photo by Casey Cass, UCB

photo by Ken Abbott, UCB

Department of Economics

Spring 2011 Graduation and Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 5th

5:30pm – 7:00pm

University of Colorado Boulder Glenn Miller Ballroom

University Memorial Center

photo by Casey A. Cass, UCB

photo by Casey Cass, UCB

photo by Ken Abbott, UCB

Department of Economics

Spring 2011 Graduation and Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 5th

5:30pm – 7:00pm

University of Colorado Boulder Glenn Miller Ballroom

University Memorial Center

photo by Casey A. Cass, UCB

photo by Casey Cass, UCB

photo by Ken Abbott, UCB

Department of Economics

Spring 2011 Graduation and Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 5th

5:30pm – 7:00pm

University of Colorado Boulder Glenn Miller Ballroom

University Memorial Center

photo by Casey A. Cass, UCB

Department of Economics Spring 2011 Ceremony

Program

Welcome Professor Nicholas E. Flores & Introductions Department Chair

Commencement Dave Morin

Address Co-Founder and CEO of Path, Economics BA (Business Emphasis) 2003,

University of Colorado Boulder.

PhD Hooding Professor Donald Waldman MA Graduates Director of Graduate Studies

Presentation of Awards Professor Nicholas E. Flores Undergraduate Honors Professor Martin Boileau and Professor Terra McKinnish

Honors Council Representatives BA Graduates Professor Jeffrey Zax, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Francisca Antman,

and Instructor Billy Mertens

Doctor of Philosophy

Matthew H. Benton “Air Quality Regulation and the Reduction of Toxic and Greenhouse Gas

Emissions”

Justin R. Bucciferro “The Economic Geography of Race in Post-Conquest Brazil”

Lauren M. Calimeris

“Understanding Teachers: Sorting, Productivity, and Attrition in the Public School System”

Seoung Chung

“Topics in Time Series Regressions: Pre-Test Estimators and Panel Data Analysis”

Youngho Kang

“Three Essays on the Selection Effect of Trade and Labor Market Rigidity”

Guanyi Ben Li “Sourcing, Technology Transfer, and International Trade”

Ying Li

“Couples’ Migration and Marital Instability”

Karen K. Maguire “Energy Markets in the United States: The Influence of Politics, Regulations

and Markets on Energy Development in the Oil and Gas and Wind Industries”

Neil E. Metz

“Local Public Goods: Ownership and Spatial Valuation”

Ha Manh Nguyen “Industry Characteristics, the Size of Countries, and the Extensive Margin of

Trade”

Watcharapong Ratisukpimol “A Theory and Some Empirics on Modern Maritime Piracy”

Department of Economics Spring 2011 Ceremony

Program

Welcome Professor Nicholas E. Flores & Introductions Department Chair

Commencement Dave Morin

Address Co-Founder and CEO of Path, Economics BA (Business Emphasis) 2003,

University of Colorado Boulder.

PhD Hooding Professor Donald Waldman MA Graduates Director of Graduate Studies

Presentation of Awards Professor Nicholas E. Flores Undergraduate Honors Professor Martin Boileau and Professor Terra McKinnish

Honors Council Representatives BA Graduates Professor Jeffrey Zax, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Francisca Antman,

and Instructor Billy Mertens

Doctor of Philosophy

Matthew H. Benton “Air Quality Regulation and the Reduction of Toxic and Greenhouse Gas

Emissions”

Justin R. Bucciferro “The Economic Geography of Race in Post-Conquest Brazil”

Lauren M. Calimeris

“Understanding Teachers: Sorting, Productivity, and Attrition in the Public School System”

Seoung Chung

“Topics in Time Series Regressions: Pre-Test Estimators and Panel Data Analysis”

Youngho Kang

“Three Essays on the Selection Effect of Trade and Labor Market Rigidity”

Guanyi Ben Li “Sourcing, Technology Transfer, and International Trade”

Ying Li

“Couples’ Migration and Marital Instability”

