
Congratulations to TWO graduating seniors, Ben Finck and Amr Almashharawi, have been awarded scholarships under the Dr. Maw Lin Lee Fellowship, to continue their education in the Mizzou Economics MA Program. This scholarship honors the memory of Dr. Maw Lin Lee and supports graduate students in applied econometrics.

The Whitney Hicks Fellowship honors the memory of former Department Chair and Middlebush Professor, Dr. Whitney Hicks; this year’s award recipient is Andrew DeVenney.

In honor of Clay J. Anderson Jr., MA '50 economics and business, his family and friends established the Clay J. Anderson Memorial Scholarship. This years recipients: Luke Duffy, Iliana Farrell, Casey Merckling, Ian Mueller, Suraj Patel, Sean Sweeney, John Jackson, and Lucas Schoenecker, have all demonstrated excellence in their studies while majoring in Economics.
Kya Maskill received the John Charles Willett Memorial Scholarship. This award was established in memory of John Charles Willett, who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Recipients of this award are encouraged to participate in mentoring programs for other students.
The Loshky Scholarship was established to honor Professor David Loschky, who retired from MU in 1998; this award supports students working on Honors Theses in Economics. The 2025 winner of the Loshky Scholarship is Erikan Editi.
Congratulations and special thanks to the family, friends, and students of Dr. Maw Lin Lee, Whitney Hicks, Clay J Anderson, John Charles Willett and David Loschky; we are grateful for the opportunity to celebrate these beloved teachers who had such an important influence on many generations of Mizzou students.