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2025 AAEA Annual Award Winners
*Indicates an Honorable Mention
Outstanding Master's
Thesis Award |
Chandrakant Agme
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University of Arizona
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Binayak Kunwar |
Purdue University |
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Armen Khachatryan |
Kansas State University |
| Honorable Mention |
*Kumar Bolakhe |
University of Tennessee |
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| Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award |
Youngho Kim
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University of Maryland
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Trinh Pham |
Cornell University |
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Madeline Turland |
University of California, Davis |
| Honorable Mention |
*Jhih-Yun Liu |
University of Minnesota |
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Distinguished Teaching Award
- 9 or less years
-Undergraduate |
Misti Sharp
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University of Florida
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Distinguished Teaching Award
- 10 or more years
-Undergraduate |
Aleksan Shanoyan
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Kansas State University
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Distinguished Teaching Award
- 10 or more years
-Graduate |
Michael Boland
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University of Minnesota
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Distinguished
Extension/Outreach
Program Award
- Less than 10 years experience |
Yangxuan Liu
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University of Georgia
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| Honorable Mention |
*Christa Court |
University of Florida |
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Distinguished
Extension/Outreach
Program Award
- 10 or more years experience |
Michael Langemeier
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Purdue University
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Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award
- Group |
University of Arizona
team led by Dr. Frisvold
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University of Arizona
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| Bruce Gardner Award |
Matthew P. Rabbitt |
USDA-Economic Research Service |
| Honorable Mention |
*Colin Andre Carter |
University of California, Davis |
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*Carlos Zurita |
North Dakota State University |
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*Yasin Yildirim |
North Dakota State University |
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*Sandro Steinbach |
North Dakota State University |
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| Quality of Research Discovery Award |
Alex Hollingsworth
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The Ohio State University
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Quality of communication Award
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Johan Swinnen
Loraine Ronchi
Thomas Reardon |
International Food Policy Research Institute
World Bank Group
Michigan State University |
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| Publication of Enduring Quality Award |
Rick Horan
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Michigan State University
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Eli P. Fenichel |
Yale University |
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Carlos Castillo-Chavez |
Arizona State University |
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M. G. Ceddia
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Joint Research Centre of the European Commission |
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Gerardo Chowell |
Georgia State University |
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Paula A. Gonzalez Parra |
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente |
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Graham J. Hickling
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Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research
and University of Tennessee-Knoxville |
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Garth Holloway |
University of Reading |
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Benjamin Morin |
Vassar College |
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Charles Perrings |
Arizona State University |
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Michael Springborn |
University of California, Davis |
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Leticia Velazquez |
Rice University |
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Cristina Villalobos |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
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| AAEA Mentoring Award |
Tom Hertel |
Purdue University |
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Outstanding AJAE Article Award
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François Bareille
Raja Chakir
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University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Paris Saclay Applied Economics, Palaiseau, France. and RFF-CMCC European Institute on Economics and the Environment, Italy
University of Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Paris Saclay Applied Economics, Palaiseau, France |
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| Outstanding AJAE Reviewer Award |
Lingxiao Wang
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Texas A&M University
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Andrew Rosenberg |
USDA-Economic Research Service |
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Jeffrey Michler |
University of Arizona |
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K Aleks Schaefer |
Oklahoma State University |
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Outstanding AEPP Article Award
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Samuel D. Zapata
Xavier Villavicencio
Anderson Xicay |
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University |
Honorable Mention
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*Jennifer Ifft
*Todd H. Kuethe
*Gregory Lyons
*Alexander Schultz
*John Y. Zhu |
Kansas State University
Argus Media
Purdue University
George Washington University
University of Kansas |
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Outstanding Choices Article Award
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Wen Liu,
Gulcan Onel
Pilar Useche |
University of Florida
University of Florida
University of Florida |
Honorable Mention
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*Stephen Devadoss
*William Hall
*Jeff Luckstead |
Texas Tech University
Washington State University |
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| Outstanding AETR Article Award |
Anukul Bhattari
George C. Davis |
Virginia Tech |
Honorable Mention
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*Chanden Westover
*Tanner McCarty |
Utah State University
Utah State University |
Virtual Track Sessions
AAEA will be hosting a few Track Sessions Virtually either before or after the annual meeting. Please visit the Virtual Track Sessions page on the AAEA website for more details.
Past Recorded Sessions
Upcoming Sessions
Call for Applications: AAEA/AARES Heading South Award
AARES-AAEA Young Professionals Exchange Programme
We are pleased to announce that applications are open for the joint AARES and the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Trust travel award. This award will support one AAEA or AARES member, normally residing in North America, in attending the AARES Annual Conference in February 2026.
Due by: Entries are to be submitted electronically to office@aares.org.au and must be received by August 30, 2025. For more information, please visit: https://www.aares.org.au/awards/heading-south-award/
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Choices Magazine: Article(s) Highlight
The Unseen Workforce: How Immigration Enforcement Could Shake the U.S. Economy
Alejandro Gutiérrez-Li
Mass deportations affecting U.S. industries reliant on undocumented labor have economic implications. Heightened immigration enforcement could exacerbate labor shortages, disrupt key sectors, and strain the U.S. workforce, with significant consequences for both workers and employers.
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Obituary
 Uma Lele
1941-2025
Source: IAAE Website
On 28 July 2025, we lost a pioneer, mentor, colleague, and friend. Uma Lele was a legend – a brilliant researcher and an influential leader in the world of Agricultural and Development Economics. Her outstanding body of research advanced our understanding of the complex interactions among agricultural policy, agricultural growth, equity, environment, and gender, and how they collectively shape patterns of development. Uma has also made important contributions in understanding the roles of international finance, multilateral organizations, and policy advice in the processes of growth and distribution in developing countries –particularly in Africa and Asia. With her insights on rural development issues in the Global South, she is widely regarded as an authority on the subject. Beyond her enormous scholarly contributions, she was a visionary, a mentor, and a builder of institutional and individual capacity.
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Other News
Call for Papers
Risk and Risk Management in the Agricultural Economy
November 21, 2025 — Cambridge, MA
To promote research on the risks that are borne by individuals and firms in the agricultural sector, and on the tools that are available to manage these risks, the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), with the support of the Economic Research Service at the US Department of Agriculture, will convene a research conference in Cambridge, MA on Friday, November 21, 2025. The conference will be organized by Barry Goodwin (North Carolina State University) and Tatyana Deryugina (University of Illinois and NBER).
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