Karen K. Maguire “Energy Markets in the United States: The Influence of Politics, Regulations

and Markets on Energy Development in the Oil and Gas and Wind Industries”

Neil E. Metz

“Local Public Goods: Ownership and Spatial Valuation”

Ha Manh Nguyen “Industry Characteristics, the Size of Countries, and the Extensive Margin of

Trade”

Watcharapong Ratisukpimol “A Theory and Some Empirics on Modern Maritime Piracy”

Department of Economics Spring 2011 Ceremony

Program

Welcome Professor Nicholas E. Flores & Introductions Department Chair

Commencement Dave Morin

Address Co-Founder and CEO of Path, Economics BA (Business Emphasis) 2003,

University of Colorado Boulder.

PhD Hooding Professor Donald Waldman MA Graduates Director of Graduate Studies

Presentation of Awards Professor Nicholas E. Flores Undergraduate Honors Professor Martin Boileau and Professor Terra McKinnish

Honors Council Representatives BA Graduates Professor Jeffrey Zax, Director of Undergraduate Studies, Professor Francisca Antman,

and Instructor Billy Mertens

Doctor of Philosophy

Matthew H. Benton “Air Quality Regulation and the Reduction of Toxic and Greenhouse Gas

Emissions”

Justin R. Bucciferro “The Economic Geography of Race in Post-Conquest Brazil”

Lauren M. Calimeris

“Understanding Teachers: Sorting, Productivity, and Attrition in the Public School System”

Seoung Chung

“Topics in Time Series Regressions: Pre-Test Estimators and Panel Data Analysis”

Youngho Kang

“Three Essays on the Selection Effect of Trade and Labor Market Rigidity”

Guanyi Ben Li “Sourcing, Technology Transfer, and International Trade”

Ying Li

“Couples’ Migration and Marital Instability”

Karen K. Maguire “Energy Markets in the United States: The Influence of Politics, Regulations

and Markets on Energy Development in the Oil and Gas and Wind Industries”

Neil E. Metz

“Local Public Goods: Ownership and Spatial Valuation”

Ha Manh Nguyen “Industry Characteristics, the Size of Countries, and the Extensive Margin of

Trade”

Watcharapong Ratisukpimol “A Theory and Some Empirics on Modern Maritime Piracy”

Master of Arts Hao Bo Sergey A. Makarevich Yucheng Ding Karan Sarode Zachary L. Feldman Steven M. Smith Dustin D. Frye Zachary A. Ward Xavier Gitiaux Un Jung Whang Pooja Kashyap Weisi Xie Edward L. Kosack

2010-2011 AwardsStanford Calderwood Faculty Teaching Award

Charles de Bartolome Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award

Christopher McMahan Graduate Award for Public Policy Research

Luis Castro Penarrieta Reuben A. Zubrow Fellowship in Economics

Yibei Liu and Paulo Saraiva Yordon Prize in Microeconomics

Hao Bo Eric D. Bovet Endowed Fellowship

Soojae Moon Leslie Whittington Memorial Prize

for Excellence in Economics Xavier Gitiaux

Leslie Whittington Endowment Fund in Economics

Molly Podolefsky

Koch Fellowship Program in Public Policy Nate Neligh, Steve Seguin,

and Susanna Wang

Val B. and Helen W. Fischer Scholarship for Academic Superiority in the Social Sciences

Economics ........................................................................ Erin GiffinSociology ..................................................................... Kenly BrownPolitical Science ....................................................... Jessica FrenkelAnthropology ....................................................... Chelsea H. Komlo

Master of Arts Hao Bo Sergey A. Makarevich Yucheng Ding Karan Sarode Zachary L. Feldman Steven M. Smith Dustin D. Frye Zachary A. Ward Xavier Gitiaux Un Jung Whang Pooja Kashyap Weisi Xie Edward L. Kosack

