Competitions

The Earl O. Heady Decision Sciences Spreadsheet Competition

The Earl O. Heady Decision Sciences competition is a team-based competition where students show off their Excel skills in a time-limited analytical contest! Each team of up to three students entering the Earl O. Heady Decision Sciences Spreadsheet Competition is required to work together to develop a spreadsheet from a provided dataset and qualitative information, answer questions related to the dataset, and present findings from the case study. Please see the information below for the new format of the contest and materials to help your team prepare!

• Spreadsheet Competition Guidelines
• Spreadsheet Competition Statement of Intent
• Spreadsheet Competition Entry Form

Supplementary Material

• Cowboy Showdown Excel Prompt
• Cowboy Showdown Excel Case Study

Student Paper Competition

Undergraduate students have the opportunity to submit their paper to be part of the Student Paper Competition held each year at the AAEA Annual Meeting. Those papers submitted are judged based on the written version and an oral presentation given at the meeting. First place winners receive $200, a plaque, and recognition at the AAEA Annual Awards Ceremony. Second place receives $150, and third place receives $100.

• Student Paper Competition Sample Submission
• Student Paper Competition Guidelines
• Student Paper Competition Statement of Intent
• Student Paper Competition Entry Form
• SS-AAEA Journal of Agricultural Economics Submission Form

Outstanding Chapter Competition

This competition gives chapters of SS-AAEA the chance to be recognized for their hard work over the past year. Each chapter is judged based on the goals/objectives of the chapter, membership recruitment, and the activities of the chapter. The winning chapter receives $200.

• Outstanding Chapter Sample submission
• Outstanding Chapter Application

Creative Club Competition

Those chapters of SS-AAEA that have done something special over the past year can enter into this competition. The chapters will be judged based on their account of a specific idea or project that was implemented. The winning chapter receives $200.

• Creative Club Sample submission
• Creative Club Application

Track Sessions

2024 Track Sessions

• Assistive Classroom Technology, Artificial Intelligence, & Learning Management Systems
• The Trojan Horse of Agricultural Economics: Mathematics & History

2022 Track Session

• Do Farmers and Communities Really Win from Farm to School Programs?,  Joint with EXT, FAMPS