Exemplary Professor Receives Mensa Foundation Distinguished Teacher AwardContact: Lauren Fernandez ARLINGTON, TX (10/6/09) – Dr. Allan Meltzer, a political economy professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has received the Mensa Education and Research Foundation Distinguished Teacher Award, given to a teacher, professor or instructor at any educational level who has had an especially positive influence on the education or life of a Mensa member. In his nomination essay about Dr. Meltzer, Mensa member Bob Beatty of Hilliard, Ohio, described how Meltzer advised him in 1958 to become familiar with computers, as they “would play a significant part in our future.” Later, Beatty went on to a career in computer programming, his profession from 1960 to 2000. Meltzer has served as a consultant on economic policy for Congress, the U.S. Treasury, the Federal Reserve, the World Bank and the U.S. and foreign governments. He served as Chairman, International Financial Institution Advisory Commission, U.S. Congress, from 1999-2000. Meltzer is also the author of several books and numerous papers on economic theory and policy, and a founder of the Shadow Open Market Committee. Since 1989, he has been a Visiting Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington. Meltzer received an A.B. and M.A. in Economics from Duke University, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California – Los Angeles. He is a Fellow of the National Association of Business Economists; received the Distinguished Professional Achievement from UCLA in 1983; was named Man of the Year in Finance, Pittsburgh in 1995; received the Lifetime Achievement, Money Marketeers from NYU in 1997; and the Distinguished Fellow accreditation from the American Economic Association in 2002. “When the awards committee received Bob Beatty’s nomination, we were blown away by Dr. Meltzer’s accomplishments in the economics field and his dedication to the teaching realm,” said Greg Timmers, President of the Mensa Education & Research Foundation. “The Distinguished Teacher award is given to those who have made a lasting impact on students, and Dr. Meltzer’s qualities and achievements mirror that.” Previous Distinguished Teacher Award winners can be viewed by visiting www.mensafoundation.org/teachers. For more than 30 years, the Mensa Education & Research Foundation has been a strong voice in supporting intelligence. The Foundation fosters the best and brightest through scholarships and awards, and encourages research and intellectual inquiry through the Mensa Research Journal and various Colloquiums. Governed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, the Mensa Foundation is a 501c(3) organization and is funded by support from American Mensa, Mensa members and other charitable donations. To learn more about the Foundation, log on to www.mensafoundation.org. ### |