The William F. Butler Award

The William F. Butler award is presented annually to a distinguished business economist in memory of its name sake.

The award was established in 1972 in honor of the then recently deceased Dr. Butler. The award commemorates Dr. Butler’s founding of both the NABE and the NYABE as well as his leadership in the field of business economics. He was noted for his analytical insight, organizing ability, penetrating wit and genial warmth. To date, thirty-four outstanding economists have received the William F. Butler Award.

1973 - Paul Volcker
1974 - Geoffrey H. Moore
1975 - Lawrence Klein
1976 - Albert Sommers
1977 - Alan Greenspan
1978 - Paul W. McCracken
1979 - Tilford C. Gaines
1980 - Arthur M. Okun
1982 - Otto Eckstein
1983 - George W. McKinney, Jr.
1984 - Francis H. Schott
1985 - James J. O’Leary
1986 - Saul B. Klaman
1987 - Robert G. Dederick
1988 - Marina v. N. Whitman
1989 - Robert Ortner
1990 - David H. Hale
1991 - Janet L. Norwood
1992 - Albert M. Wojnilower
1993 - Gerald E. Corrigan
1994 - Peter D. Sternlight
1995 - William B. Franklin
1996 - Erich H. Heinemann
1997 - Edgar R. Fiedler
1998 - Maurine Haver
1999 - Henry Kaufman
2000 - Robert Parker
2001 - Victor Zarnowitz
2002 - Laurence H. Meyer
2003 - William J. McDonough
2004 - Alice M. Rivlin
2005 - Glenn Hubbard
2006 - Roger Ferguson
2007 - Richard Berner