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We are excited to share that a recent ECO graduate is headed to The London School of Economics (LSE) for a master’s program. Victoria Romanczyk graduated in May 2024 with B.S. degrees in Economics and Statistical Science and a B.A. in International Studies.  She shared more about the program with us:

“I was recently accepted to my dream master’s program at the London School of Economics and Political Science – MSc International Health Policy (Health Economics). I studied abroad at LSE the summer before my final year at SMU. It was incredibly challenging, and I just knew that this was the environment I wanted to be a part of in the future. Studying economics at SMU prepared me incredibly well to undertake this challenge and I am so grateful for all the professors who helped me get to this point. When I changed majors to study economics, decided I wanted to pursue a Fulbright, and eventually started applying for graduate school, they supported me every step of the way. Since graduating SMU just one year ago, I have already achieved two of my goals: completing a Fulbright and getting into LSE. So, to all who are reading this, there is no limit to what you can do at SMU and beyond!”

Congratulations Victoria!  We can’t wait to see what you accomplish next!

Parker Fleming, our SMU PhD Economics alum is truly exceling. He is now the new Head of Analytics at Blueprint Sports. We are extremely proud of him. Please read more about his amazing accomplishment below.

Congratulations Parker!

https://www.blueprintsports.com/blueprint-sports-names-economist-sports-data-analyst-parker-fleming-as-new-head-of-analytics

 

Congratulations Fangzhou Sha for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Instruction Award!

“Congratulations on this wonderful accomplishment.  The committee was impressed by your strong performance as lead instructor of a class, your organization and thoughtfulness in planning lessons, and your dedication to your students both in and outside of the classroom.” -Moody School and the Office of Student Academic Engagement and Success

Your Economics’ family is extremely proud of you. Continue the amazing work! 🙂

Congratulations to Fangzhou, Euclides, and Javier for receiving their Economics PhD Candidacy.

We are extremely proud of you all!!

Two SMU Economics alumni have received prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship awards for the 2024-2025 academic year. The two Economics winners are Colton Fontenot, who will travel to the Slovak Republic and Victoria Romanczyk, who will go to Poland.

Colton (Cole) Fontenot graduated in May 2022 with a B.A. in economics, history, philosophy, and public policy and achieved the rare feat of completing three distinction theses during his senior year. Eager to learn more about educational systems in other countries, the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in the Slovak Republic will support Cole’s long-term goal of crafting more equitable education policy in the United States.

Victoria Romanczyk graduated in May with a B.S. in economics and statistical science and a B.A. in international studies.  She will teach not just Polish students, but students from all over the EU.  Victoria said that “this is a dream come true and for any upcoming seniors who are thinking about taking on a gap year or who are interested in seeing what it is like to live, work, or do research abroad I would definitely recommend looking into Fulbright programs.”

Congratulations Cole and Victoria!  We wish you the best of luck!

On April 23rd, the Department hosted the spring awards luncheon.  Omicron Delta Epsilon (ODE) inductees as well as departmental award winners were recognized for their accomplishments.

Enrique Martínez García, an economic policy advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, provided a talk on “Where Do Post-COVID Housing Markets Stand? A Shifting Outlook for Global Real Estate”.

Congratulations to all of our inductees and award winners!  Keep up the good work!

Dr. Ahlberg has been chosen to receive the Barbara and James Mangum Teaching Award in recognition of her extraordinary student engagement. Her dedication to teaching, including her work in redesigning principles courses and creating new undergraduate electives, is appreciated by the department and cherished by students.

Distinguished alum and private investor Charles Mangum gave a million dollar gift to SMU for two teaching awards – one in Economics and the other in Accounting, the two disciplines that (according to him) offered the most challenging courses in his undergraduate curriculum at SMU. The award is intended to “promote and reward the art of teaching”. The criteria for the award is that the recipient be non-tenured and extraordinary at student involvement. The award itself is named after his parents Barbara and James Mangum who live in New Orleans.

Charles Mangum graduated from SMU 1986 with a BA in Economics and a BBA in Finance. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1990 and has had a highly successful career in investment and portfolio management.

We are excited to announce that Dylan Zlatinski is the recipient of the Economics Department’s Fall 2023 Lovejoy Award.  Congratulations Dylan!  Best of luck in your future endeavors!

Dr. Sposi has been chosen to receive the Barbara and James Mangum Teaching Award in recognition of his extraordinary student engagement.

Distinguished alum and private investor Charles Mangum gave a million dollar gift to SMU for two teaching awards – one in Economics and the other in Accounting, the two disciplines that (according to him) offered the most challenging courses in his undergraduate curriculum at SMU. The award is intended to “promote and reward the art of teaching”. The criteria for the award is that the recipient be non-tenured and extraordinary at student involvement. The award itself is named after his parents Barbara and James Magnum who live in New Orleans.

Charles Mangum graduated from SMU 1986 with a BA in Economics and a BBA in Finance. He earned an MBA from the University of Chicago in 1990 and has had a highly successful career in investment and portfolio management.