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  • Nichols_Len
    Len Nichols (Econ PhD '81) receives Odyssey Medal
    Hendrix College to Award Odyssey Medal to Len Nichols (Econ PhD '81) for his distinguished career
  • dec
    Billy Dec's (Econ '95) second act
    The man who made River North into a nationally known nightlife district has bought a home in Nashville...
  • Photo by David Paul Morris/Bloomberg
    More on Mary Daly (Econ '87) new President of the San Fran Fed
    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
  • Bakir
    IBD joins Peeptrade says CEO & Co Founder Ali Bakir (Econ '05)
    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 networks to groom the next generation of investors.
  • daly
    Mary Daly (Econ '87) picked as President for Fed Reserve Bank of San Francisco
    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
  • Pinkstaff_obit_NewsGazette 091818
    Friend to Econ and alumnus Jimmy Pinkstaff (Econ '99) passes
    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 graduate of the Economics undergraduate program at the UI.  He also received a bachelors in finance in 1999 and a JD from the College of Law at UI in 2002.  Jimmy was an alumni friend to the...
  • Obama
    Obama's connection to Econ Alumni
    Economics Department has two alumni with a connection to Mr. Obama: Mr. Jesse Ruiz (Econ ’88) and Mr. Billy Dec.
  • Douglas Kane's (Econ '79), former Illinois State Representative, dissertation referenced
    Former Illinois legislator, Jim Nowlan, refers to Douglas Kane's (Econ '79) dissertation in his editorial about Chicago vs. downstate debate.
  • Clarida
    Senate Confirms Clarida (Econ '79) as Fed Vice Chairman
    The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Columbia University economist Richard Clarida to become Federal Reserve vice chairman, filling a top leadership position ahead of the central bank’s September policy meeting. President Donald Trump tapped Mr. Clarida in April to serve as No. 2 to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, whom Mr. Trump nominated last year.
  • Datta_Raj
    Software AG Appoints Illinois Economics Alumnus, Raj Datta, as New President
     Software AG Appoints Raj Datta as New President for North America August 28, 2018 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--...
  • joyce
    Matt Joyce (Econ '87) honors Dick Butkus
    Illinois Athletics - ‘Honoring a Legend’ - Joyce’s gift brings Butkus statue to reality
  • Hakan Dalcik
    Hakan Dalcik (MSPE '07), is currently employed as the Head of the TIR Department at the Ministry of Customs and Trade in Turkey.

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