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Make your plans now to participate in the 2002 SAEA Meetings in Orlando, February 2-6, 2002. Preparation for the meetings will soon be in full swing, as you will see in the announcements that follow.

The SAEA Executive Committee will meet July 9-10 in Charleston, South Carolina. Among the items on our agenda are selecting invited papers, finalizing our 2001 budget, approving a long-term investment policy, reassessing our awards policies, archiving of the JAAE, and planning for electronic distribution of our newsletter. Please contact any Executive Committee member if you have an item that needs discussion.

Appointment of New JAAE Editor

The Executive Committee is very pleased to announce that Dr. John B. Penson, Jr. of Texas A&M University will serve as Editor of the JAAE for the 2002-2004 volumes. Dr. Penson has a number of ideas regarding the manuscript review process, including the use of an electronic database system for coordinating reviews and monitoring the status of manuscripts submitted to the JAAE. He will be assisted by Ms. Linda Crenwelge, who will serve in the role of Associate Editor. Beginning July 1, 2001, submissions to the JAAE should be sent to Dr. Penson at the address below:

    Dr. John B. Penson, Jr., Editor
    Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics
    Department of Agricultural Economics
    Texas A&M University
    College Station, TX 77843-2124

Need for New Secretary/Treasurer(s)

On March 31, 2002 Bob Nelson and Walt Prevatt of Auburn University will complete their three-year term as Secretary-Treasurers. SAEA members owe many thanks to Bob and Walt for their diligent efforts. The Executive Committee is seeking a person or team to serve in this role for the following three years. Please contact me if you have any interest in serving the SAEA in this role.

2002 SAEA Meetings Announcements

Selected Papers. This year's Selected Papers program is being coordinated by Mary Ahearn of USDA- ERS and Darrell Bosch of Virginia Tech. Please see the Call for Selected Papers elsewhere in this Newsletter for details. We continue to use a two-page proposal format for selecting papers, which must be submitted by Friday, August 24, 2001. Completed papers and abstracts will be due approximately three weeks prior to the meetings. If you are interested in serving as a reviewer or moderating a session, please contact Mary or Darrell.

Organized Symposia. President-Elect Steve Turner is handling the proposals for Organized Symposia. As detailed in the Call for Symposium Proposals in this Newsletter, selected symposia must allow for 30- 45 minutes of open audience discussion. Proposals are due to Steve by August 24, 2001.

Posters. Donna Lee of the University of Florida will be coordinating the Poster Sessions in Orlando. The Call for Posters is included in this Newsletter. We plan to continue the poster award program. Note the submission deadline of September 3, 2001.

Awards. Past-President Hal Harris will chair all of the awards committees. I am pleased to announce the other members of the awards committees:

Teaching -- Dixie Watts Reaves, Virginia Tech; Molly Espey, Clemson; Mike Olexa, Florida

Extension -- Lee Meyer, Kentucky; Nathan Smith, Georgia; Damona Doye, Oklahoma State

Graduate Student Paper -- Lisa House, Mississippi State; Wes Harrison, LSU; Martin Redfern, Arkansas

Lifetime Achievement -- Howard Clonts, Auburn; John Holt, Florida; Richard Conner, Texas A & M

Please see the Call for Awards Nominations elsewhere in this Newsletter for details. I hope all Departments will take advantage of the opportunity to nominate deserving colleagues. Please note the deadline for nominations of September 28, 2001.

Have a great summer!

Purpose of the Awards: To recognize significant contributions of individuals to the profession of agricultural economics, to bring such contributions to the attention of the profession, and to facilitate firsthand sharing of such contributions through annual SAEA meetings.

Nature of the Awards: The "Southern Agricultural Economics Association Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions" are made annually and recipients share their award-winning contributions with the membership at SAEA annual meetings. More than one award may be made each year in each category based on the judgment of evaluation committees concerning the significance of nominated works. Committees shall not be obligated to make awards if no nominee is judged deserving. Each winner will receive a certificate of recognition.

Award Categories: Awards are considered for distinguished contributions to the profession in the following categories:
        Outstanding JAAE Article
        Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award
    .   Distinguished Extension Program Award
.       Graduate Student Paper Award

Eligibility Requirements: Nominees must be SAEA members and actively involved in the area for which the work is nominated. The contribution nominated may be the work of a single individual or group of individuals. In the case of group awards, one-half or more of the contributing individuals must be SAEA members actively involved in the area of the nominated work. Graduate students must be full-time students (may be on part time assistance) and student members of the SAEA. The focus of the Graduate Student Paper Award is on single authored papers written for academic courses and not previously published in academic outlets or presented at professional meetings. Papers which are “cut and paste” from theses or dissertations will be disqualified. The Outstanding JAAE Publication Award is limited to articles published in the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics (JAAE).

