John S. Chipman: Timeline of Selected Honors and Tributes
John S. Chipman was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1926. He graduated from McGill University in 1947, with a B.A. in Economics and Political Science (First Class Honours). He received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins University in 1951, after which he joined the faculty at Harvard University. In 1955, he moved to the University of Minnesota, where he remained until his retirement as Regents' Professor in 2007. He died in 2022 at age 95.
Web links are available for his personal web site, his curriculum vitae, and his publications.
Below we gather together selected honors and tributes from his distinguished career.
In May 2011, there was a delightful celebration of John Chipman's legacy with students and former colleagues, at Eastcliff, the residence of the President of the University of Minnesota. Click here for some pictures.
2007: John S. Chipman Endowed Graduate Fellowship
When Professor Chipman retired in 2007, a new graduate fellowship was established in his name. Over the years, as students and friends of the Department continue to contribute, the endowed fund has grown. And as it grows, it both sustains excellence in the graduate program and honors his legacy.
1999: Trade, Theory, and Econometrics: Essays in honor of John S. Chipman
The volume includes wonderful tributes from Paul Samuelson and Lionel McKenzie and a toast by Craig Swan. We understand that John was very pleased with the tributes and with the volume itself. You can read the tributes here. The volume was edited by James R. Melvin, James C. Moore, and Raymond Riezman and published by Routledge Press in 1999.
1999: Distinguished Fellow of the American Economics Association
In 1999, Professor Chipman was elected a Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association. A wonderful tribute to him was published in the American Economic Review at this time. Click here to read it.
1993: Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Later, in 2004, he was named a “National Associate” of the National Academy of Sciences “in recognition of extraordinary service to the National Academies in its role as advisor to the Nation in matters of science, engineering, and health, by the authority of the Council of the National Academy of Sciences and the Governing Board of the National Research Council,”
1981: Appointed Regents Professor of Economics
The Regents Professorship is the highest honor the University of Minnesota bestows on its faculty.
1980: Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
1979: Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
1957: Fellow, Econometric Society