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May 14, 2007
Trinity University Economics Professor Wins Teaching Fellowship
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John Huston |
SAN ANTONIO – John Huston, professor and chair of economics at Trinity University, has been named the 2007 recipient of the Dr. and Mrs. Z.T. Scott Faculty Fellowship in recognition of his outstanding abilities as a teacher and adviser.
The Z.T. Scott Fellowship, given annually for excellence in teaching and advising, includes a $6,000 cash award as well as $4,000 to be used for professional development and research. Trinity University Trustee Richard M. Kleberg III established the Fellowship in 1984 in honor of his grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. Z.T. Scott. The award was announced May 12 during Trinity’s undergraduate commencement.
Huston came to Trinity in 1983 and has twice served as chair of the economics department. He teaches courses on the principles of microeconomics, intermediate and advanced microeconomics, econometrics, and game theory.
Huston says his goal, particularly in his introductory courses, is to “teach students how to think like an economist.” This means leading students to use economic terms and concepts in order to think independently about the world around them, he says.
In all his classes, Huston works to enliven the most abstract concepts of economic theory by connecting them to real-world examples from the students’ own experience. For instance, students in Principles of Microeconomics understand the concept of “price elasticity of demand” by examining the high price of college textbooks and prescription drugs.
Students routinely praise his energy, enthusiasm, knowledge, and sense of humor. One colleague speaks of his “infectious joy” in helping his students master economic concepts.
In 2006, he published, The Federal Reserve and the Bull Markets: From Benjamin Strong to Alan Greenspan, along with co-author and fellow Trinity economics professor Roger Spencer. Huston also has written dozens of articles in scholarly journals and made presentations to professional economics associations.
As department chair, Huston serves as the advisor for all Trinity students preparing for graduate study in economics. His students have gone on to study at some of the leading graduate programs in the nation, including the University of Chicago, the University of Michigan, Duke University, and the University of California at Berkeley. In addition, a number of his students have received prestigious research assistantships with the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics at Carleton College and holds master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin.
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