Professor of Economics Emeritus and Visiting Professor of Economics
Ripon College
300 Seward Street
Ripon, WI 54971
(920) 748-8198

E-mail: BlankF@ripon.edu

Education

• B.S. in marketing and M.S. in economics, Southern Illinois University
• M.A. and Ph.D. in economics, Duke University

Awards and Honors

• Severy Teaching Award, Ripon College, 1998, 1993, 1986
• Senior Class Teaching Award, Ripon College, 2001, 1990, 1987, 1984
• Fulbright Fellowship, Lectureship at University of Papua New Guinea, Port Moresby, PNG.

Areas of Interest

• Advanced theory (economic growth theory, microeconomic theory)
• Environmental and resource economics
• Money and banking
• Mathematical economics

Current Courses Taught

• ECON 211/212 Principles of Economics Macro/Micro
• ECON 311 Money and Banking
• ECON/BUS. ADMIN 313 Corporation Finance