UAA celebrates 10th anniversary of Rasmuson Chair of Economics
by Jess |
The four former and current UAA Rasmuson Chairs gathered in Anchorage the week of Nov. 18 to celebrate the position's 10th anniversary. L-R: Vernon Smith '03-'06, Jim Murphy '06-'11, Robert Kurzban '12-'13 and Todd Cherry '13-'14.
This academic year UAA celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Rasmuson Chair of Economics, which was created through a generous endowment by the late Elmer Rasmuson, an Alaska banker, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Since its inception, four scholars have held the chair position, including Vernon Smith '03-'06, Jim Murphy '06-'11, Robert Kurzban '12-'13 and Todd Cherry '13-'14.
Read the Hometown U story published in the Anchorage Daily News on Sunday, Nov. 24, for more on Nobel laureate Vernon Smith's visit to UAA last week.
Check out a conversation with UAA's current Rasmuson Chair, Todd Cherry, who hails from Appalachian State University in North Carolina.
Former Rasmuson Chair and Nobel laureate Vernon Smith visits a Steller Secondary classroom on Nov. 21 to play a game with students to demonstrate experimental economics.
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