Omicron Delta Epsilon
Omicron Delta Epsilon is an international honor society in the field of economics. It publishes a journal entitled The American Economist twice each year. Its board of trustees includes well-known economists such as Robert Lucas, Kenneth Arrow, and Robert Solow. It is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies; the ACHS indicates that Omicron Delta Epsilon has 88,000 members and 435 active chapters.
New members consist of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as college and university faculty; the academic achievement required to obtain membership for students can be raised by individual chapters. The student membership fee is $30.00.
Dr. Baker Siddiquee, associate professor of Economics, serves at the UIS faculty adviser to Omicron Delta Epsilon. For information about joining this society, please contact Dr. Siddiquee at 217-206-7912 or bsidd1@uis.edu.
