USDA Economists Group

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John Lee Award

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2008  Jerry Cessna (AMS) & Howard McDowell (AMS)

2009  Mike Price (ERS) & Larry Salathe (OCE)

2010  Tom Tice (FSA) & Phil Sronce (FSA)

2011  Terry Hickinbotham (FSA) & John Jinkins (FSA)

2012 Keith Fuglie, Paul Heisey, Sun Ling Wang, David Schimmelpfenning, John King, Andrew Toole & Nicholas Rada (ERS)

2013  Cathie Feather, Rich Iovanna, Alex Barbarika and Skip Hyberg (FSA)

2014  Fred Gale, James Hansen, Michael Jewison & Sun Ling Wang (ERS)

2015  Bill Hahn

2016  Dan Cook (FAS), Fred Gale & Sharon Sydow (OCE)

2017  Sharad Tandon, Maurice Landes, Cheryl Christensen, Steven LeGrand, Nzinga Broussard, Katie Farrin,  Karen Thome, Birgit Meade, Stacy Rosen (ERS)

2018  Michael Adjemian (ERS), Shawn Arita (OCE), and Vince Breneman (ERS)

2019  Parveen Setia (Lead), Flavius Badau, Blondel Brinkman, Paul Darby, Frank Fillo, Setsuko Hoffman, Eric Huszar, Chris Klocek, Satvik Mishra, Michael Olson, Monica Saavoss, Evan Shinbaum, Eleni Tsigas, Seth Wechsler, and Mustafa Zia (APHIS Policy and Analysis Development Team)

2020  Jayson Beckman, Maros Ivanic, Jeremy Jeliffe, Felix Baquedano, and Sara Scott (EU - Green Deal - Farm-to-Fork Strategies Analysis Team)

2021  Patrick McLaughlin (lead), Carolyn Chelius, Xiao Dong, Matthew MacLachlan, Keenan Marchesi, Wilson Sinclair, Alexander Stevens, and Eliana Zeballos  (ERS Food Prices and Spending Team)

2022  Carrie Litkowski, Tatiana Borisova, Jonathan Law, Dipak Subedi, Monika Ghimire, Christine Whitt, David Williams, and Kathy Kassel (ERS Farm Income Team)

2023 USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station Group

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Bylaws

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ARTICLE 1. NAME AND PURPOSES 

Section 1. Name. The name of this organization shall be the USDA Economists Group. 

Section 2. Mission Statement. The mission of the USDA Economists Group is to be a responsible, independent advocate for economists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) as well as the Washington community, the agricultural economics profession, and society at large.

Section 3. Purposes.  The purposes of the USDA Economists Group are: 
To promote a common identity as economists interested in USDA programs and policies. 
To promote a sense of community among economists interested in USDA programs and policies. 
To foster greater understanding of--and appreciation for--the contributions of economists to USDA, to the agricultural economics profession, and to society at large. 
To help others understand the importance of economic analysis to fulfilling USDA's missions. 
To promote interaction and cooperation among economists within USDA and those interested in USDA programs and policies. 
To promote interaction and cooperation among USDA economists, economists in other government agencies, academia, and the private sector, and others with similar interests. 
To serve as a liaison between USDA economists and other professional organizations. 
To encourage other professional organizations to better address the needs of applied economists.

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ARTICLE II MEMBERSHIP 

Section 1. Members.  To be a member of the USDA Economists Group, a person must be interested in the economics of USDA's missions and pay annual dues.

Section 2. Non-Discrimination. Beyond the guidelines of Section 1 above, membership in the USDA Economists Group shall be open without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, or disability. 

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ARTICLE III EXECUTIVE BOARD AND OFFICERS 

Section 1. Executive Board. The responsibility and authority for managing the affairs of the USDA Economists Group is vested in an Executive Board. The Executive Board shall consist of the current officers, the immediate past president, and one director elected at large by the membership. During intervals between regular meetings of the full membership, the Executive Board is authorized to transact business on behalf of the organization. 

Section 2. Officers. The following officers will be elected by members of the USDA Economists Group.
(a) President. The President shall be the chief executive officer of the organization and shall preside at all meetings. The President shall appoint members of standing and ad hoc committees.
(b) Vice-President for Programs. The Vice-President for Programs shall head the Programs Committee. The Programs Committee is responsible for scheduling meetings and activities, developing programs and topics, and providing speakers for meetings. The committee is also responsible for exploring and developing other activities, as appropriate, such as in-service education needs. The Vice President for Programs shall act as President in the latter's absence.
(c) Vice-President for Membership. The Vice-President for Membership shall head the Membership Committee. The Membership Committee is responsible for promoting membership in the USDA Economists Group by developing lists of potential members and soliciting members. The committee is responsible for developing and maintaining a computerized list of members of the organization. The committee is responsible for handling communications between members and the organization. 
(d) Secretary. The Secretary shall be the secretary for all meetings of the organization and the Executive Board. The Secretary shall be responsible for the maintenance of the necessary records of the organization and for correspondence in connection with the activities of the organization. 
(e) Treasurer. The Treasurer shall be the custodian of funds of the organization and shall act under the direction of the Executive Board. The Treasurer shall render such financial reports from time-to-time as may be needed.  
and ad hoc committees.