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Keeping TrackAGRICULTURAL ECONOMICSVol. XVIII No. 3Hertel Selected forInaugural ResearchDistinction AwardDr. Thomas Hertel hasbeen chosen to receive theinaugural Purdue UniversityResearch and ScholarshipDistinction Award. Theaward recognizes univerThomas Hertelsity faculty whose recentresearch or scholarship has made a majorimpact in their field. Jay Akridge, GlennW. Sample Dean of Agriculture, said, “Dr.Hertel’s research, which focuses on theeconomy-wide impacts of global trade andenvironmental policies, and his leadershipof the Global Trade Analysis Project, havemade major impacts on how governmentsand organizations around the world addresscomplex policy questions.” Hertel is thefounder and executive director of theGlobal Trade Analysis Project, a Purduebased program that helps researchers andpolicymakers analyze national and international policy.2013 AAEA HONORSPurdue faculty and students earned nationalrecognition for teaching, leadership, andresearch at the joint annual meeting ofthe Agricultural and Applied EconomicsAssociation (AAEA) and the CanadianAgricultural Economics Society (CAES)held in Washington, D.C.Distinguished Graduate TeachingAwardIn recognition of hisoutstanding teaching andmentoring Dr. WallaceTyner received theDistinguished GraduateWallace TynerFall 2013Teaching Award (more than 10 years ofexperience) from the Agricultural andApplied Economics Association. As a testament to Tyner’s approachability, patienceand rapport with students, he is highlysought after as a mentor among Purduegraduate students. During his tenure atPurdue, Wally has supervised 21 Ph.D.dissertations and 30 M.S. students.Quality of Research DiscoveryAwardDr. Joseph Balagtas,along with former PurdueAgricultural Economicsstudent Metin Cakir,now an assistant professor at the Universityof Minnesota, receivedJoseph Balagtasthe Quality of ResearchDiscovery award from the Agriculturaland Applied Economics Association fortheir article “Estimating Market Powerof U.S. Dairy Cooperatives in the FluidMilk Market.” The article, published in theAmerican Journal of Agricultural Economics,sheds new light on how institutions jointlyinfluenced market power in fluid milk markets in the United States and ties togetherthree branches of the literature with richhistories in agricultural economics.Publication of Enduring QualityAwardDr. KwamenaQuagrainie, with co-authors J. Unterschultz andM. Veeman, receivedHonorable Mentionfor the Publication ofKwamena QuagrainieEnduring Quality awardpresented by the Canadian AgriculturalEconomics Society. Their article “Effects ofProduct Origin and Selected Demographicson Consumer Choice of Red Meats,”was published in the Canadian Journal ofAgricultural Economics in 1998. This articlehas made a large contribution as one of thefirst applications of stated preference methods to food choice in Canada.2012 Cohen AntitrustScholarship AwardEmeritus Professor Dr.John M. Connor andco-author Robert H.Lande have been selectedas the recipients of the11th annual Jerry S.John ConnorCohen Award for the bestantitrust scholarship of 2012 for their article, “Cartels as Rational Business Strategy:Crime Pays”, which demonstrates that thecombined level of U.S. cartel sanctions hasbeen only 9% to 21% as large as it shouldbe to protect potential victims of cartelization optimally. The award is presented eachyear by the American Antitrust Institute forthe best antitrust writing during the prioryear. An article in the September 16, 2013issue of The Chronicle of Higher Educationaddressed Dr. Connor’s expertise in international price-fixing.Land O’LakesFoundation CreatesEndowed Chair inAgricultureAgricultural economicsprofessor, Dr. Allan Gray,has been named the newlycreated Land O’Lakes Chairin Food and Agribusinessat Purdue University. TheAllan GrayLand O’Lakes Foundationcreated the endowed chair because it iscommitted to supporting leading agriculture education institutions that are preparing students and professionals for successfulcareers in a growing industry that must bepoised to feed a growing global population.

