Economics

Omicron Delta Epsilon

Omicron Delta Epsilon is the international honor society in economics. It was established in 1963 as a result of a merger of Omicron Delta Gamma, founded in 1915, and Omicron Chi Epsilon, founded in 1955.

The objectives of Omicron Delta Epsilon are:

  •  the recognition of scholastic attainment and the honoring of outstanding achievements in economics;
  • the establishment of closer ties between students and faculty in economics within colleges and universities and among colleges and universities;
  • the publication of its official journal, The American Economist;
  • the sponsoring of panels at professional meetings as well as the Irving Fisher and Frank W. Taussig competitions.
Undergraduate candidates for election to Omicron Delta Epsilon must have completed 12 hours of economics courses, have at least a "B" in the economics courses, and have an overall average of a "B" or better.

Source: Omicron Delta Epsilon


The Illinois Wesleyan chapter, the Phi chapter of Illinois, was founded in 1990. Seven students were initiated that year. Since then, the numbers have grown dramatically. They are listed below, by year of initiation.

2008

Michael Feeney John Sacranie
Christine Guedel Kevin Slattery
Lindsey Haines Florence Soyinka
Mallory Haydorn Nicole Spear
Anna Konradi Katherine Stankiewicz
Jeffrey Marinier Stefan Stoev
Andrew Mealiff Patrick Topf
Daniel Obie Jenna Welsch
Michael Rosin

2007

Quentin Brummet Minh Nguyen
Lane Coonrod Paul Oehrlein
Erin Cruz Megan Rees
Daniel Cumming Nicholas Rossi
Bryan Duling Vladislav Sakarski
Anthony Feminis Matthew Sheehan
Kunaey Garg Daniel Wexler
Manol Kavrakov Joel Wicks
Charles Montgomery

2006

Angela T. Agati Matthew J. Goergen
Benjamin Burry Daniel A. Haeger
Franklin Cardona Brandin Heidbreder
Ian Cohen Nicholas Holland
Mary Katherine Conway Brian Jbara
Christopher Davis Stephanie Lynn Panozzo
Stephen Donham Scott N. Swisher IV
Marcus Blake Dunlop Elizabeth Taylor
Allison Fisher Brett Robert Walden
Leslie Freehill Kate Weisenberger
Jesse Furmanek

2005

Charlie Baier Todd Kumler
Julie Clarin James Malic
Samantha Dietz Louis Malic
Grant Dodds Biniv Maskay
Nicholas Galasso Stephen Mohrman
Sherri Haas Erich Sauer
Timothy Hachmeister Lindsay Shea
Drew Kelly Adam Turk
Brittany Kirkpatrick

2004

Xun Bian Eric Hellman
Jennifer Dawson Adrienne Ingrum
Erica Ford Satish Lohani
Kathleen Frawley Sean Moran
Mahi Garg Nii Amaah Ofosu-Amaah
James Glenn Elizabeth Planas
Adam Gray Amanda Thorson
John Haugen Joshua Tieman

2003

Syed Iftekhar Ahmed Andrew Rowland
Jordan Ault Eliane Shin
Sarah Bland Tanya Simokaitis
Christina Eyer Rajen Subba
Robbert Gallagher III Andrew Tarman
Adrien Gatesman Svetlin Vulov
Justin Hendrix Sammer Zaman
James Melton David Zohfeld
Ana Maria Romero

2002

Ranmali Abeyasinghe Alexis Frigo Manning
Jonathan Dana Babylonia Marcus
Sarah D. Fuller Matthew Melick
Dale A. Hauser, III James A. Morris
Conor Howard Awo Tiwaa Henrietta Osei-Anto
Katia Hristova Beibei Que
William R. Irwin Eleanor Andrea Swanson
Trinette Lee Erwin Vreeman
Anisha Madan

