At the recent 2008 annual meeting of the Academy of Economics and Finance (AEF) in Nashville, the following MTSU economics faculty members received recognition:
- Dr. John Lee, Chair of MTSU's Department of Economics and Finance, was named Fellow of the Academy, awarded for lifetime contributions. Only four people have received this award.
- Dr. Albert DePrince, Jr., was elected to a four-year term as secretary of AEF.
- Dr. Joachim Zietz was named Teaching Fellow.
- Dr. Franklin Michello was elected to the AEF board of directors.