Economics PHD Program
Award Winners
Recent Graduate student award winners
J. Fred and Wilma Holly Award for Excellence in Research
For best second-year paper.
Determind by second-year paper committee.
Awarded in August (Fall welcome reception)
$2500 – Account# R011420042 = COA 10-2203172-100623-280-0000-00-0000
- 2025: Bowen Jiang
- 2024: Pengzhen Li and Kaden Grace
- 2023: N/A
- 2021: Ryan Swartzentruber
- 2020: Ivan Anich
- 2019: Richard Beem & Vasudha Chopra (They were tied, so they split the award amount
- 2018: Himadri Palikhe
- 2017: Eli Freeman
- 2016: Yancheng Xiao
- 2015: Beth Glenn and Bongkyun Kim
- 2014: Lawrence LaPlue
J. Fred and Wilma Holly Fellowship for Best First-Year Graduate Student
Determined by vote of PhD core profs.
Awarded in August (Fall welcome reception)
$1500 – Account# R011420042 = COA 10-2203172-100623-280-0000-00-0000
- 2025: Emmanuel Obijole
- 2024: Bowen Jiang
- 2023: Kaden Grace
- 2022: Thomas Verville and Trenton Marable
- 2021: Ryan Swartzentruber
- 2020: Ben Meadows
- 2019: Keith Conway
- 2018: Vasudha Chopra
- 2017: Himadri Palikhe
- 2016: Adrienne Sudbury
- 2015: Yinan Liu
- 2014: Lia Yin
J. Fred and Wilma Holly Award for Published Research
For best peer-reviewed publication in an economics journal in prior calendar year. Determined by vote of tenured/tenure-seeking faculty.
Awarded in August (Fall welcome reception)
$2500 – Account# R011420042 = COA 10-2203172-100623-280-0000-00-0000
- 2025:
- 2024: N/A
- 2023: Diego Guerrero
- 2020: Hieu Nguyen (Spring)
- 2019: No viable options
- 2018: Yancheng Xiao
- 2017: Fanning Meng
- 2016: No viable options
- 2015: Jilleah Welch
- 2014: Natalia Gritsko
Charles B. Garrison Award for Excellence in Teaching
For best teacher (sole-responsibility).
Determined by undergraduate committee.
Based on Spring/Summer/Fall of prior calendar year.
Awarded in August (Fall welcome reception)
$1000 – Account# R011420003 = COA 10-223159-100623-280-0000-00-0000
- 2025: Xin Jin
- 2024: Trenton Marable
- 2023: Trinity Douglass
- 2022: Michael Charysh
- 2021: Richard Beem and Vasudha Chopra (Tied but both got the same amount)
- 2020: Md. Deluair Hassen
- 2019: Ben Meadows
- 2018: Adrienne Sudbury
- 2017: Yancheng Xiao
- 2016: skipped due to change in cycle
- 2015: Rebecca Davis
- 2014: Justin Roush and Clay McManus
Charles B. Garrison Award for Best Graduate Assistant
For best RA/TA.
Determined by graduate committee.
Based on Sum/Fall/Spring of prior calendar year.
Awarded in August (Fall welcome reception)
$1000 – Account# R011420003 = COA 10-223159-100623-280-0000-00-0000
- 2025: Trinity Douglass
- 2024: Thomas Verville
- 2023: Thomas Verville
- 2022: Ryan Swartzentruber
- 2021: Richard Beem
- 2020: Ge Wu
- 2019: Bokseong Jeong
- 2018: Beth Glenn
- 2017: John McMahan
- 2016: skipped due to change in cycle
- 2015: Rebecca Davis
- 2014: Clay McManus
J. Fred and Wilma Holly Award for Excellence in Presented Research
For best brownbag seminar (excl. job market).
For current academic year, based on aggregate ratings provided by faculty following each seminar.
Awarded in August (Fall welcome reception)
$1000 – Account# R011420042 = COA 10-2203172-100623-280-0000-00-0000
- 2025: Xin Jin
- 2024: Trenton Marable
- 2023: Lucas Garcez
- 2022: Alannah Shute
- 2021: Josh Norris
- 2020: Vasudha Chopra
- 2019: Ben Meadows
- 2018: Adrienne Sudbury
- 2017: Yancheng Xiao
- 2016: Lawrence LaPlue
- 2015: Fanning Meng
- 2014: Ahiteme Houndonougbo and Clay McManus