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Award Winning Faculty

Internationally Recognized Awards

  • Sun Yefang Economic Science Award
    Jing Cai 2017
     
  • Alexander von Humboldt Award
    Ramon Lopez 2001
     
  • John Bates Clark Medal
    Marc Nerlove 1969

Awards From the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association

  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Publication of Enduring Quality Award
    Marc Nerlove 2013
    Richard Just 1992, 1994, 1998, 2003, 2005; Honorable mention 2002
    Bob Chambers 1999
    Darrell Hueth 1994
    Erik Lichtenberg 2010
    Marc Nerlove 1979
     
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Quality of Research Discovery Award
    Richard Just 1978, 1990, 1997, 2008; Honorable mention 1981, 1984, 1991, 2002, 2012
    Bob Chambers 1985, 1990; Honorable mention 1997, 2001
    Marc Nerlove 1958, 1961 [before award name change]
     
  • Outstanding Journal Article in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics
    Richard Just 1982, 2017; Honorable mention 1994
    Marc Nerlove 1956
     
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Outstanding Publication on Risk Analysis Award
    Richard Just 2010
     
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Quality of Communication Award
    Richard Just 2007
    Ted McConnell, Honorable mention 2002
     
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program
    less than 10 years experience)

    Lori Lynch 2006
     
  • Agricultural & Applied Economics Association Distinguished Extension Program
    James Hanson 1994

Awards From the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

  • Best Paper in the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
    Joshua Linn 2014

Regional Association Awards

  • Western Economic Association International, Best Journal Article Award in Economic Inquiry
    Rob Williams 2011
     
  • Western Agricultural Economics Association Distinguished Scholar Award
    Richard Just 2010
     
  • Western Agricultural Economics Association Outstanding Published Research Award
    Richard Just 1984, 1997, 2003
     
  • Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association Distinguished Member Award
    Wes Musser 1995, 2007
    Lori Lynch 2004
     
  • Northeast Extension Directors’ Award of Excellence
    Lori Lynch Honorable Mention 2000

Fellows and Elected Members

  • Fellows of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association (AAEA)
    Nancy Bockstael 2000
    Erik Lichtenberg 2010
    Bob Chambers 1999
    Richard Just 1989
    Ted McConnell 2001
    Marc Nerlove 1993
     
  • Fellows of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE)
    Ted McConnell 2008
    Wally Oates 2005
    Maureen Cropper (Affiliate, UMCP Econ) 2005
    (2 of the first group of AERE fellows were from the University of Maryland)
     
  • Fellow of the Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
    Lori Lynch, 2012
    Wes Musser, 2012
     
  • Fellow of the American Statistical Association
    Marc Nerlove 1964
     
  • Fellow of the Econometric Society
    Marc Nerlove 1960
     
  • Fellow of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists
    Anna Alberini 2020
     
  • Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    Marc Nerlove 1971
     
  • Member, National Academy of Sciences
    Maureen Cropper (Affiliate, UMCP Econ) 2008
    Marc Nerlove 1979

Distinguished Speakers

  • Waugh Memorial Lecture (AAEA)
    Marc Nerlove 1991
    Nancy Bockstael 1996
     
  • Centennial Keynote Address (AAEA)
    Marc Nerlove 2010
     
  • Fellow’s Address (AAEA)
    Richard Just 2001

Fulbright Scholar Award

  • Ken Leonard, Ghana, 2019-2020
  • Lori Lynch, Colombia, 2017-2018
  • Erik Lichtenberg, Argentina, 1998

University of Maryland Awards

  • Dean Cairns Award, College of Agriculture and National Resources
    Lars Olson 2020
    Dale Johnson 2018
    James Hanson 2016
    Erik Lichtenberg 2014
    Marc Nerlove 2000 
    Bob Chambers 1999
    Richard Just 1998
     
  • Poffenberger Excellence in Teaching and Advising Award
    Kenneth Leonard 2021
     
  • Faculty Research Award, College of Agriculture and National Resources
    Richard Just 1989, 2012
     
  • Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year Award
    Anna Alberini 2022
     
  • Independent Scholarship, Research, and Creativity Award (ISRCA)
    Cory Smith 2023
     
  • Faculty-Student Research Award (FSRA)
    Cory Smith 2023-2024
     
  • Integrated Research and Extension Excellence Award, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Jorge Holzer 2018
    David Newburn 2017
    Lori Lynch 2010
     
  • Non-Tenure Track Faculty Excellence Award, College of Agriculture and Natural Resource
    Paul Goeringer 2015
     
  • On-Campus Junior Faculty Excellence Award, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
    Neslihan Uler 2022
    Lori Lynch 2003 
    Jing Cai  2019
     
  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Agriculture and National Resources Alumni Association
    Erik Lichtenberg 2000
    Ramon Lopez 2002
    Richard Just 1993
     
  • Excellence in Teaching Award, College of Agriculture and National Resources Alumni Association
    Bob Chambers 2010
    Richard Just 2009
     
  • Outstanding Extension Award, College of Agriculture and National Resources Alumni Association
    Lori Lynch 2004
    Wesley Musser 2002
     
  • National Capital Area Chapter of Sigma Delta Merit Award for Extension
    Lori Lynch 2006