Southern Economics Association presents VSU's Dr. L. Wayne Plumly,Jr. with prestigious award
December 1, 2004
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Charles Harmon Director of University Relations
Southern Economics Association presents VSU's Dr. L. Wayne Plumly,Jr. with prestigious award
Valdosta State University's Dr. L. Wayne Plumly, Jr. has been
presented with the prestigious Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished
Teaching Award by the Board of Trustees of the Southern Economics
Association. The winner of the award was announced at the 2004
meeting of the Southern Economics Association held on November 22,
2004 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Plumly, a professor in the Harley Langdale, Jr. College of Business
Administration's Marketing & Economics Department, was cited
for being ?an exemplary economics educator inside the classroom? at
VSU, and in his local community.
Art Goldsmith, Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee on Distinguished
Teaching Awards Southern Economics Association, outlined the
citation in a letter.
?He encourages students to enrich their understanding of economics
by participating in service-learning and they have responded to his
call by contributing over 30,000 hours of service.? Plumly serves
as the Faculty Advisor for the VSU Students In Free Enterprise
(SIFE). He has also produced a series of highly regarded
instructional videos for primary and secondary school students that
introduce them to the fundamental insights central to
economics.
Plumly's citation also states, ?Professor Plumly has also promoted
economic literacy across the state of Georgia by constructing
effective materials for distance-learning of economics. His
tireless effort to help students understand the how of a free
enterprise system works has enriched the lives of countless
students.?
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