Family, friends and colleagues of the late Carl K. Eicher have established a fund under the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE) to support an award for the best doctoral dissertation on Africa to honor the outstanding contributions of the late Professor Eicher to African agricultural research and education.
The first award will be made at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists in Milan in August, 2015, consisting of cash prize of $1,000 and partial travel support to attend the conference.
The IAAE is now calling for nominations for the award.
Nominations should be sent to iaae@gwdg.de by 24:00 hrs. GMT March 15th , 2015.
Cross-posted from IAAE
Photo of Dr. Eicher - Michigan State University, https://www.afre.msu.edu/people/eicher_c