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KU Department of Economics presents awards and scholarships
LAWRENCE — The University of Kansas Department of Economics honored 26 outstanding students at its annual awards banquet May 6 in the Adams Alumni Center. Neal Becker, assistant professor of economics, presided.
Faculty members from the department selected students for the awards and scholarships based on academic achievement. KU Endowment manages the funds for the awards and scholarships. KU Endowment is the independent, nonprofit organization serving as the official fundraising and fund-management organization for KU. Founded in 1891, KU Endowment is the first foundation of its kind at a U.S. public university.
Awards and scholarships were:
The Arthur J. Boynton, Domenico Gagliardo, R.S. Howey and John Ise awards are given annually to graduating seniors with exceptional academic records. The John Ise Award recognizes the most outstanding academic achievement. Undergraduate scholarships include Arthur J. Boynton, Charles W. Oswald and Leland J. Pritchard scholarships.
— The Arthur J. Boynton Memorial Awards and Scholarships were established by friends, former students and associates after Boynton’s death in 1928. A longtime member of the economics department, he came to KU in 1903 and served as head of the department from 1915 to 1924. When his wife, Flora Boynton, died in 1978, most of her estate was added to the fund.
— The Domenico Gagliardo Award was established after Gagliardo’s death in October 1955 to honor his teaching, scholarship and accomplishments. He joined the economics department in 1923 and became a professor in 1936. Gagliardo, who began working in coal mines in Crawford County as a seventh-grader and started high school at age 20, specialized in labor economics.
— The R.S. Howey Award, established upon the retirement of the late Richard S. Howey, professor emeritus, recognizes outstanding students majoring in economics. He joined the faculty in 1929, taught for 44 years and subsequently continued to help establish the notable Howey Collection of books in economics and economics history at Spencer Research Library.
— The John Ise Award is 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. Ise, a native of Downs and the author of “Sod and Stubble,” was a professor of economics at KU from 1916 to 1955.
— Leland J. Pritchard Scholarships honor a prolific writer on political economy and former professor of finance and economic statistics. He is the author of “Money and Banking,” a definitive and widely used economics text originally published in 1958. A former dean of the School of Business, he also was chair of the economics department from 1955 to 1962.
— Charles W. Oswald Scholarships were established by Oswald, a Hutchinson native who received a bachelor’s degree in economics from KU in 1951. He was chairman and CEO of National Computer Systems, now NCS Pearson, from 1970 to 1994. Oswald has donated about $21 million to KU, including more than $16 million for distinguished professorships and undergraduate scholarships. In recognition of those gifts, the undergraduate economics department has been renamed the Charles W. Oswald Program in Economics. He is a trustee emeritus of KU Endowment.
Students recognized are listed below by hometown, major, parents’ names, high school (when available) and award received.
DOUGLAS COUNTY
From Lawrence 66044
Marie C. Hull, senior in economics, mathematics and Spanish, daughter of Robert and Marilyn Hull; Lawrence Free State High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
Rachel A. Koch, senior in economics, daughter of Paul and Candace Koch; Lawrence Free State High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Lawrence 66049
Carol Liang, junior in economics and English, daughter of Jenn-Tai and Hwa Chi Liang; Lawrence Free State High School; Charles W. Oswald Scholarship.
Leah Sue Mero, senior in economics; home schooled; A.J. Boynton Award.
Brandon Trevor Minster, senior in economics; Adolfo Camarillo High School, Camarillo, Calif.; Leland J. Pritchard Scholarship.
From Lecompton 66050
Anthony Martin Falcon, senior in economics; Black River Falls High School, Black River Falls, Wis.; Charles W. Oswald Scholarship.
JOHNSON COUNTY
From Leawood 66206
Michael Gregory Alley, senior in economics and finance, son of David and Patty Alley; Shawnee Mission East High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Leawood 66209
Lindsay Nicole Maye, senior in economics, daughter of Robert and Yvonne Mayer; Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Lenexa 66215
Patrick J. Ford, senior in economics, son of Fred and Catherine Ford; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Lenexa 66216
Kelli Ann Bird, senior in economics, daughter of Troy and Terri Bird; Shawnee Mission Northwest High School; John Ise Award.
From Olathe 66061
Vincent James Myers, senior in economics and mathematics, son of Jacqueline Pattison; Shawnee Mission North High School; Domenico Gagliardo Award.
From Olathe 66062
Mark N. Skoglund, senior in economics, philosophy and political science, son of Rodney and Kathleen Skoglund; Olathe South High School; A.J. Boynton Award.
Michael Sebastian Trabon, senior in economics, son of Tim and Patti Trabon; Rockhurst High School, Kansas City, Mo.; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Overland Park 66209
Emily Elizabeth Geier, senior in economics and political science, daughter of Larry and Kim Geier; Blue Valley North High School; John Ise Award.
From Overland Park 66223
Takayuki Arai, senior in economics and finance, son of Tatsuya and Linh Arai; Certificate of General Educational Development; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Shawnee 66226
Daniel Allen Hamm, senior in economics, son of William and Lori Hamm; Mill Valley High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
From Westwood 66205
John David Larson, senior in economics preparing to study medicine, son of Thomas and Jane Larson; The Pembroke Hill School, Kansas City, Mo.; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
SEDGWICK COUNTY
From Wichita 67206
Andrew M. Conner, senior in economics, son of Steven and Laurie Conner; Wichita High School Southeast; A.J. Boynton Award.
SHAWNEE COUNTY
From Topeka 66604
Cooper Thomas Allton, junior in economics, son of Brenda Allton; Topeka High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
Lucas C. Lux, junior in economics and Germanic languages and literatures preparing to study law; Topeka High School; Charles W. Oswald Scholarship.
From Topeka 66614
Cori Elizabeth Ast, senior in economics and journalism and mass communications (strategic communications emphasis) preparing to study law; daughter of David and Deborah Ast; Washburn Rural High School; A.J. Boynton Scholarship.
SUMNER COUNTY
From Wellington 67152
Ariel Samira Tazkargy, freshman in economics and English preparing to study business, daughter of Lisa Dridi; Wellington Senior High School; Leland J. Pritchard Scholarship.
CALIFORNIA
From Bakersfield 93304
Ryan C. Wing, junior in economics and geography, son of Stephen Wing; Norris High School, Firth, Neb.; Leland J. Pritchard Scholarship.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
From Washington 20015
Cristina Avelina Fernandez, senior in economics and political science, daughter of Maria Fernandez; R.S. Howey Award.
INDIA
From New Delhi
Ishaan Saxena, senior in economics; A.J. Boynton Award.
PHILIPPINES
From Manila
Alison Rose Spencer Zeigler, junior in economics preparing to study law, daughter of Robert and Crissan Zeigler; Brent International School, Manila; Charles W. Oswald Scholarship.
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