Chapter News

Welcome to NABE’s newest student chapter at the University of California-Irvine (UCI), as approved by NABE Board on May 20.  According to UCI Chapter President Kerry Dang, the student organization started to take shape during the fall of 2008.  She reported “one of our professors announced that NABE might be interested in establishing a student chapter at UCI, and asked if we would be interested. Her announcement was received with much enthusiasm. By the next academic quarter, we established a new student organization on campus.”

Dang says there are 12 members in the UCI chapter, and officers have set a goal of reaching 40 members by the time the fall semester begins. “We plan to hold biweekly meetings (5 meetings per quarter) starting the second week of the school term.  For some of these meeting we will invite professional economists come and talk to the students about what the future as an economist can hold for them.  We also plan to hold meetings where students in the economics program come in and share their internship experiences with the members: how to obtain internships and what life is like during these internships.  Finally, our chapter will engage in some community service—e.g., provide tutor services for student in economics or math,” Dang reported.

The Los Angeles Chapter presented its Third Annual Robert T. Parry Award to Jack Kyser on June 10, at the Los Angeles office of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.  Jack Kyser is the founding economist of the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. Kyser Center for Economic Research, and a past president of the LA Chapter. Candice Flor Hynek, the outgoing president of the chapter, reports that the entire research economics and consulting group of LAEDC are members of LA NABE and most are NABE members as well.  Twelve past presidents of Los Angeles NABE attended, including Bob Parry, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and president of national NABE in 1979-80.

The LA Chapter also presented the Los Angeles NABE Scholarship Award to Aldrich Linton.  It is a $500 scholarship essay award.  Aldrich is a graduating senior from Los Angeles Magnets High School.

LA NABE also elected the 2009-2010 officers and the president appointed committee chair.  President: Sara Sutachan, California Association of Realtors; Vice President:  Lee Huffman, City National Bank; Secretary: Karen Smith, Adams Smith Economics; Treasurer:  Robert Kleinhenz, California Association of Realtors; Membership Chair:  Christine Cooper, LAEDC; Public Relations Chair: Terrin Griffiths, Bureau of Labor Statistics; University Relations/ Scholarship Chair:  Nik Poghosyan, LAEDC; National NABE Relations Chair: Candice Flor Hynek, Milken Institute.

The National Economists Club, the NABE Chapter in Washington, DC, passed a milestone as they posted thier 100th podcast online. Number 100 came from their 6/4/09 meeting, and featured Robert Atkinson, President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation.

Sara Johnson, the NABE board member who is co-chair of the board’s Committee on Chapters and Roundtables, recently hosted a conference call with several chapter presidents.  For more information contact her at sara.johnson@ihsglobalinsight.com.

Check out NABE’s resources page for chapters at http://www.nabe.com/chapters/clcontents.htm.  Included are numerous tips on everything from obtaining speakers to holding meetings and writing press releases.