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Inside this Issue Upcoming Events
Volume 55, Number 10 Department of Agricultural Economics Texas A&M University April 17, 2020
Words from Waller
Words from Waller
Upcoming Birthdays
Just for Laughs
Position Postings
Due to COVID-19 coronavirus and the shelter in place order,
there are no events planned
at this time.
Stay safe and well!
Dr. Ron Lacewell Retirement
Dr. Ron Lacewell r etired on Wednesday, April 15. The Vice Chancellor and Dean ’s office sent out an announcement stating that while we cannot get together at this time to celebrate his long career, everyone is encouraged to send congratulations and well wishes to him at [email protected]. As a faculty member in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Dr. Lacewell maintained a productive research and education program in resource
economics, and is widely recognized as a leader in national water research policy. He has authored hundreds of publications and supervised numerous Doctoral, Master’s and Undergraduate students. As head of federal relations, and later as assistant vice chancellor for federal relations for Texas A&M AgriLife, he built numerous lasting partnerships and developed multi-state agree-ments regarding policy, commodities and natural resources. Most recent among his many awards and honors are the 2019 Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Special Services and the Norman Borlaug Lifetime Achievement Award from the Plant Protection Association. Thank you Dr. Lacewell, for all that you have done for the Department and Texas A&M AgriLife.
Guest Speaker in Financial Planning
Dr. Nathan Harness and Mr. John Bohnsack held an online spr ing event for financial planning. They had over 100 participants in a Zoom session for the Personal Financial Management Program late Thursday afternoon featuring special guest speaker, Michael Kitces, Head of Planning Strategy at Buckingham Wealth Partners co-founder of the XY Planning Network, and publisher of Nerd’s Eye View. Mr. Kitces is a rising leader in the financial planning industry, and it was great to see our students have access to his wisdom and advice through the Personal Financial Management Program.
Faculty in the News
This week, Dr. Nathan Harness, the TD Ameritrade Director of Financial Planning in the Department was featured on our local TV station, KBTX, in the “First News at Four” segment, talking about managing personal finances and ways to address the financial hardship resulting from the economic slowdown tied to COVID19. Check out his interview at this link. https://www.kbtx.com/content/news/AM-financial-planning-expert-Find-a-side-hustle-avoid-personal-loans-569707531.html.
Agricultural Economics Faculty Running for AAEA Section Offices
The AAEA elections started this week and will end on May 15. We have several faculty running for section offices. Those that I am aware of are Yu (Yevette) Zhang, running for a position in the China section; Craig Carpenter running for a position in the Community and Regional Economics Network (CRENET) section, and Justin Benavidez running for a position in the Extension section. I hope faculty and students who are AAEA members and are/or will be members of these sections consider supporting our faculty.
I hope you all have a good weekend and stay safe.
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Faculty, staff, and graduate students are encouraged to submit articles and photos on current events
Deadline for all submissions is noon, Thursday.
Please send your information to [email protected]
Ximing Wu 4/26
Craig Carpenter 4/27
Loren Burns 5/2
Gary Williams 5/6
Donna Adcock 5/13
Donna Chester 5/20
David Anderson 5/23
Shahriar Kibriya 5/27
Position Announcements
Happy Birthday!!
Research Associate, College of Agr icultur e, Food, and Natural Resources, University of Missour i-Columbia. The Division of Applied Social Sciences seeks applications and nominations for a Research Associate. This is a non-tenure track, 9-month appointment with both applied research (60 percent) and extension (40 percent) responsibilities. The successful candidate will provide expertise to the Division’s Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) and Agricultural Business and Policy Extension programs around farm management, agricultural policy and value-added agriculture. Please visit http://hrs.missouri.edu/find-a-job/academic/ to submit an application. All appli-cations must include a letter of application, current resume/CV and contact information for three professional refer-ences. The finalist for the position will be required to provide official transcripts for graduate courses. Questions re-garding this position should be directed to: Joe Horner, Chair, Research Associate Search Committee, 223 Mumford Hall, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, Email: [email protected], Phone: 573-882-9339. Start date: September 1, 2020.
Assistant Professor, Regional Economics, The Department of Agr icultur al and Applied Economics in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Wyoming seeks applications for a 9-month tenure-track appointment, with a focus on community economic development. Ph.D. by time of hire in Agricultural Economics, Economics, or equivalent. Demonstrated coursework, experience or focus in regional economics or community economic development. For full consideration, complete applications must be received by April 3, 2020. Application Requirements: Complete the online application and upload: CV, Cover Letter, Job Market Paper, Four references names and contact information, • Statement of research, extension/outreach, and teaching interests. Complete the online application and upload: https://uwyo.taleo.net/careersection/00_ex/jobdetail.ftl?job=20000580&tz=GMT-07%3A00&tzname=America%2FDenver
Assistant/Associate Professor, Economics of Agr icultur al Financial Markets, University of Illinois at Urbana -Champaign, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics. The Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics is seeking to fill a tenure-track position in the area of agricultural financial markets, an essential component of modern commercial agriculture in Illinois and the nation. Ph.D in Agricultural Economics, Consumer Economics, Consumer Finance, Economics, Finance, or related fields. To ensure full consideration, apply by March 20, 2020. To apply, please create a candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a brief cover letter, a CV, a sample of written work, a research statement, a teaching statement, and three letters of reference. Applicants who are currently graduate students or post-doctoral fellows must also submit transcripts from graduate program(s). For general questions about the department see www.ace.illinois.edu or contact Melissa Warmbier at (217) 333-1810, [email protected].
A farmer was milking his cow.
He was just starting to get a good
rhythm going when a bug flew into
the barn and started circling his head.
Suddenly, the bug flew into the cow's ear.
The farmer didn't think much about it, until
the bug squirted out into his bucket. It went
in one ear and out the udder.