NORTHERN & SOUTHERN DIVISIONS - JOINT SPRING MEETING, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 2021

The Southern Textile Association is pleased to announce its plans for the Joint Spring Meeting of the Northern & Southern Divisions being held virtually Tuesday, April 27, 2021 from Noon - 1:00 PM.  Following the meeting plan to stay for a little longer to network.   I hope you will plan to participate.

Speaker:

Michael Walden, Ph.D.
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished
Professor and Extension Economist
North Carolina State University

Presentation:

"The Economy During and After the Pandemic"

Michael Walden received his Ph.D. degree from Cornell University and has been at NC State since 1978.  He has also been a Visiting Professor at Duke University.  He has served on several local and state level commissions.  Dr. Walden currently teaches ARE 201 Introduction to Agricultural and Resource Economics. 

Dr. Walden has teaching, research, and extension responsibilities at NC State University in the areas of consumer economics, economic outlook, and public policy.  He has published eleven books and over 300 articles and reports, including the books North Carolina in the Connected Age in 2010 and North Carolina Beyond th Connected Age: The Tar Heel State in 2050 in 2017, both published by the UNC Press.

With his wife, he is the co-author of three "economic thrillers", Macro Mayhem, Micro Mischief, and Fiscal Fiasco, designed to teach economics in an entertaining way.