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Faculty Honors

and Awards

Honors and awards won by JMU economics faculty

Economics faculty members at James Madison University have won awards and honors that reflect their commitment to excellence and their wide-ranging interests. Some of the awards and honors won in recent years include:

The faculty as a whole:  Top 20 ranking in economic education research productivity.  Check the story here.

Ehsan Ahmed, Department Head:  Recipient of the 2010-11 Business Community Service Award in JMU's College of Business; recipient of the 2002 Madison Scholar for research achievement in JMU's College of Business; recipient of the Business Community Service Award in JMU's College of Business 1995-96.

T. Windsor Fields, Professor of Economics:  Recipient of the 2003-04 Distinguished Teacher Award in JMU's College of Business.

Scott Milliman, Associate Professor of Economics:  Recipient of the 2006-07 Distinguished Teacher Award in JMU's College of Business.

J. Barkley Rosser, , Jr., Professor of Economics and holder of the Kirby L. Kramer, Jr. Chair of Business Administration:  Selected as one of the State Council for Higher Education in Virginia (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty members for 2011; recipient of the 2006 Outstanding Professional Service Award in JMU's College of Business; recipient of the 2004 Best Pedagogical Paper in JMU's College of Business; appointed Editor of the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization in 2002.

William C. Wood, Professor of Economics and Director of the Center for Economic Education:  Recipient of the 2010-11 Distinguished Service Award in JMU's College of Business; recipient of the 2009 Community Service Award in JMUn's College of Business; recipient of the 2003-04 Business Community Service Award in JMU's College of Business; recipient of the 2002 Southern Economic Association's Distinguished Teaching Award.