Selection Criteria: Selection of award winners will be made by committees appointed by the President of the SAEA. All nominations will be judged by the same criteria:

1.   Relevance and importance of topic, problem, or issue addressed;
2.   Application of appropriate economic principles, methods, and concepts;
3.   Appropriate use of logic, scientific approach, method, or process;
4.   Contribution of results and/or process to advancing the agricultural economics
      profession; and
5.   Transferability of achievement to professional development of other economists.

Nomination Process:

Outstanding JAAE Publication:

 1.   JAAE articles appearing in the previous year (2000) will routinely be considered 
       by the selection committee. No supporting materials are required.
 2.   JAAE articles appearing in preceding years (before 2000) may be nominated for
       consideration by the selection committee. Nominations must include a copy of the
       article and letters (or other materials) supporting the relevance and professional 
       quality of the nominated publication.
 3.   Invited and refereed articles are eligible for consideration.

Teaching of a Course:

1.    Statements, no longer than two double-spaced pages, should be submitted by the 
       nominator to  the SAEA Past- President. These statements should summarize the 
       contribution of nominated works with respect to the evaluation criteria listed 
       above as they relate to the teaching of a course of instruction.
2.    A brief resume of teacher(s) nominated and a summary of course(s) covered by 
       nomination.
3.    A copy of formal evaluations and description of teaching aids or materials 
       supporting nomination (e.g., VHS videotape sample of nominee's teaching would
       be helpful).
4.     Letters supporting contribution of nominated work with respect to the evaluation
        criteria listed above (maximum of 3).

Extension Program:

1.     Statements, no longer than two double-spaced pages, should be submitted by the 
        nominator to the SAEA Past- President. These statements should summarize the 
        contribution of nominated works with respect to the evaluation criteria listed 
        above as they relate to the extension program nominated.
2.     A brief resume of extension economist(s) nominated and a brief summary of the 
        extension program nominated.
3.     A copy of formal evaluations and extension program materials supporting  
        nomination.
4.     Letters supporting contribution of nominated work with respect to the evaluation 
        criteria listed above (maximum of 3).

1.     Statements, no longer than two double-spaced pages, should be submitted by 
        the nominator to the SAEA Past- President. These statements should summarize
        the contribution of nominated works with respect to the evaluation criteria listed
        above as they relate to a graduate student paper.
2.     A brief resume of the author(s) of the graduate student paper nominated.
3.     A copy of the nominated paper and a summary of any other directly related work 
        of nominee(s).
4.     Letters supporting the relevance and professional quality of the nominated paper 
        (giving consideration to the professional status of author(s)) and its value as an 
        example for other graduate students (maximum of 2).
5.     The winning graduate student will receive a $500 cash award and, if the student 
        wishes, the paper will be published in the August issue of the Journal.

Award Winner Responsibilities: Acceptance of an award carries a commitment on the part of the award winner to share this work, in person, with other members of the profession at the next annual meeting of the SAEA. Award recipients will be asked to summarize and highlight their accomplishments in a poster presentation at the annual meeting. Poster session guidelines will be made available to award recipients.

Award winners will be notified at least 30 days before the annual meetings. Mail four copies of nominations for Distinguished Professional Contributions Awards by September 28, 2001 (postmarked, 1st class mail, no FAXed nominations will be accepted) to:

DR. HAL HARRIS SAEA Past-President Dept. of Ag. & Applied Economics Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0355 Phone:------(864) 656-5772 FAX:--------(864) 656-5776 E-mail:-----hharris@clemson.edu

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     A detailed resume of the nominee.

     Copies of not more than three published works which exemplify research contributions of the 
          nominee and a brief summary of other works which provide tangible evidence of the 
          nominee's contributions to southern agricultural economics; and/or summaries of courses
          taught, topics covered, formal evaluations of teaching, and not more than three tangible 
          examples of teaching aids or other tangible examples of extension or outreach program
          materials exemplifying the nominee's contributions in public service to southern agricultural 
          economics.

    Letters indicating contributions the nominee has made to southern agricultural economics 
         (maximum of 3).

     A synopsis of the candidate's career suitable for publication in the Journal of Agricultural 
          and Applied Economics. See examples in the August issue of the JAAE.

Selection Committee: The Selection Committee for the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Lifetime Achievement Award shall be composed of the Past-President of the SAEA and three members of the SAEA, not on the executive committee, to be appointed to staggered three-year terms by the President. The Past-President will chair the selection committee and will be the liaison between the selection committee and the SAEA executive committee. The deadline for nominations is September 28, 2001 (postmark, 1^st class mail). Mail four copies of nominations to:

DR. HAL HARRIS, SAEA Past-President, Dept. of Ag. & Applied Economics, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-0355, Phone:------(864) 656-5772, FAX:-------(864) 656-5776
E-mail:-----hharris@clemson. edu, Telephone and e-mail are for information only, please.

SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION
February 2 - 6, 2002
Orlando, Florida

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