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"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own self interest."

—Adam Smith

Economics Department, CSU, Chico

Awards and Scholarships for Economics Majors

The Department of Economics, in conjunction with the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, present the following awards to the highest achieving Economics majors each spring semester. These awards presented to the students either at spring graduation ceremonies or during the annual Economics Awards Ceremony held the week before spring graduation. The yearly awards are:

  • Award for Outstanding Economics Major

  • Honors in the Major Awards

  • Dean's List Awards

  • Wall Street Journal Economic Student Achievement Award

  • Award for Academic Achievement & Service in Economics

  • John G. Smale Scholarship for Excellence in Economics (for an undergraduate Economics student)

  • John G. Smale Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics