Elizabeth Clayton Memorial Scholarship
Each semester the department awards a scholarship to the student who demonstrates academic excellence. This scholarship is named in memory of Elizabeth M. Clayton.Elizabeth M. Clayton joined the Department of Economics in 1968 after receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Washington (Seattle). She was professor of economics from 1968 until she retired in 1992. She also served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Research at UMSL. Prof. Clayton was the first female professor hired at UMSL, the first female promoted and granted tenure, and the first female to serve as department chair. She inspired many students and was a valued colleague in the department. In 1997, she received the University’s Women Trailblazers Award. She was a specialist in Soviet economics, especially of the agricultural sector. During her career, she was a fellow at Harvard University Law School, the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and Moscow State University. She passed away in June 1999 after a battle with cancer.
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Graduate |
Undergraduate |
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Winter |
Fall |
Winter |
Fall |
2011 |
Laura Darby |
Sarah Calhoun | Margaret Evans |
Gregory Nelson |
2010 |
Matthew Porter |
Melissa Deutsch |
Trung Ly |
My Nguyen |
2009 |
Alla Koyen |
George Feller |
Adam Richardson |
Julia Kreis |
2008 |
Vikram Kumar |
Joshua Leesmann |
Patrick Downey |
Laura Darby |
2007 |
Robert Schupp |
Benjamin Mason |
John Chwarzinski |
Ken Schmied |
2006 |
Li Li |
Juan Fung |
Brian Dick |
Joshua Leesmann |
2005 |
Ryan Moore |
Shannon Wobbe |
Christin Cooper |
Jeptha Bergerac |
2004 |
Kathleen Early |
Yvette Travnickova |
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2003 |
Jason Mannello |
Kathryn Caldwell |
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2002 |
Ian Schmutte |
Alexei Makarin |
Jason Mannello |
Joshua Ulrich |
2001 |
Micah Hughes |
Nuttawut Kietchaiyakor |
Maria Tiratsuyan |
Jeremy Bixby |
2000 |
Tracie Edwards |
Richard Daly |
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