Alumni

Alumni Steven J. Thayer (B.A. Econ, 1988) will be the Department of Economics 2019 Convocation Ceremony guest speaker. Alumni joining Steven on the stage to greet students will be Gene Grass (B.A....

James E. Howell (Econ MA 1951), a noted economist and formerly the longest-serving faculty member of the Graduate School of Business (GSB), died on March 29 at his home in Palo Alto. He was 91.

Linda Blumberg (Econ 1986) interviewed in article about Medicare for All

Lonnie Golden (Econ Phd 1985) consults on Illinois tax plan

Illini Success 2019 First Destination Survey for Economics is released!

Each month we list the highlights and notes about our alumni. Interested in having your updates included? E-mail hatchel@illinois.edu

Joao Duarte (Econ PhD 2016) had his paper, "Monetary policy, housing rents, and inflation dynamics, published in the Journal of Applied Econometrics, made possible by the Boltz Fellowship.

Jiaying Gu (Econ PhD 2015), an assistant professor at UTM in the Department of Economics, was awarded the 2018 Polanyi Prize for her statistical approach of measuring unobserved or unmeasured...

Edward Keating, CFA, joined as a Senior Wealth Advisor. At BMO Private Bank, Keating and Wano worked together managing 120 client relationships. Keating served as Director and Senior Portfolio...

Each month we list the highlights and notes about our alumni. Interested in having your updates included? E-mail hatchel@illinois.edu

The list of economists who should have won the Nobel Prize but didn't added another name with the passing of Harold Demsetz (b. 1930) on January 4, 2019.

Sterling Partners Quantitative Investments (“SPQI”), an investment manager specializing in a variety of quantitative alternative investment strategies, announced today the launch of its Equity Market...

Alumnus Steve Thayer of Handler Thayer, LLp, shares his advice on starting a business. Steve is an alumnus of the University of Illinois Department of Economics.

Macro Musings Podcast: Julia Coronado (Econ 1991) On Inflation, Fed Rate Hikes, And Recent Economic Developments

McConnel's textbook, "Economics: Principles, Problems, and Policies," has seen over 20 editions since its initial publication by McGraw-Hill in 1960. As the best-selling book in its field, McConnell'...

Theresa Eagleson (Economics 1990) will serve as Director of the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS).* Eagleson currently serves as the executive director of the Office of...

Governor-elect JB Pritzker named Jesse Ruiz (Econ 1988) one of three Illinois Deputy Governors.

Bank of America announced that Rajendra "Raju" Patel (Econ 1986) has been appointed market president, serving as the company’s enterprise leader in Denver.

Champaign County Auditor | Finally adding up Wed, 01/02/2019 - 7:00am | Tim Mitchell   New Champaign County Auditor George...

Stevens Industries President Todd Wegman (Econ '93)overseas one of North Americas largest commercial casework companies.

Hendrix College to Award Odyssey Medal to Len Nichols (Econ PhD '81) for his distinguished career

The man who made River North into a nationally known nightlife district has bought a home in Nashville...

More news on Mary Daly (Econ '87) and her rise to the top of the San Fran Fed, overcoming diversity and equality on her path

Investor’s Business Daily (IBD), a leading financial news and research organization, today announced that it has joined forces with Peeptrade, a trading platform that leverages the power of social...

San Francisco Fed Picks Mary Daly (Econ '87) as President; Ms. Daly, the bank's research director, will take up her new post on Oct. 1, succeeding John Williams

It is with great sadness that we heard of the passing of James "Jimmy" Pinkstaff, 41, of Urbana who died on Saturday September 8, 2018 in Urbana.  Jimmy, as his friends called him, was a 1999...

Professor Richard Clarida coming to campus - presenting seminar  

If you have information about Economics alumni that have passed on, please email econ-alumni@illinois.edu

Paul and Cathy Boltz established the Paul W. Boltz Fellowship Fund to "attract, motivate, and reward graduate students in economics who show exceptional promise for careers in academia or business"...