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Wallace F. Lovejoy Award

The Wallace F. Lovejoy Memorial Award is given twice a year to a senior Economics major on the basis of academic excellence, creativity, motivation, responsibility, and attitude of helpfulness toward other students.

Nominations are made by the faculty. Final selection among the top nominees ismade by vote of the Economics majors. The award comes with a monetary prize and a plaque.

Josef Hadar Award

The Josef Hadar Award is given annually to a senior Economics major on the basis of academic excellence and creativity especially as it relates to mathematics and research oriented courses in Economics.

Selection is based on excellence in academic achievement in Economics and in the University. The award comes with a monetary prize.

Award for Excellence

The Award for Excellence in Economics is given to a senior Economics major who has excelled in overall academic achievement, and at the same time, completed a broad set of the Department's most rigorous courses.

Selection is based on excellence in academic achievement in Economics and in the University. The award comes with a monetary prize.

Thomas B. Fomby Graduate Award of Excellence

This Scholarship is awarded each academic year to one master’s student pursuing a Master's degree in Economics at º£½ÇÖ±²¥. Scholarship is
awarded on an annual basis and cannot be renewed (so that each master’s student can only win this award at most once). The scholarship provides funding towards º£½ÇÖ±²¥ tuition fees. 

For more information, please visit
/dedman/academics/departments/economics/graduate/fomby-award

Murphy Fellowship Award

Made possible by J. Carter Murphy Endowment Fund, this fellowship is designed to attract outstanding applicants during the admissions process, including both º£½ÇÖ±²¥ (4+1) students and external candidates pursuing a Master's degree in Economics. The fellow provides funding towards º£½ÇÖ±²¥ tuition fees. 

Melody Rice Award

The Melody Rice Memorial Award is given annually to an Economics PhD student on the basis of academic excellence and service to fellow students. The Melody Rice Fund honors the memory of Melody Rice, a longtime member of the Economics Department staff and Administrative Secretary for the Graduate Program in Economics. She passed away unexpectedly because of cancer on October 20, 2002. Melody had a special personality—warm, friendly and upbeat, that was infectious and touched those who met her. To graduate students in the department she was especially close, providing encouragement and comfort to students over the course of their study. In memory of the outstanding service that Melody gave to the Economics Department and to the wider community, the Department has established this fund so that financial gifts in her name can continue to touch the lives of graduate students in Economics. The award comes with a monetary prize.

Mangum Award

The Barbara and James Mangum Teaching Award is endowed by a million dollar donation from distinguished alum and private investor Charles Mangum. The endowment funds 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 º£½ÇÖ±²¥. The award is intended to “promote and reward the art of teaching.” The award criteria is that the recipient be non-tenured and extraordinary at student involvement. The award itself is named after Charles’ parents Barbara and James Magnum, who live in New Orleans.

Charles Mangum graduated from º£½ÇÖ±²¥ in 1986 with a B.A. in Economics and a B.B.A. in Finance. He earned an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago in 1990 and enjoyed a highly successful career in investment and portfolio management. Currently, he is a private investor and Chief Investment Officer for Baylon Capital Management (a private investment partnership based in Boston). He serves on the executive board of the Cox School of Business at º£½ÇÖ±²¥.

Past Recipients: 

2025: Dong Hao

2024: Mea Ahlberg

2023: Mike Sposi

2022: Rocio Madera

2021: Nate Pattison

2020: Beth Wheaton

2019: Marcela Giraldo

2018: Helen Reynolds

2017: James Lake

2016: Danila Serra

Gretchen C. Voight New Employee Excellence Award

This prestigious honor, presented annually by the Staff Association, recognizes just one outstanding employee each year who exemplifies excellence, dedication, and impact in their role.

This Presidential Recognition Award highlights a new star performer who has been with º£½ÇÖ±²¥ from one to three consecutive years and who has shown a:

• significant impact on the University through their demonstration of competence, dedication, outstanding performance, problem solving, customer service and ingenuity

• contribution and demonstrated commitment to the University’s core purpose and values exceptional ability to foster collaboration, communication, and cooperation among colleagues and University constituents

• performance at a level above and beyond normal job requirements

Past Recipients:

2025: Mykia Govia

2023: Alyssa Wong