Join us on Thursday, September 12, for the third David Vose Economic Lecture Series. Dr. Betsey Stevenson will take the stage at 11:00 a.m. to present on the topic of "Women’s Changing Lives: Work, Family, and Public Policy in a Time of Rising Gender Equality." A 10:30 a.m. reception will kick off the event at UMD's Marshall Performing Arts Center (MPAC), 1215 Ordean Court. It is free and open to the community.
Dr. Stevenson is a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan, a faculty research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, a visiting associate professor of economics at the University of Sydney, a research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and a fellow of the ifo Institute for Economic Research in Munich. She also serves on the executive committee of the American Economic Association. As a member of the Council of Economic Advisers from 2013 to 2015, she advised President Obama on social policy, labor market, and trade issues. She served as the chief economist of the U.S. Department of Labor from 2010 to 2011, advising the Secretary of Labor on labor policy and participating as the secretary’s deputy to the White House economic team.
The David Vose Economic Lecture Series honors former LSBE economics professor and dean, Dr. David Vose.
During his 36-years at UMD, Dr. David Vose was instrumental in the growth of many aspects of the university and business school.
Dr. David Vose
He began his UMD career as an assistant economics professor in 1966. Four years later, he was appointed UMD’s first vice provost for Academic Administration (now executive vice chancellor) where he oversaw all of the university’s academic programs. In 1977, Dr. Vose began serving as the dean of the business school. It was during this time that he chaired the committee that oversaw the construction of UMD’s first business school building, which currently houses UMD’s education department. Along with Michael Lalich and Kjell Knudsen, he was instrumental in the development of UMD’s Center for Economic Development. Dr. Vose returned to teaching economics in 1992 and subsequently retired in 2002.
With his background in economics, Dr. Vose had a strong passion for bridging academia and the business community. It was his idea of bringing notable speakers to campus where people with diverse perspectives—students, faculty, the community—could learn about economic issues of mutual interest. However, before establishing the speaker’s event, Dr. Vose passed away in 2016.
His wife of 52 years, Roberta, has picked up the reins and in honor of Dr. Vose’s legacy has created an endowment to fund the Vose Economics Lecture Series, which premiered in 2019.
“His hope was that this lecture series would enrich UMD students’ educational experiences, bring together members of the business and academic communities, and provide a unique opportunity for anyone who is interested in economic issues to hear from some of the leading voices in academia,” said Roberta.