AUBER Elects New Board Members and Officers for the 2024-2025 Year

– Press Release Nov. 1, 2024 – Boise, ID –

The Association for University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) recognized its newly elected board members and officers in October at its 77th annual fall conference in Boise, Idaho. AUBER is a professional organization of economic research, forecasting, and policy centers at universities and organizations across the United States. The Idaho Policy Institute at Boise State University was the host for the four-day conference in downtown Boise.

Marc Schaffer (St. Norbert College) enters AUBER’s presidential track as vice president for 2024-2025. He previously served two years on the board of directors. His remaining year of board service will be completed by Jenny H. Liu (Portland State University). Members elected to a three-year board term are Mitchel Herian (University of Nebraska Lincoln), Benjamin McKay (Georgia Southern University), and Sarah Quintanar (University of North Texas).

“I’m thrilled to welcome these individuals to AUBER’s board,” said Brian Lewandowski (University of Colorado Boulder), AUBER president 2023-2024. “Our organization plays a crucial role in fostering knowledge-sharing among research centers. These talented individuals bring diverse perspectives to this 77-year-old organization that will undoubtedly strengthen AUBER’s ability to support and advance economic research across our member institutions.”

Michael J. Hicks (Ball State University) was confirmed for a seventh year as secretary-treasurer. The position has a term limit of 10 years.

Patrick Barkey (University of Montana), Rajeev Dhawan (Georgia State University), and Eric Thompson (University of Nebraska Lincoln) were recognized for their service on the AUBER Board of Directors. Juliette Tennert (University of Utah), past president, also leaves AUBER leadership after her service in the presidential track.

Members of the AUBER Board of Directors and Executive Officers are selected by a nomination committee and are elected by the membership. To submit a name for future consideration, please contact Jennifer Green, AUBER President 2024-2025.

AUBER Leadership for 2024-2025:

• President – Jennifer Green, director, Center for Economic Development and Business Research, Jacksonville State University
• President-Elect – Vanessa Fry, director, Idaho Policy Institute, Boise State University
• Vice President – Marc Schaffer, director, Center for Business and Economic Analysis, St. Norbert College
• Past President – Brian Lewandowski, executive director, Business Research Division, Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado Boulder
• Secretary-Treasurer – Michael J. Hicks, director, Center for Business and Economic Research, Ball State University
• Board Members 2024-2027 – Mitchel Herian, project director, Bureau of Business Research, University of Nebraska Lincoln;
  Benjamin McKay, assistant director, Center for Business Analytics and Economic Research, Georgia Southern University;
  and Sarah Quintanar, clinical assistant professor, Department of Advanced Data Analytics, University of North Texas
• Board Members 2023-2026 – Monica Haynes, director, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of Minnesota Duluth;
  Rod Motamedi, assistant director, Donahue Institute Economic and Public Policy Research, University of Massachusetts Amherst;
  and Manuel Reyes-Loya, director, Hibbs Institute for Business and Economic Research, University of Texas Tyler
• Board Members 2022-2025 – Nicole Gislason, executive director, Haas Center, University of West Florida;
  Jenny H. Liu, assistant director, Northwest Economic Research Center, Portland State University (2024-2025);
  and Raymond Sfeir, director, A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research, Chapman University

For more information about AUBER’s leadership, visit https://auber.org/about/leadership/ or contact the AUBER Business Office at auber@bsu.edu.