The Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award is given twice a year to a senior Economics major on the basis of academic excellence, creativity, motivation, responsibility, and an attitude of helpfulness toward other students. The Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award in Fall 2024 went to Jose Miguel Diaz-Ceballos!
The Economics Department’s 2025 Mangum Family Teaching Award goes to Dr. Hao Dong!
Dr. Dong is an econometrician researching the nonparametric and semiparametric methods. An accomplished econometrician, Dr. Dong has taught some of our most technically challenging courses offered by the department. His dedication to students is appreciated by the department and cherished by his students!
The Josef Hadar Award is given annually to a senior Economics major on the basis of academic excellence and creativity, especially as it relates to mathematics and research-oriented courses in Economics. Professor Emeritus Hadar was the Department’s Director of Graduate Studies for many years. He was well known for his mentoring of graduate students and directed many outstanding Ph.D. dissertations. Professor Hadar also was an eminent researcher in the field of Economics of Uncertainty and the Theory of Stochastic Dominance. This year’s Josef Hadar Award winner is Michael Khoury. Congratulations Michael!
The Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award is given annually to a senior Economics major of the basis of academic excellence, creativity, motivation, responsibility, and an attitude of helpfulness toward other students. This year’s Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award goes to Andrew Farhat. Congratulations Andrew!
The Award for Excellence is given to a senior in Economics who has excelled in overall academic achievement and, at the same time, completed a broad set of the department’s most rigorous courses. This year’s award winner is Nikolas Powers. Congratulations Nikolas!
On April 22, 2025, the Economics Department recognized our amazing undergraduate and graduate students for being in inducted in to the SMU Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE). Over twenty-four students were recognized for their outstanding achievements in Economics as well as excellence in overall scholastic attainment.
Additionally we acknowledged and awarded four amazing students for being the ultimate overachievers among their peers in the department. We are honored to have such amazing students willing to go over and beyond for others.
Javier Gonzalez Rodriguez received the Melody Rice Award by garnering the respect of his peers and by improving the quality of the PhD program along a number of dimensions. Firstly, as an active contributor to PhD student workshops, Javier elevates the intellectual rigor by disseminating findings from his own research, and through offering valuable feedback to his peers. Secondly, he has been instrumental in planning social events that engage both the PhD students and faculty, resulting in fruitful exchanges of ideas and collaboration.
Congratulations Javier, you deserve it! 🙂
Our graduate advisor, Mykia Govia, has been awarded the inaugural Moody School Administrative Partnership Award. The award recognizes Mykia’s outstanding support for the doctoral and master’s students in Economics. We are all fortunate to have her! Congratulations, Mykia!
