APEE Distinguished Fellows
The Distinguished Fellow Award is the highest member honor bestowed by The Association of Private Enterprise Education (APEE). In its lengthy history, APEE has thrived by building a culture of inclusion, mutual support, and synergy among its members dedicated to revealing Adam Smith’s invisible hand. A few members have devoted an entire career to scholarship, leadership, service, and development of APEE, which has led to its current success and paved the way for its next generation of scholars and leaders. To recognize those members, APEE designates them as Distinguished Fellows. In recognition of the prestigious nature of this award, APEE will never have more than five living members designated as Distinguished Fellows.
J.R. Clark
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise Emeritus
Chattanooga, TN
J.R. Clark, Distinguished Fellow and
Secretary/Treasurer Emeritus
J.R. Clark is a Distinguished Fellow and Secretary/Treasurer Emeritus of The Association of Private Enterprise Education. He previously served as Scott L. Probasco Distinguished Chair of Free Enterprise at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, secretary/treasurer for the Southern Economic Association, treasurer of The Mont Pelerin Society, and president of The Association of Private Enterprise Education.
Prof. Clark earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University under the direction of Nobel Laureate James Buchanan. He is the author of six books and numerous academic articles, has served on the Joint Council on Economic Education in New York, held the Hendrix Chair at University of Tennessee Martin, and was a research fellow at Princeton University.
APEE presented the Distinguished Fellow Award to J.R. Clark at its 44th Annual Meeting, April 6, 2019, in Nassau, Bahamas.
Gerald Gunderson
Trinity College
Shelby Cullom Davis Professor Emeritus
Hartford, CT
Gerald Gunderson, Distinguished Fellow
Gerald Gunderson is a Distinguished Fellow of The Association of Private Enterprise Education. He previously served as Shelby Cullom Davis Professor of American Business and Economic Enterprise and director of the Shelby Cullom Davis Endowment at Trinity College. He also previously served as president of The Association of Private Enterprise Education and editor of The Journal of Private Enterprise.
Prof. Gunderson earned his Ph.D. in Economics from University of Washington under the direction of Nobel Laureate Douglass North. He has published numerous academic papers and authored columns in more than twenty newspapers in the U.S., including the The Wall Street Journal. He has worked with national professional associations concerning entrepreneurship, economic and business history, private enterprise systems, economic education, and public policies. He has held faculty appointments at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Mount Holyoke College, and North Carolina State University.
APEE presented the Distinguished Fellow Award to Gerald Gunderson at its 45th Meeting, April 13, 2021, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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