2010-2011 AwardsStanford Calderwood Faculty Teaching Award

Charles de Bartolome Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award

Christopher McMahan Graduate Award for Public Policy Research

Luis Castro Penarrieta Reuben A. Zubrow Fellowship in Economics

Yibei Liu and Paulo Saraiva Yordon Prize in Microeconomics

Hao Bo Eric D. Bovet Endowed Fellowship

Soojae Moon Leslie Whittington Memorial Prize

for Excellence in Economics Xavier Gitiaux

Leslie Whittington Endowment Fund in Economics

Molly Podolefsky

Koch Fellowship Program in Public Policy Nate Neligh, Steve Seguin,

and Susanna Wang

Val B. and Helen W. Fischer Scholarship for Academic Superiority in the Social Sciences

Economics ........................................................................ Erin GiffinSociology ..................................................................... Kenly BrownPolitical Science ....................................................... Jessica FrenkelAnthropology ....................................................... Chelsea H. Komlo

Master of Arts Hao Bo Sergey A. Makarevich Yucheng Ding Karan Sarode Zachary L. Feldman Steven M. Smith Dustin D. Frye Zachary A. Ward Xavier Gitiaux Un Jung Whang Pooja Kashyap Weisi Xie Edward L. Kosack

2010-2011 AwardsStanford Calderwood Faculty Teaching Award

Charles de Bartolome Stanford Calderwood Student Teaching Award

Christopher McMahan Graduate Award for Public Policy Research

Luis Castro Penarrieta Reuben A. Zubrow Fellowship in Economics

Yibei Liu and Paulo Saraiva Yordon Prize in Microeconomics

Hao Bo Eric D. Bovet Endowed Fellowship

Soojae Moon Leslie Whittington Memorial Prize

for Excellence in Economics Xavier Gitiaux

Leslie Whittington Endowment Fund in Economics

Molly Podolefsky

Koch Fellowship Program in Public Policy Nate Neligh, Steve Seguin,

and Susanna Wang

Val B. and Helen W. Fischer Scholarship for Academic Superiority in the Social Sciences

Economics ........................................................................ Erin GiffinSociology ..................................................................... Kenly BrownPolitical Science ....................................................... Jessica FrenkelAnthropology ....................................................... Chelsea H. Komlo

Bachelor of ArtsJonathan F. Abel Mitchell C. Adams Hamad G. AlBarahem John M. Allman III Jesse I. Ayala Peter A. Bacich Wesley M. Ballentine Andre O. Bandelier Andrew J. Bashford Zachary R. Batt Dale A. Baum Sam D. Beck Samuel L. Bein William B. Belliveau

magna cum laude Jason D. Bischoff Emily K. Blankenship Michael J. Boardman Marc Bode Richard Bohm

magna cum laude Kyle A. Bradley Samuel F. Bridge IV Gillian R. Brooks Caitlin G. Brown Jesse D. Brown James S. Bush Colin T. Butler Cory M. Campbell Gregory O. M. Carlson

with distinction magna cum laude Dylan M. Carlton Christopher N. Carson Jordan C. Chacon Caroline Chang James A. Charles Danqing Chen Oliver A. Cheng Ting-Hsuan S. Chiang Connor M. Christensen Young M. Chun Beau M. Citron Lindsey M. Clark Parker A. Cleveland

with distinction

Robert C. Coplin Ryan P. Coyne Bradley S. Cromer Benjamin J. Croudace Keely C. Danielson Elias J. De Quiroz Andrew M. Devereaux Kristian P. Diankov Chris J. Dinardi Tyler D. Dodge Terence Dolan Elizabeth R. Downing Scott R. Dygulski Aaron M. Eddy Hanhan Fan

with distinction magna cum laude

Brian T. Farmer Patrick C. Farris Gregory D. Fass Ross M. Feldman Collin L. Fisher Rachael A. Fishering Anna G. Fitzer Shayne C. Flaherty Kyle A. Framson Aric N. Franzmeier Trevor R. H. French Alexander G. Fulton

magna cum laude Chad A. Gans Siyu Gao Liberato J. Garcia Michael R. Gawne Eric A. Geldermann Laurence I. Gendelman Erin A. Giffin

