The Mahmood Yousefi Economics Scholarship
was funded by a gift from Rachelle Yousefi in
memory of her husband, Dr. Mahmood Yousefi.
The award goes annually to an economics major
who meets the goals of scholarship, need and
attitude consistent with the standards set by Dr.
Yousefi.
Dr. Yousefi joined the Economics Department at
UNI in August 1981 as an Associate Professor of
Economics. In 1987, he was promoted to the rank
of Full Professor. From 1996 to 1997, he was the
University of Northern Iowa's Assistant Vice-
President for Academic Affairs.
In his long and distinguished career, he authored
over fifty articles and book chapters as well as
three books. In 1994, he received the prestigious
Regents' Award for Faculty Excellence. In 1996,
he received the College of Business
Administration's Alumni Distinguished
Scholarship Award, and in 1998 he received the
College of Business Administration's Alumni
Distinguished Service Award.
Mahmood Yousefi died on December 9, 1999
after a long struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's
Disease).
Full-time Economics majors who will be seniors in the fall semester are eligible to apply for this scholarship. |
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