John G. Smale Award

For Outstanding Achievement in Economics

Each year, the Department of Economics honors one or two of its graduates with the Smale Award for Outstanding Achievement in Economics.

The award is named after Dr. John G. Smale, Jr., Professor Emeritus and founder of CSU, Chico's Department of Economics. Dr. John G. Smale, born in 1902, taught the first class in economics at CSU, Chico in 1942, but it was not until the 1950's that Economics was organized as a Department within the School of Behavioral and Social Sciences. Dr. Smale was the first chair of the Economics Department at CSU, Chico.

The award is given in the spring on the Friday before graduation at an awards ceremony. Smale's daughter, Elizabeth Carlson, has continued her father's tradition of personally handing out this award since her father passed away.

Criteria for The John G. Smale Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement:

• Graduating senior majoring in Economics
• Scholastic achievement above 3.0 GPA
• Demonstrated excellence in Economics courses
• Commitment to Economics as a profession
• Outstanding writing ability
• Ability to carry out independent economic research
• Submission of a Statement of Goals to Dept. of Economics