with distinctionsumma cum laude

Erin N. Gleason with distinction

summa cum laude Rodrigo Gonzalez

magna cum laude James C. Gordon IV Austen C. Grafa Ryan T. Grazer Grady M. Gurth

Cameron Ham Robert E. Hamilton Robert M. Hanson Adison M. Hebert John P. Hebson Martin Herrera David A. Hines Paul M. Hoisington Justin A. Holstein

with distinction magna cum laude

Thomas Hontsman Elise N. Horan Michael C. Horton Jesse D. Hovis Spencer J. Howe Jenna M. Hughes Zach J. Husted Danas Jankevicius Samuel G. John Brian Johnson Matthew J. Johnson Matthew J. Johnson Daniel A. Keeth David A. Kelly Stacie M. Kemp Kyle W. Kern Chang Y. Kim Justin M. Kim Vegard Kjoelhamar Robert T. Knopfler Evan J. Koenig Vitaliy A. Krasko Sara K. Krol Andrew J. Kurtz Lance E. Landvater II Grant H. Lange Annie E. Lawson

with distinction summa cum laude Lindsey J. Lawson Daniel Lee Samuel P. Lees John P. Lefever Jake T. Leininger Calvin P. LeSueur Elizabeth R. Librande Lance J. Light

Jeffrey H. Limbird Julien A. Lounis Katherine R. Mackintosh Kristopher R. Mahan Jacqueline M. Mains Alec J. Makris Thomas E. Mapes David B. Mares Michael E. Masek Bryant J. Mason Ashley L. McConnell Brendan P. McDonald John P. McShane Shane P. Milek Rakhee S. Mirchandani Laura M. Moore Catherine R. Moran Jesse N. Morse Dane C. Mueller Lauren H. Murray Razan A. Naqeeb Ashley E. Neumann Kathryn A. Nichols Yufei Nie Peter A. O’Neil

with distinction Jeffrey P. Orbino Robert J. Oseth Christopher J. Otto Christina M. Pagano Spencer J. Page Cooper S. Palmer Sanghyun Park Timothy D. Parrington Christopher L. Paschke Daniel J. Perper Travis G. Peters Christopher W. Peterson Jeffrey L. Parr Hilary L. Peterson Adam M. Pevarnik Colin M. Phillips Rebecca C. Phillips Brandon J. Pink John S. Posada Rachel R. Pregont Michael J. Primsky Dane T. Pryse II

Bachelor of ArtsJonathan F. Abel Mitchell C. Adams Hamad G. AlBarahem John M. Allman III Jesse I. Ayala Peter A. Bacich Wesley M. Ballentine Andre O. Bandelier Andrew J. Bashford Zachary R. Batt Dale A. Baum Sam D. Beck Samuel L. Bein William B. Belliveau

magna cum laude Jason D. Bischoff Emily K. Blankenship Michael J. Boardman Marc Bode Richard Bohm

magna cum laude Kyle A. Bradley Samuel F. Bridge IV Gillian R. Brooks Caitlin G. Brown Jesse D. Brown James S. Bush Colin T. Butler Cory M. Campbell Gregory O. M. Carlson

with distinction magna cum laude Dylan M. Carlton Christopher N. Carson Jordan C. Chacon Caroline Chang James A. Charles Danqing Chen Oliver A. Cheng Ting-Hsuan S. Chiang Connor M. Christensen Young M. Chun Beau M. Citron Lindsey M. Clark Parker A. Cleveland

with distinction

Robert C. Coplin Ryan P. Coyne Bradley S. Cromer Benjamin J. Croudace Keely C. Danielson Elias J. De Quiroz Andrew M. Devereaux Kristian P. Diankov Chris J. Dinardi Tyler D. Dodge Terence Dolan Elizabeth R. Downing Scott R. Dygulski Aaron M. Eddy Hanhan Fan

with distinction magna cum laude

Brian T. Farmer Patrick C. Farris Gregory D. Fass Ross M. Feldman Collin L. Fisher Rachael A. Fishering Anna G. Fitzer Shayne C. Flaherty Kyle A. Framson Aric N. Franzmeier Trevor R. H. French Alexander G. Fulton

