KU News Release

May 25, 2007
Contact: Neal Becker, Department of Economics, (785) 864-2864.

KU economics department announces 2007 award winners

LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Economics honored 25 students with awards and scholarships totaling more than $30,000 at its annual awards banquet this spring.

Faculty members from the economics department presented the awards at a May 1 banquet in the Adams Alumni Center.

Award winners are announced in the spring. Scholarship recipients’ names will be announced in the fall 2007 semester. Funds for the awards and scholarships are administered through KU Endowment.

The John Ise, Domenico Gagliardo, R.S. Howey and Arthur J. Boynton memorial awards are given annually to students for outstanding work in economics.

The John Ise Awards are funded from sales of Ise’s book, “The American Way,” a collection of his speeches. A committee from the economics department and the KU School of Business published and distributed the book.

The Domenico Gagliardo Award was established after the death of Gagliardo, a longtime department member.

The R.S. Howey Award, established upon the retirement of Howey, professor emeritus, recognizes outstanding students majoring in economics.

Friends, former students and associates established the Arthur J. Boynton Memorial Award after the death of Boynton, a longtime member of the economics department. When his wife, Flora Boynton, died in 1978, most of her estate was added to the fund. The Boynton award endowment gives awards to outstanding seniors and scholarships to sophomores and juniors.

Students who won awards are listed below by hometown, major, parents’ names, high school and award received.

ALLEN COUNTY
From Iola 66749
Kristen Regehr, senior in economics, planning to pursue graduate studies in economics at KU, daughter of David and Deborah Regehr; Iola Senior High School; Domenico Gagliardo Award.

ATCHISON COUNTY
From Atchison 66002
Jesse Haug, senior in economics, French and mathematics, planning to pursue graduate studies in mathematical economics at the Sorbonne in France, son of Jim and Aleda Haug; Maur Hill-Mount Academy; John Ise Award.

FINNEY COUNTY
From Garden City 67846 and McKinney, Texas
Andrew Payne, senior in economics and international studies, son of Ann Payne of Garden City and Mac Payne of McKinney, Texas; Garden City Senior High School; Arthur J. Boynton Memorial Award.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
From Ottawa 66067
Paul Lantis, senior in economics, planning to attend law school, son of Cal and Carol Lantis; Ottawa High School; Arthur J. Boynton Memorial Award.

JOHNSON COUNTY
From Overland Park 66207
Justin Brown, senior in economics and philosophy, son of Joseph and Susan Brown; Shawnee Mission East High School; Arthur J. Boynton Memorial Award.

From Overland Park 66221 and Fremont, Neb.
Jeffrey Baumert. SEE NEBRASKA

WASHINGTON COUNTY
From Washington 66968
Laura Dague, senior in economics and mathematics, planning to pursue graduate studies in economics at the University of Wisconsin, daughter of Murray and Jennifer Dague; Washington High School; John Ise Award.

CONNECTICUT
From Redding 06896
Daniel Saunders, senior in economics, mathematics and Spanish, planning to pursue graduate studies in economics at the University of California-Santa Barbara, son of Carolyn Kaiser; Lawrence Free State High School; R.S. Howey Award.

NEBRASKA
From Fremont 68025 and Overland Park, Kan.
Jeffrey Baumert, senior in economics and Spanish, son of Cynthia and Jeff Sawyer of Fremont and Brian and Laura Baumert of Overland Park, Kan.; Fremont Senior High School; Arthur J. Boynton Award.

TEXAS
From McKinney 75071 and Garden City, Kan.
Andrew Payne. SEE FINNEY COUNTY

TURKEY
From Istanbul
Kerem Sengun, senior in economics, bachelor’s degree in business administration from KU in spring 2006, planning to pursue graduate studies at the New School in New York, son of Atila Sengun; Arthur J. Boynton Memorial Award.

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