David Edward Ryan Gay

Background

Gay, David Edward Ryan was born on September 19, 1945 in Bryan, Texas, United States. Son of John Gordon and Emma Louise (Ryan) Gay.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy (National Defense Education Acting fellow), 1973. Postdoctoral Kansas University, 1974, University of Chicago, 1979, U. Miami, 1980.

Career

Assistant professor economics University Arkansas, Fayetteville, 1973—1977. Associate professor, 1977—1983. Professor, since 1983.

Visiting scholar University Glasgow, Scotland, 1975, Hoover Institution Stanford University, 1975. Visiting associate professor DePaul University, 1979, University Colorado, 1980, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1980—1981. Visiting professor Brigham Young University, 1983—1984, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, 1993, High School Economic, Moscow, 1993, Private Institute International Business Studies, Munich, 1994, Consort International Business Studies, Italy.

Research fellow International Center Economics, Turin, Italy, 1994, 1996—1997, 2002, 10. Co-director UA Teacher & Faculty Support Center, 1999—2002. Director UA Teaching Academy, 2006—2008.

Vice president, 2008—2010. President, since 2010. Member editorial board Arkansas Business & Economic Review, 1976—1998, Business and Economic Perspectives, 1984—1991, Social Science Quarterly, 1982—2005.

Deputy editor, 1984—1993, Journal Business Strategies, 1987—1993, Southwestern Journal Business Administrn., since 2000, Journal Business & Leadership, 2005—2008, Social Science Journal, 1987—2000.

Achievements

• David Edward Ryan Gay has been listed as a noteworthy economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Northwest Arkansas Community Concerts, 1975—1976, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Opera & Performing Arts Society, 1972—1973, Walton Arts Center, since 2009. Board governors Arkansas Union, 1977—1979, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical Commission on Visual Arts, 1982—1998. Member of Association for Arid Land Studies (vice president 1987-1989, president elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, 2002-2003), Mont Pelerin Society, Southwestern Federation Administrn.

Disciplines (vice president 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, member executive council 1991-1996), Missouri Valley Economic Association (director, executive committee 1984-1986, president 1992-1993, director, executive committee 1993-1995), Mid-South Academy Economics and Finance (executive council, president 1986-1987), Association for Arid Land Studies (vice president 1987-1989, president elect 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, 2002-2003, appreciation award 1985, 30th anniversary appreciation award 1988, appreciation award 1990), Mont Pelerin Society, Southwestern Federation Administrn. Disciplines (vice president 1989-1990, president 1990-1991, member executive council 1991-1996), Missouri Valley Economic Association (director, executive committee 1984-1986, president 1992-1993, executive council, president 1993-1995), Mid-South Academy Economics & Finance 1986-1987, Western Social Science Association 1983-1984, (appreciation award 1985, 30th anniversary appreciation award 1988, appreciation award 1990), Southwestern Social Science Association (executive council 1981-1983, secretary 1985-1986, executive council 1985—2005, vice president 1986-1987, president 1988-1989, director 1991—2005), Southwestern Society Economists (vice president 1986-1987, president 1988-1989, Outstanding Educator award 2002), Southwestern Economics Association 1981-1982, Public Choice Society, Association Private Enterprise Education (member executive committee 1993-1997, president 1995-1996, member executive committee 2000-2004, 2006-2010, Kent-Aronoff award 2003), American Economic Association, Western Economic Association (life), Southern Economic Association (life), Royal Economic Society (life), Eastern Economic Association (life), American Finance Association (life), Phi Beta Delta (chapter president 1991-1993, international pres-elect 2001-2002, international president 2002-2003), Omicron Delta Epsilon (advisor since 1986), Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Kappa Psi (adviser 1977-1979), Beta Gamma Sigma (chapter secretary 1985-1989, 2d place national award 1989, 1st place 1990, 2d place national award 1997—2002, 1st place 2003), Sigma Xi.

Connections

Father:

John Gordon Gay

Mother:

Emma Louise (Ryan) Gay