CAES Awards Program
The CAES takes pride in recognizing outstanding contributions of its members. The CAES awards program encourages professional excellence among students, early career professionals, and experienced members.
Winners are selected on the basis of their achievements and recognized at the Annual Meeting during the Annual Awards Banquet. Awards are funded by the CAEFM Foundation.
CAES Fellow
The CAES recognizes a select group of professionals who have demonstrated continuous distinguished contributions to the advancement of food, agricultural or resource economics, and are awarded the title of CAES Fellow. Recognition as an CAES Fellow the society’s highest honour.
Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award
This award recognizes excellence in the study of agricultural, food, resource and environmental economics, or farm management at the Doctoral level and is awarded every three years. Winners demonstrate high quality with regard to the subject matter of the research as well as the way the research has been conducted. Theses completed in the three years preceding recognition are eligible for consideration.
Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
This award recognizes excellence in student research in the study of agricultural, food, resource and environmental economics, or farm management. Winners demonstrate high quality with regard to the subject matter of the research as well as the way the research has been conducted. Theses completed in the year preceding recognition are eligible for consideration.
Outstanding CJAE Article Award
This award recognizes achievement in agricultural economics, resource economics and farm management for articles appearing in the journal of the Society, the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics. All articles appearing in the journal and proceedings of the Society in the year preceding recognition are eligible for consideration.
Publication of Enduring Quality Award
First presented in 2007, this award recognizes an article at least 10 years in circulation that has provided enduring quality to the profession of agricultural, food, resource and environmental economics, or farm management.
Undergraduate Book Prizes
This award recognizes excellence in agricultural, food, resource and environmental economics, or farm management, or related fields of study at the undergraduate level.
Outstanding Agribusiness Master’s Project Award
This award recognized excellence in agribusiness research at the graduate level.
Excellence in Farm Business Management
Begun in 1984, this award encourages and recognizes excellence in extension, research and teaching of farm business management concepts and practices in Canada.