AAEA Committees

AAEA Trust Committee

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

Committee Chair: Thomas W. Hertel
Committee Members: Paul Barkley, Jon A. Brandt, Julie A. Caswell, Gail L. Cramer, Katherine R. Smith, Dawn D. Thilmany McFadden (Board Liaison), Laurian J. Unnevehr, and David Zilberman

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: William M. Edwards
Committee Members: George W. Norton 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: Lisa A. House
Committee Members: Robert 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: Spiro E. Stefanou
Committee Members: Walter J. Armbruster, Mary Dugan, Joshua M. Duke, Nicholas G. Kalaitzandonakes, Henry W. Kinnucan, GianCarlo Moschini (Board Liaison), Timothy A. Park, William M. Park, and J. Edward Taylor

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: Bruce Babcock (Board Liaison), Kevin Barnes, Timothy KM Beatty, William B. Chambers, Jean-Paul Chavas, Duncan Chembezi, Dave Culver, Mary Dugan, Richard L. Farnsworth, Jerald J. Fletcher, Haluk Gedikoglu, Munisamy Gopinath, Michael Harris, Barrett Kirwan, Carrie Litkowski, Gerald C. Nelson, Roderick M. Rejesus, and T. Kirk White

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: Bruce Babcock (Board Liaison), Elizabeth Davis, Octavio A. Ramirez, and Patrick S. Ward

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: Vernon Eidman
Committee Members: Bruce Beattie, Michael Boehlje, Julie A. Caswell, Jean-Paul Chavas, Barry Goodwin, Thomas W. Hertel (Board Liaison), Jeffrey T. LaFrance, GianCarlo Moschini, Jeff Perloff, Prabhu Pingali, Rulon Pope, Kathleen Segerson, Katherine R. Smith, Spiro E. Stefanou, and Bruce A. Weber

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: Shermain D. Hardesty, James M. MacDonald, and Richard J. Sexton (Board Liaison)

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: James K. Galbraith, Thomas W. Hertel, David R. Just, Robert King (Board Liaison), Michele C. Marra, William J. Martin,  Philip G. Pardey, Brian E. Roe, Marca Weinberg, and Robert E. Young, II

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: Aslihan D. Spaulding
Committee Members: Michael K. Adjemian, Deacue Fields III, Frances R. Homans, Jennifer Ifft, Rodney D. Jones, James M. MacDonald (Board Liaison), William H. Meyers, R. Brent Ross, James A. Sterns, and Peter Tozer

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: Thomas W. Hertel
Committee Members: Joshua D. Detre, Vernon Eidman, Alan P. Ker, Maureen Kilkenny, Jill McCluskey, David L. Ortega, Gregory M. Perry, Ronald L. Rainey, Lindon Robison, and Mark W. Rosegrant

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: Walter Armbruster
Committee Members: Henry Bahn, Hayley H. Chouinard, Damona Doye, William Edwards, Stephan J. Goetz, Jason R. Henderson, Christopher A. Hurt, Larry Lev, Lori M. Lynch (Board Liaison), James Novak, Trent L. Teegerstrom, Sarahelen Thompson, Dawn D. Thilmany-McFadden (Board Liaison), Tamara Wagester, Patrick C. Westhoff, and Irene M. Xiarchos

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: Jennifer Alix-Garcia, Kelly M. Cobourn, Kynda R. Curtis, Berna Karali, Jayson L. Lusk (Board Liaison), and Steven T. Yen

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: Joseph V. Balagtas
Committee Member: Donald J. Liu

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)