
Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in
Agriculture, Ag., Extension, Ph.D., lowa State, 1961
Interests: Transportation and
marketing of agricultural outputs and inputs; rural transportation problems
Published Works:
- "Rural Road Abandonment: Policy Criteria and Empirical Analysis," American
Journal of Agricultural Economics, February 1990.
- "Impact of Railroad Contracts on Grain Bids to Farmers," American Journal
of Agricultural Economics, August 1989.
- "Inland Waterway User Taxes: Their Impacts on Corn, Wheat and Soybean Flows and
Transport Costs," Proceedings: Twenty-third Annual Meeting, Transportation Research
Forum, 1982.
- "The Economics of Upgrading 71 Branch Rail Lines In lowa, American Journal of
Agricultural Economics, February 1977.
Honors:
- Distinguished Transportation Researcher, Transportation Research Forum, 1993
- Fellow, American Agricultural Economics Association, 1987
- First prize article, Logistics and Transportation Review, 1976
- Distinguished Extension Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 1977
- Best research Paper at Weterway User Charges National Research Conference, 1982
- Distinguished Policy Contribution Award, American Agricultural Economics Association,
1982
- Best paper on waterway transportation economics and policy, National Waterways
foundation, 1982
- USDA Superior Service Award by the Secretary of Agriculture, May 1983
- Best papers in the Journal of the Transportation Forum, 1982 and 1989
- Best agricultural and rural transportation papers in the Journal of the Transportation
Research Forum, 1991 and 1995.
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