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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.
Elizabeth Clayton won the "triple crown" in economics as the first female professor hired, first female promoted and granted tenure, and 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.
Each semester or year the department awards a scholarship to the student who demonstrates academic excellence. This scholarship is named in memory of Elizabeth M. Clayton.
Academic Year | Graduate | Undergraduate |
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2023/2024 | Caleb Bablone | |
2022/2023 | Mason Woehler | |
2021/2022 | NA | |
2020/2021 | Nik Culp & Bryan Pierce (Fall Only) | |
2019/2020 | Alyssa Leibold | Sarah Krueger |
2017/2018 | Rachel Harrington | Jamie Vergano |
2016/2017 | Abigail Wood / Ken Bao | |
2015/2016 | Brandon Giesegh / Abigail Wood | |
2014/2015 | Melissa Maxwell | |
2013/2014 | Margaret Evans / Marisa Klein | Aaron Lombard |
2012/2013 | Trung Ly | Gregory Nelson |
2011/2012 | Sarah Calhoun / Laura Darby | Gregory Nelson / Jack Miller |
2010/2011 | Melissa Deustch / Laura Darby | My Nguyen / Margaret Evans |
2009/2010 | George Feller / Matthew Porter | Julia Kreis / Trung Ly |
2008/2009 | Joshua Leesmann / Alla Koyen | Laura Darby / Adam Richardson |
2007/2008 | Benjamin Mason / Vikram Kumar | Kenneth Schmied / Mitch Downey |
2006/2007 | Juan Fung / Robert Schupp | Joshua Leesmann / Aleksey Kazakevich |
2005/2006 | Shannon Wobbe / Li Li | Jeptha Bergerac / Brain Dick |
2004/2005 | Kathleen Early /Daniel Ribaudo | Yvette Travnickova / Christin Cooper |
2003/2004 | Brian Buckles | |
2002/2003 | Ian Schmutte | Joshua Ulrich |