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The ARTHUR A. SMITH OUTSTANDING STUDENT AWARD was created by the DFW Association for Business Economics decades ago to recognize student excellence in economics. Dr. Smith was a charter member of the Club in the early 1960s while he was chief economist of First National Bank of Dallas. In his memory, the Club established a student essay competition in which a number of North Texas universities with undergraduate economics, business or finance programs participate. Student nominees and their faculty advisors are then recognized at an annual luncheon in April. A cash prize is awarded to the winning student. Students must demonstrate knowledge of economics and indicate coursework, honors, extracurricular activity and professional goals in addition to submitting an essay.
For more on the award, please read our Annual Call for Papers.
Past participants and winners of the Arthur A. Smith Outstanding Student Award since the turn of the Millennium include:
Name of Student |
University |
Year Nominated |
Faculty Advisor |
Charles Peters |
University of North Texas |
2000 |
Todd Jewell |
Doug Lowe |
Austin College |
2000 |
Danny Nuckols |
Pamela Jean Leuthardt |
University of Dallas |
2000 |
Samuel Bostaph |
Selena Medlen |
University of Texas at Dallas |
2000 |
Wim Vijverberg |
Clint Brown |
Southern Methodist University |
2000 |
Nathan Balke |
Joelle K. G. Martin |
Texas Christian University |
2000 |
John Lovett |
Angela Arredondo |
University of North Texas |
2001 |
Michael Nieswiadomy |
Martin Mitev |
Austin College |
2001 |
Hugh Garnett |
Amy K. Lin |
University of Texas at Dallas |
2001 |
Wim Vijverberg |
Steven Kemmerling |
Southern Methodist University |
2001 |
Thomas Osang |
Matt Townsend |
Texas Christian University |
2001 |
John Lovett |
Katherine L. Killingsworth |
Texas A&M Commerce |
2001 |
Dan Farell, TXU Electric & Gas |
Thomas Frank Spann |
Texas Christian University |
2002 |
Stephen Quinn |
Ifeyinwa Isiekwe |
University of North Texas |
2002 |
Michael Nieswiadomy |
George King |
Southern Methodist University |
2002 |
Thomas Osang |
Adam L. Reed (1st Place) |
Southern Methodist University |
2003 |
Thomas Osang |
Sven Taylor (2nd Place) |
Dallas Baptist University |
2003 |
|
Sayuri P. Tamura (3rd Place) |
Texas Christian University |
2003 |
John Lovett |
Christy Hopfer |
University of Dallas |
2003 |
Samuel Bostaph |
Demarcus Ward |
University of North Texas |
2003 |
Todd Jewell |
Catherine Michalek |
University of Texas at Dallas |
2003 |
Wim Vijverberg |
Matthew C. Huber |
Texas A&M Commerce |
2003 |
Dale Funderburk |
Sergiy Saydometov |
Dallas Baptist University |
2004 |
Ron Smiles |
Kyle P. Burke (3rd Place) |
Southern Methodist University |
2004 |
Thomas Osang |
Lucas B. Pittman |
Texas A&M Commerce |
2004 |
Dale Funderburk |
Jonathan Banda |
Texas Christian University |
2004 |
John Lovett |
Adam Martin |
University of Dallas |
2004 |
Samuel Bostaph |
Jacqueline Sparks (2nd Place) |
University of North Texas |
2004 |
R. Todd Jewell |
Karen Cler (1st Place) |
University of Texas at Arlington |
2004 |
Michael Ward |
Sarah Shelton |
University of Texas at Dallas |
2004 |
Daniel O’Brien |
Kimberly Nicol |
Southern Methodist University |
2005 |
Thomas Osang |
Patrick Jennings |
Texas Christian University |
2005 |
John Lovett |
Anton Hartmann (winner) |
University of Dallas |
2005 |
Samuel Bostaph |
Holland Elizabeth McReynolds |
University of North Texas |
2005 |
Jeffrey Rous |
Dallas Dotter (1st Place) |
University of North Texas |
2006 | Jeffrey Rous |
| Alexis Miller (2nd Place) | Southern Methodist University | 2006 | Thomas Osang |
| Chris Rex (3rd Place) | Texas A&M-Commerce | 2006 | Dale Funderburk |
| Lyndsey Wharton Finalist Honorable Mention |
Dallas Baptist University | 2006 | Jekabs Bikis |
| Nicole Cabbad Finalist |
University of Texas at Dallas | 2006 | John McCracken |
| Vanessa Humphreys Finalist |
Texas Woman’s University | 2006 | Michiko Hayhurst |
| Erin Phillips Finalist |
Texas Christian University | 2006 | Kiril Tochkov |
| Brandon Rogers Finalist |
University of Texas at Arlington | 2006 | Michael Ward |
Contact Deborah.J.Myers@irs.gov , (214) 413-5821 for further information.