Economics congratulates Luke Stein, economics Ph.D. candidate, Natalie Cox and Otis Reid, economics majors, for being recognized by the University for academic excellence.

Luke C.D. Stein, a Ph.D. candidate in economics, was given the Gores Award for the university's highest teaching honor.  Luke was recognized "for his effectiveness in teaching students from very different backgrounds - academic, cultural and linguistic," and "for his ability to anticipate areas of difficulty, make challenging concepts comprehensible and examples engaging."

Natalie Cox, BAH in Economics with a minor in mathematics, received the 2012 Deans' Award for Academic Accomplishment, which honors extraordinary undergraduate students for "exceptional, tangible" intellectual achievements.

Otis Reid, BA in Public Policy and Economics, was a 2012 recipient of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award. This award recognizes distinctive contributions to undergraduate education or to the quality of student life.