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Welcome to our new visiting assistant professors for Fall 2013

By Nicole Simpson on April 20, 2013

The Economics has hired three new Visiting Assistant Professors of Economics beginning Fall 2013:

  • Ayse Sapci from Vanderbilt University
  • Mercy Palamuleni from Kansas State
  • Georgiou Georgios from Lawrence University and University of California at Santa Cruz

Welcome to all of our new professors!

 


Professor Jeff Baldani resumes as department chair

By Nicole Simpson on April 15, 2013

Professor Jeff Baldani will be returning to his position of Department Chair, effective July 2013.  Jeff has just completed a two-year term as Associate Dean of Faculty.  Professor Jyoti Khanna has been filling in as Department Chair for the last two years. Professor Baldani was also recently recognized as the AAUP Professor of the Year Award. Thanks to Jyoti for her two years of department leadership.

Professor Bob Turner has also completed a four-year term as the Director for the Division of Social Sciences this summer.


Professor Felicia Ionescu heads to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

By Nicole Simpson on April 15, 2013

Professor Felicia Ionescu has accepted a position as a Research Economist with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC, effective this summer. She will be in the Household and Real Estate Finance section in the Research and Statistics division.  Congratulations and best of luck to Felicia and her family!