Daniel W. Bromley joined the faculty of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after receiving his PhD. in Agricultural Economics from Oregon State University in 1969. Since then he has contributed to the advancement of agricultural economics on a continuing basis as a teacher, researcher, journal editor, administrator, and advisor of governments, international organizations, and universities.

As a teacher, Dan recognized from the outset that an advanced body of knowledge was evolving in natural resource economics. Seminars were the tradition mode of graduate teaching. He took the lead in adding regular courses to the graduate curriculum that, when combined with the department's research program and Wisconsin's excellent supporting departments, have made the University of Wisconsin's graduate program in natural resource economics world renowned. In addition, he has taught courses on welfare economics and benefit-cost analysis of interest to the broader student body in our department and other departments on campus.

Even more impressive is his record as a thesis advisor. In 23 years on the Wisconsin faculty, Dan, has served as major professor for 31 PhD's. His students now serve in many of the nation's leading universities, including Cornell, Illinois, Texas A&M, Minnesota, California-Berkeley, Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho and Wisconsin. Others are on faculties in New Zealand, and Australia. Still others are serving as economists in governmental and international organizations, including four in the World Bank. Dan has also served as a committee member for 37 more PhD's and as advisor and committee member for several Master's Degree students. Few in our profession have played the role of mentor for such a large number of people, many of whom are pursuing distinguished careers of their own.

As a researcher, Dan has concentrated his work on the welfare-theoretic foundations of public policy. While writing about his institutions-something that many welfare theorists treat as exogenous- he has shown how institutional arrangements can be incorporated into conventional welfare theory. He has shown welfare theorists how to endogenize institutions, and he has shown institutional economists how to use welfare theory to impart more explanatory power to their lacious to assert that "neoclassical economics is irrelevant to policy," and equally incorrect to argue that "institutional economics is not rigorous." His work shows that the two paradigms suggest different questions to be important in public policy. His research program has been concerned with showing economists how to integrate the two world views into a more satisfactory theory of the public policy problem.

Research results have been used to build a distinguished publication record. Dan has published 41 articles in refereed journals, including 13 in the AJAE. In addition, he has 6 books to his credit as author, co-author, editor, or co-editor, 22 chapters in books, and 36 research bulletins. What really sets Dan's recent work apart however, are his two most recent books. Economic Interests and Institutions: The Conceptual Foundations of Public Policy was published by Basil Blackwell of Oxford in 1989. Environmental and Economy: Property Rights and Public Policy was published by Blackwell in 1991. These books implement Dan's view that only such detailed monographs can one explore thoroughly the methodological and conceptual issues confronting our discipline, and also communicate fully with the world community of scholars. Many consider these books to be important landmarks in progress toward the agricultural economics of the 21st century. Dan's distinguished record has led the University of Wisconsin to name him the first Anderson-Bascom Professor of Agricultural Economics in 1986. He continues to hold that chair.

Not surprisingly given his outstanding record in teaching and research, Dan has been invited to serve others professional capacities. He has served as editor of the Land Economics since 1974. Through his efforts, Land Economics has become one of the world's leading professional journals dealing with environmental, natural resource, urban, and public utility issues. The National Academy of Sciences has called on him to contribute to its activities, most recently as chair of the Panel on Common Property Resource Problems in Developing Countries.

During his terms as Chair of Wisconsin's Department of Agricultural Economics (1981-1986), he provided leadership through severe budgetary difficulties, oversaw the department's move into a new building named for its founder, Henry C. Taylor, engineered a complete overhaul of the undergraduate and graduate curricula, and laid the groundwork for the future of the department by tireless efforts to hire outstanding young faculty members.

When the Professor of Land Economy at Cambridge University died recently, Dan served on the Board of Electors which chose the new appointee to the most prestigious position in the Department of Land Economy.

Over the years, he has advised a number of governments and organizations on a range of economic questions.

Dan is a teacher in the very best--and broadest--sense of that word.