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 B-W's Buckhorn Chair in Economics Speaker

Outspoken Banking Insider to Speak at B-W

Walker F. Todd, an outspoken banking insider who raised an early red flag about the oversight of dubious lending practices and the threat to U.S. taxpayers, will make an appearance at Baldwin-Wallace College on Wednesday, October 26 at 8 p.m. Todd's lecture, made possible by B-W's Buckhorn Chair in Economics, is titled "The U.S. Financial Crisis: Causes and Cures" and will take place in the Quarry Room, Strosacker Hall. His talk is free and open to the public.

For more information, contact Professor Dennis Miller.

 Faculty Spotlight

Professor Dennis Miller has been appointed to the endowed Buckhorn Chair in Economics formerly held by Professor Robert Ebert. During the past academic year he facilitated three gatherings:

A classroom visitation by former student and BWC graduate, Wilfried Nonguierma, who worked for the African Development Bank in Tunisia summer 2010 and recently received his M.A. degree in Development/Financial Economics at Brandeis University.

A community invited panel discussion on “Revolutionary Change in the Middle East and North Africa: Why, How and Where to Now?” with B-W Professors Gesink, Coble, and Krutky; instructor and visiting Fulbright Scholar, Hanan Mohamed; and former student Wilfried Nonguierma in February 22, 2011.

A community presentation by internationally renowned attorney, Thomas Lauria, who represented the Chrysler bondholders and whose presentation was, “Done Wrong: The U.S. Government’s Restructuring of GM and Chrysler and Its Undermining of the Rule of Law in America,” in April 19, 2011.

Professor Xudong Chen has a manuscript forthcoming in the Southwestern Journal of Economics entitled “Environmental Assistance, Club Membership and Transboundary Pollution” (with L. Noiset as coauthor).

Professor Lewis Sage served as a panel member on two student-organized symposia, "Is the Recession Over?" (11/3/10) and "The Future of Social Security" (3/23/11).

The Economics Department blog, thinking out loud … is live. It offers insights and new interpretations about challenges facing economics, the economy and the world around us. Read it at: http://www.bwecon.blogspot.com/

  

 

Student Spotlight

Ms. Melissa A. Grignon, a senior Mathematical Economics major, won the 2010-2011 Pavsek Award for Excellence in Economics with her paper titled “Geographic Distribution of Physicians and the Effects on Supply.”

Our Scholarship Winners:

  • The Petty Award is Alissa Smith, economics major and Junior.
  • The Gray Award is Margaret Haragan, economics major and Senior.
  • The Pett Award are Timothy Cole, economics major and Senior, and Julieanne Bryant, economics major and Senior.

Alpha-Beta of Ohio Chapter of Omicron Delta Epsilon, the International Honor Society for Economics, welcomed six new members during the induction ceremony in April 2011. Congrats to:

  • Michelle Maria Athanas
  • Julieanne Bryant
  • Erik Drost
  • Ricardo Leon
  • Alexander Trzeciak
  • Adam Zackery

They join the 2009 initiates Mark Groesch, Megan Jones, Katherine L. Korenz and Lauren Orrico -- all of whom graduated in May, 2011.

Pi Gamma Mu Honor Society, the International Honor Society in Social Sciences, welcomed six new members during the induction ceremony in April 2011. Congrats to:

  • Julieanne Bryant
  • James Capron
  • Margaret Haragan
  • Amy Herbst
  • Joshua Stobinski
  • Adam Zackery

 

News from Alums

We’d love to here from you! Please email Professor Strong at kstrong@bw.edu. Tell us your good news and we will pass it to the B-W community.