{"id":179,"date":"2020-05-10T14:19:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-10T18:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdberg.org\/AEF\/?page_id=179"},"modified":"2024-08-04T00:14:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T05:14:16","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"179\" class=\"elementor elementor-179\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-373696d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"373696d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f2f0478\" data-id=\"f2f0478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-274fde7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"274fde7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"410\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/wave2.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-75\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3115bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3115bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-64dfbd3\" data-id=\"64dfbd3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fa1503 elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"0fa1503\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-0fa1503\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/aef-home-page-2\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Home Page<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-has-children menu-item-174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/conference\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Conference<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-product menu-item-2557\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/product\/j-anderson-davis-luncheon\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\">J. 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Anderson Davis presentation.<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-564d037 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"564d037\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcc7b63\" data-id=\"fcc7b63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e3fdc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e3fdc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The AEF started out as a modest gathering of Mississippi economists in 1963. The major objective at that time was to provide a venue for the analysis of economic data in the state of Mississippi. Prior to that, the academic community had not focused on the Mississippi economy to a large extent, and economists from Mississippi College, Ole Miss, State College, Southern Mississippi, and Jackson State, and some of the junior colleges in Mississippi, met for the purpose of providing that venue.<\/p><p>The meetings in the 1960&#8217;s were themed according to the research thrusts for that year: Mississippi agriculture, banking, labor studies, etc. The meetings were sponsored by the universities and colleges involved, and meeting locations rotated among the principal schools of the academy. In 1965 the Academy of Mississippi Economists produced the first of a long line of papers by Mississippi Economists, called the Annals of the Mississippi Academy of Economists, which grew from six papers in 1965 to 45 articles and 495 pages in 1976. By 1992, the papers and proceedings edition was over 900 pages! Some of the names prominent in the history of the academy appear in the archived documents found at the University of Central Arkansas. The program chair in 1992 was John J. Dran, and the editor of the proceedings was Tom Lindley.<\/p><p>Another prominent name in the academy&#8217;s development is Lawrence Smith, whose first official participation was in 1971. His son, Murphy Smith, sent word that while his dad was honored at the invitation to the anniversary luncheon, he was unable to attend due to health concerns. 1974 saw the appearance of Roger Chisholm, Fred Kittrell, and Paul Hendershott. Roger Chisholm, past president from 1979, had every intention of coming, but influenza had no respect for those plans.<\/p><p>1976 saw the appearance of Mike Butler, Jim McMinn, Leila Pratt, Coldwell Daniel, and Robert Awh. Three of these were able to join us for the anniversary celebration today.<\/p><p>The Academy has changed names several times since its inception in 1963. It started out as the Academy of Mississippi Economists, changed to the Mid-South Academy of Economists in 1973. In 1983, it was decided that since financial economics was playing such a prominent role in the Academy, that the name should be changed to the Mid-South Academy of Economics and Finance. Finally, in 1996, it was decided that the name should reflect the far-reaching membership and influence of the Academy, and the name was changed to the current one, the Academy of Economics and Finance.