois Foundation Seeds, spoke about the changing seed industry, addressing changes in seed production, research, and business consolidation.
News from Indiana Council for Economic Education (ICEE):
Annual Awards for Excellence Program: On Friday, September 24, the ICEE will host its annual Awards for Excellence program. The event will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the State Capitol in downtown Indianapolis and will honor teachers and community leaders who have excelled in promoting economic education in Indiana. This year’s state teacher winner is Sally Ball, who teaches at Nora Elementary in Indianapolis. The Paul Samuelson Award for Community leaders will be given to Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita, for his long time support of ICEE’s investor education and financial literacy programs, especially the popular Stock Market Game.TM The public is invited. Link to the program invitation: www.econed-in.org/pdf/invite.pdf.
Travel, Speeches, Presented Papers:
In August, Otto Doering served as NSF evaluator for the e-Design program at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Raymond Florax, University of Lodz, Poland, Keynote speech "Spatial Heterogeneity or Dependence: That's the Question", June 22, 2010
Julia Beckhusen, Raymond Florax, Thomas de Graaff and Brigitte Waldorf, "Living and Working in Ethnic Enclaves: Language Proficiency of Immigrants in U.S. Metropolitan Areas", Paper presented at the 50th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International, Jönköping, Sweden, August 19-23, 2010
Henri de Groot and Raymond Florax, "Sectoral Decomposition of Aggregate Convergence across European Regions", Ferdinand Paraguas, Paper presented at the 50th European Congress of the Regional Science Association International, Jönköping, Sweden, August 19-23, 2010
Hertel, T., W. and S. Rosch (2010) “Climate Change, Agriculture and Poverty”, presented on the theme day of the International Agricultural Research Consortium meetings, June 27, University of Hohenheim, Germany.
Hertel, T., W. (2011) “The Global Supply and Demand for Land in 2050: A Perfect Storm?”, Presidential Address presented at the 100th annual meetings of the AAEA, July 26, Denver.
Juan Sesmero, “Allocation of Allowances in Cap and Trade Systems and Pareto Efficiency”, 2010, with Karina Schoengold. Selected poster at the 2010 Heartland Environmental and Resource Economics Workshop, October 2010.
“Environmental Efficiency Among Corn Ethanol Plants”, 2010, with Richard Perrin and Lilyan Fulginiti. Selected presentation at the 2010 AAEA & ACCI Meetings in Denver, CO.
“Economic and Marketing Efficiency Among Corn Ethanol Plants”, 2010, with Richard Perrin and Lilyan Fulginiti. Selected presentation at the 2010 AAEA & ACCI Meetings in Denver, CO.
“Optimal Harvest of Corn Stover and Its Environmental Implications”, 2010, with Adam Liska. Selected presentation at the 2010 AAEA & ACCI Meetings in Denver, CO.
“An Implementable Index of Sustainability”, 2010, with Lilyan Fulginiti. Selected paper at the 4th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Université du Québec à Montréal, June 28-July 2, 2010.
Connor, John, Global Price-Fixing Cartels, in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization: 5 Volumes, George Ritzer (editor). New York: Wiley (in press, forthcoming 2012).
Publications:
Gramig, B.M., C.A. Wolf, and F. Lupi. " Understanding Adoption of Livestock Health Management Practices: The Case of Bovine Leukosis Virus". Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 58(3): 343-360, 2010
Hertel, T., W., M. B. Burke and D. B. Lobell (2010) “The Poverty Implications of Climate-Induced Crop Yield Changes by 2030”, Global Environmental Change (forthcoming) doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2010.07.001.
Hertel, T., W. Martin and A. Leister (2010) “Potential Implications of the Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM): The Case of Wheat”, World Bank Economic Review doi: 10.1093/wber/lhq010.
A Two-Step Estimator for a Spatial Lag Model of Counts: Theory, Small Sample Performance and an Application, D.M. Lambert, J.P. Brown and R.J.G.M. Florax, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 40 (2010) 241–252
Tyner, Wallace E., Farzad Taheripour, and David Perkis. “Comparison of Fixed versus Variable Biofuels Incentives.” Energy Policy 38 (2010) 5530-5540.
Beckman, Jayson; Roman Keeney; and Wallace E. Tyner. “Feed Demands and Co-product Substitution in the Biofuels Era.” Agribusiness 26 (2010) pp. 1-21.
Zoning for Health: The Obesity Epidemic and Opportunities for Local Policy Intervention, Susan E. Chen and Raymond J.G.M. Florax, Journal of Nutrition, 140(6) (June 2010) 1181S-1184S, June 2010
John M. Connor, "Has the European Commission Become More Severe in Punishing Cartels? Effects of the 2006 Guidelines." European Competition Law Review, Amanda Strange editor (submitted July 9, 2010; accepted August 11, 2010)
Connor, John M., Albert A. Foer, and Micha Udwin. Criminalizing Cartels: An American Perspective. New Journal of European Criminal Law V. 1, No. 2 (2010): 199-217.
Article title: INCREASING INCOMES OF MALIAN COTTON FARMERS: IS ELIMINATION OF U.S. SUBSIDIES THE ONLY SOLUTION? Reference: AGSY1515
Journal title: Agricultural Systems
Corresponding author: Dr. Felix G. Baquedano First author: Dr. Felix G. Baquedano PDF offprint dispatch: 21-7-2010
Internship Opportunities:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/careers/intern_research.htm
http://www.fsdinternational.org/intlopps/programs/internships1
http://www.fcnl.org/young/intern.htm
http://www.uschamber.com/careers/internships/default
http://www.unausa.org/site/pp.asp?c=fvKRI8MPJpF&b=317257
Job Announcements:
University of Connecticut: IO Econometrics
University of Wisconsin-Madison: Associate or Adv Assist Prof – Natural Resources
Kansas State University: Assistant Professor – Agribusiness
Cornell University: Assist/Assoc Professor, Agricultural Business and Finance
University of Nebraska: Entrepreneurship Business Econ Dev position
University of Vermont: Extension Assist Prof – Ag Financial Management Specialist
University of Florida: Assist Professor – Housing and Community Development Specialist
ERS: http://www.ers.usda.gov/AboutERS/Employment/OpportunitiesPage.htm
Career and Job Sites on the Internet:
| Purdue | http://www.purdue.edu/jobs |
| AAEA Job Posting | http://www.aaea.org/classifieds/ |
| Academic Employment Network | http://www.academploy.com/ |
| Academic Position Network | http://www.apnjobs.com/ |
| Agriculture Career Connection | http://www.ag-biz.com/ |
| Community Colleges, misc | http//www.aacc.nche.edu/ |
| Chronicle of Higher Education | http://chronicle.com/jobs/ |
| Congressional Budget Office | http://www.cbo.gov |
| Education Jobs Page | http://www.nationjob.com/education |
| Employment/Resume Posting | http://galaxy.einet.net/GJ/employment.html |
| EPA | http://jobs.quickhire.com/scripts/epa.exe |
| Foreign Ag Service | http://www.fao.org/VA/vac_en.htm |
| Government Career | http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/ |
| National Job Bank | http://www.jobs.joe.org |
| USDA, Ag Research Service | http://www.ars.usda.gov/careers/docs.htm?docid=11797 |
For further information, see the Job Posting File in Room 651
Contact Lou Ann Baugh concerning information to be included in future issues of KT
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