| Maxwell C. Pellish served
as a valued member of the faculty in the
Department of Economics from September 1957 to June 1973.
He also served
as a Trustee of the UCSB Foundation from 1977 to 1982. His
dedication as
a member of the University community, and as a respected teacher
and
trusted counsellor to hundreds of students, was an inspiration
to
students and faculty alike. He and his wife, Mary, were enthusiastic
participants in numerous civic activities. In 1980, Col. Pellish
was
made a Chancellor’s Lecturer Emeritus by Chancellor
Robert A. Huttenback.
The Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish Chair
in Economics is made possible by the combination of the
Maxwell C. and Mary Pellish Fund (established in 1983) and
the proceeds from the sale of Col. Pellish’s home,
given through a life estate agreement to the UCSB Foundation
in December 1988. In July 1989, the Regent’s Committee
on Educational Policy approved the naming of the Chair,
and approved its use to support a faculty member in the
Economics Department.
The current holder of the Pellish Chair is Kelly
Bedard. Prof Bedard publishes in the areas of labor
economics, health economics, crime, and education. Her
research typically involves the careful and creative
application of statistical methods to data sets containing
information on the health, incomes, and schooling outcomes
of large numbers of individuals. |
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| Kelly Bedard |
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