magna cum laude Chad A. Gans Siyu Gao Liberato J. Garcia Michael R. Gawne Eric A. Geldermann Laurence I. Gendelman Erin A. Giffin

with distinctionsumma cum laude

Erin N. Gleason with distinction

summa cum laude Rodrigo Gonzalez

magna cum laude James C. Gordon IV Austen C. Grafa Ryan T. Grazer Grady M. Gurth

Cameron Ham Robert E. Hamilton Robert M. Hanson Adison M. Hebert John P. Hebson Martin Herrera David A. Hines Paul M. Hoisington Justin A. Holstein

with distinction magna cum laude

Thomas Hontsman Elise N. Horan Michael C. Horton Jesse D. Hovis Spencer J. Howe Jenna M. Hughes Zach J. Husted Danas Jankevicius Samuel G. John Brian Johnson Matthew J. Johnson Matthew J. Johnson Daniel A. Keeth David A. Kelly Stacie M. Kemp Kyle W. Kern Chang Y. Kim Justin M. Kim Vegard Kjoelhamar Robert T. Knopfler Evan J. Koenig Vitaliy A. Krasko Sara K. Krol Andrew J. Kurtz Lance E. Landvater II Grant H. Lange Annie E. Lawson

with distinction summa cum laude Lindsey J. Lawson Daniel Lee Samuel P. Lees John P. Lefever Jake T. Leininger Calvin P. LeSueur Elizabeth R. Librande Lance J. Light

Jeffrey H. Limbird Julien A. Lounis Katherine R. Mackintosh Kristopher R. Mahan Jacqueline M. Mains Alec J. Makris Thomas E. Mapes David B. Mares Michael E. Masek Bryant J. Mason Ashley L. McConnell Brendan P. McDonald John P. McShane Shane P. Milek Rakhee S. Mirchandani Laura M. Moore Catherine R. Moran Jesse N. Morse Dane C. Mueller Lauren H. Murray Razan A. Naqeeb Ashley E. Neumann Kathryn A. Nichols Yufei Nie Peter A. O’Neil

with distinction Jeffrey P. Orbino Robert J. Oseth Christopher J. Otto Christina M. Pagano Spencer J. Page Cooper S. Palmer Sanghyun Park Timothy D. Parrington Christopher L. Paschke Daniel J. Perper Travis G. Peters Christopher W. Peterson Jeffrey L. Parr Hilary L. Peterson Adam M. Pevarnik Colin M. Phillips Rebecca C. Phillips Brandon J. Pink John S. Posada Rachel R. Pregont Michael J. Primsky Dane T. Pryse II

Jacqueline M. Quigley Brian J. Ray Alexander S. Raymond Stephanie Reese Shaun M. Richardson Elliot C. Roberts Grant S. Robey Andrew D. Roe

with distinction magna cum laude Ashkon Roozbehani Colin B. Rosenblum Sean C. Rowe Adam J. Ryan Mariel A. Sabraw Jennifer M. Samora Vincent C. Santiago-McManigle Rodrigo V. Sauaia Rudy A. Schloz Scott K. Schneider Luisa M. Schrichte

with distinction Nathan Seader Scott W. Seale Roxanna M. V. Sears Steven M. Seguin Tara D. Selch Jesse D. Sexton

summa cum laude Kevin M. Sexton Taylor A. Shilts Stanislav Shkrobor Christopher T. Sichko

summa cum laude Mark P. Simmons Manvendra Singh Karl Singer John D. Snelson William M. Speth Mark P. Stevenson Jarod E. Stewart Geoffrey A. Straight Aaron A. Straus Joseph H. Stroup Demetrius D. Sumler Tunyaporn Sutthinon Kankuro Suzuki Martin M. Taffet