Quick ReferenceDepartment of Agricultural Economics765-494-4191Department HeadKenneth Foster, Ph.D.kfoster@purdue.eduAssociate HeadJoan Fulton, Ph.D.fultonj@purdue.eduAssociate HeadDirector, Graduate ProgramsGerald Shively, Ph.D.shivelyg@purdue.eduAssociate HeadUndergraduate ProgramsCraig Dobbins, Ph.D.cdobbins@purdue.eduExtension CoordinatorChristopher Hurt, Ph.D.hurtc@purdue.eduExecutive Director, Center forGlobal Trade AnalysisThomas Hertelhertel@purdue.eduDirector, Terrie Walmsleytwalmsle@purdue.eduDirector, Center forCommercial AgricultureBrent Gloy, Ph.D.bgloy@purdue.eduDirector, Center forFood and Agricultural Business,and Director, Purdue-Kelly MS-MBAAlan Gray, Ph.D.gray@purdue.eduCoordinator, Center forRural DevelopmentJanet Ayres, Ph.D.ayres@purdue.eduDept Head Comments – Ken FosterIf you’ve ever seen the Blue Man Group perform thenyou may recall the following quotation displayed onthe stage curtain before the show: “If you would like toestablish a connection with people from another culture, it’s always good to offer a few gifts as a gesture offriendship. But the best way to form a lasting bond isto create something together.” The quote is attributedto a book entitled The Social Synapse by NoraEpinephrin and Sara Tonin. If you are gullible likeme, then you bit hard on this bait, went to Amazon.com to buy the book after the show, and discoveredthat it isn’t available there or anywhere else. Uponcloser examination, I realized the depth of the insightDr. Kenneth Fosterbehind this quotation. Nora Epinephrin and SaraTonin are euphemisms for two hormones (norepinephrine and serotonin) that havepowerful influences over our minds and attitudes. I know – you are wondering ifI should be teaching college students if it took this long for me to “figure it out.”Norepinephrine affects the neurons in our brains controlling our hearts and affectsour response to our surroundings. Serotonin plays a dramatic role in regulatingour moods and our interactions with others. As I look back at the quotation, itstrikes me how interwoven it is with what we do in the Department of AgriculturalEconomics at Purdue. We have faculty and students who are involved in projectsand courses in some of the neediest places in the world. They know it is importantto take Purdue t-shirts to share with those with whom they interact, but what isbuilding a lasting bond between us is the water purification system they are working to build with a community in the Dominican Republic, and the managementand policy making insight that they hope to develop with decision makers. Everyfaculty member and many students in our department are involved in efforts eitherhere in the United States or abroad that create lasting impacts. These efforts trulycome from their hearts and are aimed at building a more peaceful and productiveworld for future generations. The support of our friends and alumni in addressing important issues in the food, agriculture, natural resources, and internationaldevelopment arenas is very much appreciated. Thank you and, as always, HAILPURDUE!Henderson Named Associate Dean of ExtensionDr. Jason Henderson, a former Federal Reserve Bankof Kansas City vice president who led the bank’s agricultural and rural outreach and research programs, has beenappointed associate dean of the Purdue University College ofAgriculture and director of Purdue Extension. Henderson,who earned his master’s and doctoral degrees in agricultural economics from Purdue and served on the College ofAgriculture Dean’s Advisory Council, began his new role athis alma mater May 28, 2013.Jason HendersonExecutive Director, Indiana Council forEconomic EducationJeffrey Sansonjjsanson@purdue.edu2Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics www.agecon.purdue.edu

DEPARTMENT EVENTS AND HONORSPUCESA Outstanding ExtensionSpecialist AwardDr. Joan Fulton waspresented with thePurdue UniversityOutstanding ExtensionSpecialist Award for herwork within the CollegeJoan Fultonof Agriculture. Fulton’swork in business management andmarketing spans Indiana, the UnitedStates and the world. Fulton is a founding member of the Purdue Women inAgriculture team. She has helped todevelop programs through Purdue’sCenter for Food and AgriculturalBusiness, and she was involved indeveloping the Indiana CooperativeDevelopment Center, funded by theU.S. Department of Agriculture’s RuralDevelopment.PUCESA Mid-Career AwardDr. KwamenaQuagrainie receivedthe PUCESA MidCareer Award. Kwamenaprovides assistance toKwamena Quagrainie aquaculture producersin pursuing and realizing economic and market developmentopportunities. He also provides trainingand educational materials for farmersand Extension Educators in the farmbusiness management area of enterprisebudgets. Kwamena has a great interestin international work and directs anaquaculture CRSP project in Ghana,Kenya and Tanzania.Award for Excellence in DistanceLearningDr. Michael Boehljeand Dr. MichaelGunderson earnedthe 2013 Award forExcellence in DistanceLearning from PurdueMichael BoehljeExtended Campus inthe category of credit-granting activity fortheir online courses,Interconnecting theConcepts of AGEC 684:Michael Gunderson Applied QuantitativeMethods for DecisionMaking and AGEC 681: Economicsfor Food and Agribusiness Managers.These courses, taught as part of thePurdue-Kelley MS-MBA in Food andAgribusiness Management, integrateupper-level quantitative methods withpractical applications, enjoyable activities, and provide opportunities forstudent interactions.Award for Improving CropStoragePurdue UniversityCollege of Agriculturefaculty membersDr. James “Jess”Lowenberg-DeBoerJess Lowenberg-DeBoerand Dr. Larry(left)Murdock fromEntomology, received the highest honorgiven by the West African nation ofBurkina Faso for their work improvingstorage of the staple cowpea crops viathe PICS system. The Chevalier del’Ordre National du Burkina Faso, isthe equivalent to the U.S. PresidentialMedal of Freedom and is rarely given toforeigners.Purdue University Department of Agricultural Economics www.agecon.purdue.edu2012 Excellence in ResearchAwardsNearly 300 Purdue University facultyand staff gathered November 2012,for the Excellence in Research Awardsdinner, celebrating the accomplishmentsand contributions of Purdue’s researchcommunity.AgEcon and Agriculturalfaculty were recognizedfor having received agrant for 1 milliondollars or more for FiscalYear 2012.U.S. Department ofAgriculture to LindaS. Prokopy; Otto C.Doering III; BenjaminM. Gramig; DevduttaS. Niyogi; Xiaohui CarolSong for their research:“Useful to Usable(U2U): TransformingClimate Variability andChange Informationfor Cereal CropProducers”Otto DoeringBen GramigFrom U.S. Department Jess Lowenberg-DeBoerof Agriculture toKevin T. McNamara and James M.Lowenberg-DeBoer for their research:“MAIL AgriculturalData Collection andUtilization SystemProject”From U.S. Departmentof Agriculture to KevinT. McNamara; BettyA.Bugusu; RickyE. Foster; HaleyF. Oliver; RameshVemulapalli for theirresearch: “AfghanistanAgricultural Sanitaryand PhytosanitaryProject”Kevin McNamaraCorinne Alexander3