2001

Gbemisola Adeniran Juliana Giraldo
Nimish Adhia Katherine J. Hampson
Pritam Banerjee Desislava Hristova
James J. Bethmann Samuel K Kwainoe
Kory Blumer Alicia Lange
Terrence Chapman Melinda L. Mannlein
Timofey S. Chekoyev Kathy-Ann Moe
Amy M. Cline Alison Oliver
Jamie Lea Davenport Bharat Pardasani
Megan Deserf Jeremy Sandford
John W. Dyke Brett Schaibley
Emily Fathauer Deborah Slezak
Shaun R. Gilbraith Yuet Wen Wan

2000

Sabeen Ali Robin L. Meers
Ketan Amin Amber Munday
Amanda Bailey Lynn M. Pleniewicz
Lisa M. Birr Christine R. Rogers
Tamara L. Davis Nicole A. Skalski
Andrew A. Giordano Michelle L. Stone
David Janashvilli Amanda J. Watson
Quan B. Lai

1999

Korey Harlyn Coon Jason Ryan Lewis
Julie Elizabeth Dusek Esteban G. Lizano
Peter Karlis Nathan Taulbee
Thomas Kirkwood Jennifer Urbanus

1998

Edward A. Cooke Alexander James Kons
Dieter Haager Elizabeth Ann Kowalski
Sean R. Hantak Bryan Chris McCannon
Jaclyn Hood William Schaub
Katherine T. Hundman Jennifer Van Dyke
Kristopher Kaneta Alva Winfrey

1997

Melissa Arms Nathan Jontry
Jonathan Bauman Dana Jurgens
Jaynanne Calaway John Kazlo
Kurt Cornielsen Nathan Knuffman
Justin Etnyre Steve Krull
Chris Giglio Isabelle Pun Sin
John Guttowski Brian Rincker
Patrick Holly Corey Schieler
Anthony Johnson

1996

Melissa Attig Amy Lindahl
Leslie Ayers Laura Lutz
Vinod L. Cardoza Tony Moore
Lon Erickson Sundeep Mullangi
Mike Gentile Jean M. Mycynek
Diana Imaka Ronald Lee Poehlman, Jr.
Craig Isaacs Brett Roush
Ashwin Kapur Elsie Yi Shen
Julieanna Lambert

1995

Tara Adige Jorge Nimbriotis
Gwendolyn Alexander Sean O'Neil
Y. Serhan Arcan Anne Peterson
Jesse Boyle Joshua Richardson
Susan Brown Anurag Sanyal
Hasan Imam Michael Scherer
Greg Jansen Virginia Shull
Matthew Jontry Angela Smith
Michael Liang William Takahashi
Laurel Martin Ashley Wickrema
Matthew Mikulcik Robert Wojtak
Kimberly Nelson

1994

Zubin Avari Niveditha Hasthak
Mehmet Besceli Claire Healy
Alpha Bhatia Sarah Khan
Steven Burrows Christopher Lewis
Michael Busse Sharon Lewis
Faizal Chaudhury Kara Rocheleau
Bradley Comincioli C. David Rudd
Julie Dressler Daniel Scholz
Joseph Duey Michael Smith
Brandy Erdman David Taylor
Jeffrey Froman Matthew Werner
Gregory Gallagher Todd Whitmore
John Goodnow Stacie-Ann Wiggan
Joel Greene Joshua Yount
Kimberly Hanratty

1993

Baindu Banya David Marquardt
Bruce Bennett Heidi Munson
Ann Chalstrom Brett Nafziger
John DeHerrera Franklin Nnebe
Paul Halley Chris Pol
Jeff Hrejsa Maximiliano Proano
Barbra Kube Ossi Saarinen
Risa Kumazawa Gnanika Suriarachchi
Mercy Lucose Carl Tierney

1992

Mishez Avari Jim Joslin
Jeffrey Blend Eric Kirchner
Chris Bisaillon Yuet Wei Wan
Brian Driscoll Thomas Welge
Clint Farris

1991

Sharique Ahmed Rahim Quazi
Justin Bradley Juan Salgado
Paul Davies Thomas Smith
Colin Fitzgerald Brenda Weil
Herman Hammink Ron Zimmer
Kristin Jaeger

1990

Jane Chadesh Julie Johnson
Brian Fleming Stephanie Schroeder
Brian Harper John Snyder
Mark Israel