Elizabeth G. Thurston with distinction summa cum laude

Lance W. Tokmakian Christopher P. Valerio Paul S. Wagner Martina Wallenberg Boris T. Wane Wenyi Wang Ashley N. Waters Nicholas J. Webb Bryan M. Weinstein Brian M. Weldon Brendan K. Wentworth David D. Whitehill Kyle B. Wilburn Mathew C. Willis Tyler J. Wood Andrew W. Woodman Kyle E. Yaden Brendan L. Yanick Yurong Zhong Zachary L. Zabielski

 photo by Larry Harwood, UCB  

Jacqueline M. Quigley Brian J. Ray Alexander S. Raymond Stephanie Reese Shaun M. Richardson Elliot C. Roberts Grant S. Robey Andrew D. Roe

with distinction magna cum laude Ashkon Roozbehani Colin B. Rosenblum Sean C. Rowe Adam J. Ryan Mariel A. Sabraw Jennifer M. Samora Vincent C. Santiago-McManigle Rodrigo V. Sauaia Rudy A. Schloz Scott K. Schneider Luisa M. Schrichte

with distinction Nathan Seader Scott W. Seale Roxanna M. V. Sears Steven M. Seguin Tara D. Selch Jesse D. Sexton

summa cum laude Kevin M. Sexton Taylor A. Shilts Stanislav Shkrobor Christopher T. Sichko

summa cum laude Mark P. Simmons Manvendra Singh Karl Singer John D. Snelson William M. Speth Mark P. Stevenson Jarod E. Stewart Geoffrey A. Straight Aaron A. Straus Joseph H. Stroup Demetrius D. Sumler Tunyaporn Sutthinon Kankuro Suzuki Martin M. Taffet

Elizabeth G. Thurston with distinction summa cum laude

Lance W. Tokmakian Christopher P. Valerio Paul S. Wagner Martina Wallenberg Boris T. Wane Wenyi Wang Ashley N. Waters Nicholas J. Webb Bryan M. Weinstein Brian M. Weldon Brendan K. Wentworth David D. Whitehill Kyle B. Wilburn Mathew C. Willis Tyler J. Wood Andrew W. Woodman Kyle E. Yaden Brendan L. Yanick Yurong Zhong Zachary L. Zabielski

 photo by Larry Harwood, UCB  

Jacqueline M. Quigley Brian J. Ray Alexander S. Raymond Stephanie Reese Shaun M. Richardson Elliot C. Roberts Grant S. Robey Andrew D. Roe

with distinction magna cum laude Ashkon Roozbehani Colin B. Rosenblum Sean C. Rowe Adam J. Ryan Mariel A. Sabraw Jennifer M. Samora Vincent C. Santiago-McManigle Rodrigo V. Sauaia Rudy A. Schloz Scott K. Schneider Luisa M. Schrichte

with distinction Nathan Seader Scott W. Seale Roxanna M. V. Sears Steven M. Seguin Tara D. Selch Jesse D. Sexton

summa cum laude Kevin M. Sexton Taylor A. Shilts Stanislav Shkrobor Christopher T. Sichko

summa cum laude Mark P. Simmons Manvendra Singh Karl Singer John D. Snelson William M. Speth Mark P. Stevenson Jarod E. Stewart Geoffrey A. Straight Aaron A. Straus Joseph H. Stroup Demetrius D. Sumler Tunyaporn Sutthinon Kankuro Suzuki Martin M. Taffet

Elizabeth G. Thurston with distinction summa cum laude

Lance W. Tokmakian Christopher P. Valerio Paul S. Wagner Martina Wallenberg Boris T. Wane Wenyi Wang Ashley N. Waters Nicholas J. Webb Bryan M. Weinstein Brian M. Weldon Brendan K. Wentworth David D. Whitehill Kyle B. Wilburn Mathew C. Willis Tyler J. Wood Andrew W. Woodman Kyle E. Yaden Brendan L. Yanick Yurong Zhong Zachary L. Zabielski

 photo by Larry Harwood, UCB  

photo by Casey Cass, UCB

photo by Ken Abbott, UCB

Department of Economics Spring 2010

Graduation and Awards Ceremony

Thursday, May 6th 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Glenn Miller Ballroom, University Memorial Center

University of Colorado at Boulder

photo by Casey A. Cass, UCB