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Economics Senior Named Andrew Carnegie Scholar 
Congratulations to senior Smita Kumar. Smita is one of the nine students from H&SS who have been selected as an Andrew Carnegie Scholar for the 2009-2010 AY. The Andrew Carnegie's Scholarship program was established in 1975 to recognize top students for accomplishments during their undergraduate studies at Carnegie Mellon. These accomplishments include outstanding academic achievement, as well as contributions to the campus and community, and general potential in society.

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Three  New Economics Faculty Members Appointed
Mr. Timothy Derdenger and Mr. Nicolas Petrosky-Nadeau have been appointed Assistant Professors of Economics. Mr. Derdenger is expected to receive his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California during the summer. Mr. Petrosky-Nadeau is expected to receive his Ph.D. from the University of Quebec at Montreal (Canada) during the summer. Congratulations to Prof. Yaroslav Kryukov on his apointment to a tenure-stream position at Tepper School of Business; Prof. Kryukov was a visitng Assistant Professor of Economics during the 2008-2009 AY

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Six Economics Students Elected to Phi Beta Kappa Society
Congratulations to Richard Katzwer, Akshaya Jha, Christine Lee, Dongmin Lee, Andre Tartar, and Nate Tower for being selected to join the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's oldest academic honor society.

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14 Seniors Recognized with Carnegie Mellon Senior Leadership Awards
Each year, the university recognized seniors who have demonstrated extraordinary leadership and made substantial contributions to the Carnegie Mellon community in the following categories: academics, arts, athletics, campus involvement and community service. Congratulations to Julia Degeratu, Akshaya Jha, Tarun Bhan, Sophie Chen, Jesse Chorng, Alexander DiClaudio, Christopher Donelan, Kendal Fowler, Christine Lee, Daria Maximov, David Mirsky, Mansour Nehlawi, Vivek Raval, Athip Tantivorawong, and Andre Tartar.

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Economics Junior wins Luke Edwards Undergraduate Summer Research Grant
Richard Katwer, a junior Economics and Mathematical Sciences major, has been awarded the first Luke Edwards Undergraduate Summer Research Grant. Mr. Edwards is an alumni of the College of Humanities and Ssocial Sciences. Richard's summer research will be in the field of theoretical game theory; his faculty mentor is Prof. Isa Hafalir.

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Two Students win Competition at the Meeting of the Minds
Economics and Statistics Juniors Vinnith Annam and Nicole Mattison along with statistics Senior Michael Albrecht win the Statistics Department Competition at the 20th Annual Meeting of the Minds.

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Prof. Holger Sieg had been named The Friends of Allan H. Meltzer Professor of Economics
It is our great pleasure to announce that Holger Sieg had been named The Friends of Allan H. Meltzer Professor of Economics.   This honor recognizes Holger’s outstanding career and achievements at the Tepper School of Business and in the area of economics.   Professor Sieg’s research interests and publications focus on public economics and econometrics. Holger is most active and very well recognized in his field.   He is currently on the editorial board of the American Economic Review and serves as associate editor for the European Economic Review and the Journal of Public Economics and served as associate editor for the Journal of Business and Economic Statistics (2001-2006).

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H&SS Summer Internship Stipend Awarded to Junior in Economics
Congratulations to Aneesha Deshpande, a junior Economics major, for winning a H&SS Summer Intership Stipend. Aneesha will be working this summer with The Legal Aid Society in New York City.

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Nine Economics Students Elected to Phi Kappa Phi
Congratulations to Engin Levent Altinoglu (Class of 2010), Richard Katzwer (Class of 2010), Smita Kumar (Class of 2010), Dongmin Lee (Class of 2010), Brian Moon (Class of 2010), Daniel Park (Class of 2010), Hong Min (Robin) Quek (Class of 2010), Vivek Raval (Class of 2009), and Calvin Wong (Class of 2010) on their nomination to the Carnegie Mellon Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest, largest, and most selective all-discipline honor society. They join six current Economics seniors who were inducted last year.

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Friedman Fellowship Awarded to Junior in Economics
Congratulations to Lindsey Reese, a junior Economics & Statistics major, for winning a Milton and Cynthia Friedman Fellowship. The Friedman fellowship enables students to serve in internships in the public and non-profit sectors in Washington, D.C. to enhance their exploration of a career in public policy and contribute to their education at Carnegie Mellon.

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