<\/p><p>Back in 1965, two years after the formation of the Academy of Mississippi Economists, J. Anderson Davis, Editor of the Annals, wrote &#8220;It will be interesting to look back ten years hence and see whether as prophets we deserve honor in our own country- or anywhere else.&#8221; Eleven years later, in 1976, the editor wrote, &#8220;We now embrace five states instead of one. We have an active and prolific membership. Our program is as broad as any regional organization. We believe that for the most part the papers are the peer of any regional society in the country (and a damn sight better than many). Perhaps our predictive abilities are by now even somewhat better than astrology&#8217;s. The optimism was justified&#8221;, he said, referring to J. Anderson Davis&#8217;s 1965 editor&#8217;s note.<\/p><p>Now, 38 years later, in the Academy&#8217;s 50th year, we can further reflect on the accomplishments of our academy. We now embrace the entire United States, if not a substantive claim to the world, in our attendance. Our board of directors represents eight different states: California, Florida, New York, Nebraska, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Texas. We now produce not just papers and proceedings or annals; we sponsor the\u00a0<i>Journal of Economics and Finance<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Journal of Economics and Finance Education<\/i>, and the\u00a0<i>Academy of Economics and Finance Journal<\/i>, and have affiliations with the\u00a0<i>Journal of Finance Case Research and the Journal of Instructional Techniques in Finance<\/i>. Our flagship journal is ranked as a high quality research outlet in most rankings. Our meetings extend far beyond the traditional Mid-south, as far as the east coast in locales such as Myrtle Beach, Jacksonville, and Savannah &#8211; to the southwest meetings held in Texas. However, I believe that our most noteworthy accomplishment has been to preserve a professional venue that is mutually supportive, amiable, and open; an environment where nontraditional papers are welcome and where the pursuit of knowledge is defined much broader than traditional empirical studies drawing generalities about samples and populations. Regional emphasis papers are still welcome and very much a part of the collections of papers. The academy supports faculty development through its teacher training program. PhD students are encouraged to share their research and to become a permanent part of our membership. We have a culture that should be the envy of many other academies.<\/p><p>This does not happen by accident. We stand on the shoulders of those academy leaders who came before us, some of whom are present here with us today. Their legacy is what we continue to enjoy and perpetuate today. We celebrate the foresight of J. Anderson Davis, the namesake of this Luncheon. We are honored by our leaders from the past, who are seated at our table of honor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a49234 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"6a49234\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08b0aff\" data-id=\"08b0aff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdf2aa1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"bdf2aa1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-25bd0aa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"25bd0aa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fbc6ac8\" data-id=\"fbc6ac8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a576e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a576e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"display3\"><div id=\"intro\"><div align=\"left\"><p><b>Past Presidents<\/b><\/p><p><i><b>Academy of Mississippi Economists (1963-73)<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>1963-64 &#8211; Founding Fathers, Mississippi College<br \/>1964-65 &#8211; D. Grey Miley, Mississippi College<br \/>1965-66 &#8211; Randolph G. Kinabrew, University of Mississippi<br \/>1966-67 &#8211; J. Anderson Davis, Mississippi State University<br \/>1967-68 &#8211; James Parks, University of Mississippi<br \/>1968-69 &#8211; James McQuiston, University of Southern Mississippi<br \/>1969-70 &#8211; John Peterson, MS Research and Development Center<br \/>1970-71 &#8211; Robert Howell, Mississippi State University<br \/>1971-72 &#8211; William Thornton, NW Mississippi Jr. College<br \/>1972-73 &#8211; George Currie, Jackson State College<\/p><p><i><b>Midsouth Academy of Economists (1973-1984)<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>1973-74 &#8211; Paul Hendershott, University of Mississippi<br \/>1974-75 &#8211; Colleen Cameron, University of Southern Mississippi<br \/>1975-76 &#8211; Robert Y. Awh, Mississippi State University<br \/>1976-77 &#8211; Tom Shephard, Hinds Junior College<br \/>1977-78 &#8211; Coldwell Daniel, III, Memphis State University<br \/>1978-79 &#8211; John Kaminarides, Arkansas State University<br \/>1979-80 &#8211; Roger K. Chisholm, Memphis State University<br \/>1980-81 &#8211; Gary Young, Delta State University<br \/>1981-82 &#8211; William D. Gunther, University of Alabama<br \/>1982-83 &#8211; Thomas McKinnon, University of Arkansas<br \/>1983-84 &#8211; Patricia Sanderson, Mississippi State University<\/p><p><i><b>Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance (1984-1997)<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>1984-85 &#8211; Michael Butler, University of North Alabama<br \/>1985-86 &#8211; Fred Kittrell, Middle Tennessee State University<br \/>1986-87 &#8211; David E.R. Gay, University of Arkansas<br \/>1987-88 &#8211; Jim McMinn, Austin Peay State University<br \/>1988-89 &#8211; Paul Merkle, LSU Shreveport<br \/>1989-90 &#8211; Jo Ann Jones, Georgia College<br \/>1990-91 &#8211; Tyrone Black, University of Southern Mississippi<br \/>1991-92 &#8211; Jerry Crawford, Arkansas State University<br \/>1992-93 &#8211; John J. Dran, Jr., Northern Illinois University<br \/>1993-94 &#8211; John T. Lee, Middle Tennessee State University<br \/>1994-95 &#8211; Luther D. Lawson, University of North Carolina &#8211; Wilmington<br \/>1995-96 &#8211; Edward T. Merkel, Troy State University<br \/>1996-97 &#8211; Ernest R. Moser, Northeast Louisiana University<\/p><p><i><b>Academy of Economics and Finance (since 1997)<\/b><\/i><\/p><p>1997-98 &#8211; George H. Carter, University of Southern Mississippi<br \/>1998-99 &#8211; Kristin K. Howell, University of North Carolina &#8211; Wilmington<br \/>1999-00 &#8211; J. Thomas Lindley, University of Southern Mississippi<br \/>2000-01 &#8211; William W. (Woody) Hall, Jr., University of North Carolina at Wilmington<br \/>2001-02 &#8211; David L. Sollars, Auburn University Montgomery<br \/>2002-03 &#8211; Richard Cebula, Armstrong Atlantic State University<br \/>2003-04 &#8211; David Lange, Auburn University Montgomery<br \/>2004-05 &#8211; Bichaka Fayissa, Middle Tennessee State University<br \/>2005-06 &#8211; Graham Mitenko, University of Nebraska at Omaha<br \/>2006-07 &#8211; Albert E. DePrince, Jr., Middle Tennessee State University<br \/>2007-08 &#8211; David Boldt, University of West Georgia<br \/>2008-09 &#8211; William Sackley, University of North Carolina at Wilmington<br \/>2009-10 &#8211; Richard McGrath, Armstrong Atlantic State University<br \/>2010-11 &#8211; Robert Stretcher, Sam Houston State University<br \/>2011-12 &#8211; Steve Jones, Samford University<br \/>2012-13 &#8211; Robert Burrus, University of North Carolina &#8211; Wilmington<br \/>2013-14 &#8211; Jocelyn Evans, College of Charleston<br \/>2014-15 &#8211; M. Douglas Berg, Sam Houston State University<br \/>2015-16 &#8211; J. Edward Graham, University of North Carolina &#8211; Wilmington<br \/>2016-17 &#8211; Mary Kassis, University of West Georgia<br \/>2017-18 &#8211; Shahdad Naghshpour, University of Southern Mississippi<br \/>2018-19 &#8211; Michael Toma, Georgia Southern University<br \/>2019-20 &#8211; Olivier Maisondieu Laforge, University of Nebraska Omaha<br \/>2020-21 &#8211; Speros Margetis, University of Tampa<br \/>2021-22 &#8211; Mary Funck, Sam Houston State University<br \/>2022-23 &#8211; Abeba Musa, State University of New York, Farmingdale<br \/>2023-24 &#8211; Marc Sardy, Rollins College<br \/>2024-25 Brooke Conaway, Georgia College and State University<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-69d8fca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"69d8fca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f2f6ba\" data-id=\"7f2f6ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8a57dd elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle elementor-nav-menu--burger elementor-widget elementor-widget-nav-menu\" data-id=\"c8a57dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;layout&quot;:&quot;horizontal&quot;,&quot;submenu_icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;&lt;i class=\\&quot;fas fa-caret-down\\&quot; aria-hidden=\\&quot;true\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\\\/i&gt;&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;},&quot;toggle&quot;:&quot;burger&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Menu\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu--main elementor-nav-menu__container elementor-nav-menu--layout-horizontal e--pointer-underline e--animation-fade\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-1-c8a57dd\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/privacy-policy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-c8a57dd\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-240\"><a href=\"https:\/\/economics-finance.org\/AEF\/privacy-policy\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Privacy Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>62 Year History of the AEF Extracted from Robert Stretcher&#8217;s 2013 J. 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