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Honours for UNE agricultural economists

September 18, 2006

Professor Roley PiggottTwo agricultural economists from The University of New England have been made Distinguished Fellows of the Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society (AARES).

Professor Roley Piggott (pictured) and Emeritus Professor Brian Hardaker were recognised at the society's annual conference in Coffs Harbour. The fellowships are awarded to “members or individuals in recognition continuous contribution to agricultural and resource economics and/or the society's activities”.

Also awarded a Distinguished Fellowship was Neil Sturgess, a graduate of UNE and consultant with Read Sturgess and Associates, a firm well known for its studies of natural resource management issues.

There are only about 20 AARES Distinguished Fellows in Australia, and that the three newest are all closely associated with The University of New England “is a reflection of the status of the profession at UNE”, according to Professor Piggott.

“It is quite amazing to see where some of our graduates have got to over the years,” he said.

Professor Piggott and Professor Hardaker earned their fellowships through decades of continuous involvement in the education of agricultural economists. Both are former presidents of the AARES and both have served as editors of the society's journal.

“It is very gratifying for me to receive this recognition,” Professor Hardaker said. “I came to Australia in 1967 from the UK. This fellowship makes me feel truly accepted by the Australian profession.”

Posted by Leon Braun at September 18, 2006 04:12 PM