AAEA Committees

AAEA Trust Committee

Make recommendations to the Executive Board regarding solicitation and use of Trust funds.

Committee Chair: Robert P. King
Committee Members: Dawn Thilmany McFadden (Board Liaison), Gail Cramer, Paul Barkley, Jean Kinsey, Steven Turner, and Eluned Jones

Awards Committee

Coordinate the selection of award winners according to the purpose of each award. Annually evaluate the AAEA awards program to be certain it is aligned with the current activities of AAEA members, recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession, and recognizes contributions that benefit the users of the information produced by the profession. Make recommendations to the Executive Board on changes to the awards given or instances where special recognition(s) is (are) appropriate.

Committee Chair: George W. Norton
Committee Members:  Jeff Dorfman and Jayson L. Lusk (Board Liaison)

Case Study Invited Paper Committee

Collect and organize the review of case studies to be formed into an Invited Paper session at the Annual Meeting.

Committee Chair: Peter Stenberg
Committee Members: Robert P. King (Board Liaison), Conrad P. Lyford, and Thomas L. Sporleder

Communications/Publications Committee

Foster and enhance communications on issues and ideas of importance to AAEA members and to the broader set of leaders interested in these issues and ideas. Monitor and evaluate the portfolio of AAEA publication vehicles. Evaluate the effectiveness of AAEA journals and other publications, including the website and use of e-mail communications in conveying information to members and the outside world. Evaluate new publication proposals and make recommendations to the Executive Board. Serve as the sounding board and first resource for crosscutting issues of policy, promotion, and processes for the Association’s publications, communications, and public relations vehicles. Prepare recommendations to the Executive Board.

Committee Chair: Henry Kinnucan
Committee Members: GianCarlo Moschini (Board Liaison), Trent Teegerstrom, Mary Dugan, Tim Park, Josh Duke, William Park, Ed Taylor, Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes, and William Masters

Early Career Development Committee

Committee Chair: Mariah Ehmke
Committee Members: Mary Bohman, Kathleen Liang, Kynda Curtis, Ben Gramig, and Elton Mykerezi

Economic Statistics and Information Resources Committee

Monitor the availability and use of publicly available statistics for economic research. Coordinate information and activities related to improving U.S. data systems. Work with other organizations as needed providing the profession’s perspective on data and information systems. Provide input on statistical use and access on behalf of the Association with the knowledge of the Executive Board. Regularly inform and educate AAEA members about data availability, uses, and needs.

Committee Chair: Ani L. Katchova
Committee Members: Keith Coble (Board Liaison), Troy Joshua, William Chambers, Jean-Paul Chavas, Dave Culver, Mary Dugan, Richard Farnsworth, Jerald Fletcher, Carrie Litkowski, Charles Towe, Munisamy Gopinath, Gerald Nelson, Roderick Rejesus, Tim Beatty, Michael Harris, Haluk Gedikoglu, and Lan Li

Employment Services Committee

Pro-actively provide guidance and leadership to the range of AAEA employment service offerings and increase the use of services. Responsible for planning, implementing, and supporting, as well as evaluating, programs that make AAEA’s employment service the first choice of employers seeking employees with applied economics skills. AAEA employment services should provide assistance at the Bachelors, Masters, PhD, and post-graduate level.

Committee Chair: Mary E. Bohman
Committee Members: Scott Swinton (Board Liaison), Patrick Ward, Octavio Ramirez, and Rachael Goodhue

Fellows Selection Committee

Identify individuals worthy of designation as Fellow of the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association. The committee shall accept nominations as well as identify other members of the Association worthy of consideration. The committee should consider the diversity that exists within the profession—areas of interest, scope of work, constituencies, and audiences as well as contributions to the profession and the Association—in the pool of candidates they select to forward to the Executive Board.

Committee Chair: Barry Goodwin
Committee Members: Robert P. King (Board Liaison), Jean-Paul Chavas, GianCarlo Moschini, Rulon Pope, Bruce Beattie, Jeff LaFrance, Jeff Perloff, Michael Boehlje, Kathleen Segerson, Bruce Weber, Spiro Stefanou, Julian Alston, Robert Innes, John Antle, and Matt Holt

Finance Committee

Evaluate the immediate and long-term financial position of the Association. Provide continuous oversight of the organization’s finances throughout the year. Present a financial report to the Executive Board and Association membership annually.

Committee Chair: GianCarlo Moschini
Committee Members: Julie Caswell (Board Liaison), Shermain Hardesty, and Keith Coble

Galbraith Forum and Award Committee

To plan and help carry out the Galbraith Event each year, subject to Executive Board approval and within the budget limits set by the AAEA.

Committee Chair: Jean-Paul Chavas
Committee Members: Rich Sexton (Board Liaison), Robert P. King, James Galbraith, Robert Young, II, Philip Pardey, Marca Weinberg, David Just, Michele Marra, Laurian Unnevehr, and Thomas Wahl

Membership Committee

Assess the composition of, trends in, and factors affecting AAEA membership, and devise policies and procedures for promoting membership in the AAEA.

Committee Chair: Frances Homans
Committee Members: Scott Swinton (Board Liaison), Jennifer Ifft, James Sterns, Rodney Jones, Deacue Fields, William Meyers, Michael Adjemian, Brent Ross, Helen Jensen, and Joseph Cooper

Nominating Committee

Annually present to the President and to the Executive Director, the names of two nominees for each elected office to be filled including the President-Elect and each Director position of the Executive Board. The nominating committee should keep in mind the need for geographical, functional, and organizational representation on the Executive Board, and the essential qualities and characteristics of effective Board members.

Committee Chair: Robert P. King
Committee Members: Josh Detre, David Ortega, Ronald Rainey, Tom Marsh, Greg Perry, Mark Rosegrant, David Abler, Nick  Paulson, Mary Ahearn, and Giovanni Anania

Outreach Committee

Implement a broad outreach program to disseminate professionally competent analysis and information to those outside the profession, and promote the exchange of information among professionals that will enhance member outreach. Committee will act as the Advisory Board for Choices and Policy Issues.

Committee Chair: Trent Teegerstrom
Committee Members: Dawn Thilmany McFadden (Board Liaison), Lori Lynch (Board Liaison), Damona Doye, Christopher Hurt, James Novak, Sally Thompson, Tamara Wagester, Patrick Westhoff, Irene Xiarchos, Rodney Jones, Larry Lev, Stephan Goetz, Jason Henderson, Hayley Chouinard, and Tatiana Borisova

Selected Presentations Committee

To administer the peer review process for selected papers and posters, determining which accepted presentations will be presented as papers and which will be presented as posters. Through the chair, the committee will be responsible for making policy recommendations to the Executive Board regarding AAEA selected papers and posters.

Committee Chair: Jeffrey J. Reimer
Committee Members: Jayson Lusk (Board Liaison), Jennifer Alix-Garcia, Kelly Cobourn, Steven Yen, Peyton Ferrier, and Luisa Menapace

Tellers Committee

Tabulate the votes in AAEA elections and report the results to the President and the Executive Director. The results are to be reported no later than June 1. The tellers resolve any tie for elected office by chance. The Tellers Committee certifies section elections at the section’s request.

Committee Chair: Donald J. Liu
Committee Member: Arne Hallam

T.W. Schultz Committee

Provide general guidance for the organization of the T.W. Schultz Dinner event to be held annually at the ASSA winter meetings. Recommend keynote speaker for the T.W. Schultz Dinner.

Committee Chair: Kym Anderson
Committee Members: Michael R. Carter, Rick Dunford, and Richard J. Sexton (Board Liaison)