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2009 Economics Department Award Winners

Student Awards

The following awards were given to graduating seniors. They were each recognized at the department awards night and again during graduation at the senior honors convocation.

ELAINE GARTNER PILON AWARD -- Established by Elaine Gartner Pilon '45 in 1973 to recognize outstanding scholastic achievement by a senior majoring in economics. The award is given to the senior economics major with the highest overall and economics grade point averages. It consists of a cash prize plus a year's subscription to Fortune magazine; the student's name is also inscribed on a plaque in the department.

Sebastian Wellsjo


ROBERT L. BUNTING PRIZE IN ECONOMICS -- Established in 1984 with gifts from colleagues and friends of Robert L. Bunting, who taught in the Department of Economics and Business from 1969 through 1984. He held the F.R. Bigelow Professorship of Economics at Macalester. The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding graduating senior who likely will undertake graduate work in economics and/or business, has an abiding interest in political economy, and will pursue an academic career. The student's names are inscribed on a plaque.

Cael Warren


WALL STREET JOURNAL PRIZE -- A medal of merit and a year's subscription to the Wall Street Journal. Criteria of choice are contribution to the department, scholarly achievement, and interest in the field of economics.

Tara Hottman


RICHARD E. EICHHORN PRIZE -- Established in 1995 to honor Richard E. "Dick" Eichhorn '51, Macalester alumnus, former trustee, and generous contributor to College programs in entrepreneurship. The prize is to be awarded annually by Department of Economics faculty to a graduating senior who has demonstrated both outstanding overall scholarship and a particular commitment to and talent for entrepreneurship. This prize was established in part with contributions from previous winners of a department prize for entrepreneurship as well as gifts from department faculty, alumni, and friends of Dick Eichhorn.

Xiaobo Ke

Hiroyuki Miyake


DAVID MEISELMAN PRIZE -- Established by an anonymous donor to honor David Meiselman, who taught in the Department of Economics from 1966 through 1971. The prize is awarded annually to a graduating senior for outstanding accomplishment in macroeconomic theory or policy.

Benjamin Galick

Colin Hottman

3M SCHOLAR AWARDS -- Established by the department with a grant from the 3M Company in 1982. A cash prize awarded to those seniors who have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement in their economics courses at Macalester College. The students' names are inscribed on a plaque in the department.

Todd Copenhaver

Xi Lou

Lilla Nemeth

Meng Wang

JOHN M. DOZIER PRIZES IN ECONOMICS -- Established in 1974 with personal gifts from members of the Board of Trustees of Macalester College in honor of John M. Dozier, Macalester Vice President for Financial Affairs from 1966 to 1974. Cash stipends are awarded annually by the faculty of the Economics Department from endowment earnings. Awards are made to students majoring in Economics to recognize demonstrated academic competence and an interest in a career in financial administration.

Seniors:

Cyrus Butler

Isra Salim

Kabir Sethi

Madhav Verna

Juniors:

Martin Stenman Andersson

Erica Graboyes

Manoj Vermula

Hao Zou