Alumni Who Pursued or are Pursuing a Ph.D.


This table documents previous graduates and what their next steps were after leaving KU.
NameUG ClassPh.D. InstitutionPh.D. Subject
John Higgins2021University of Wisconsin, MadisonEconomics
David Robinow2020University of KansasEconomics
Logan Hotz2019Columbia UniversityEconomics

Addie Lake

2019University of California, Davis

Economics

Chloe Smith2019Cornell UniversityPublic Policy
Grace Phillips2017Cornell UniversityEconomics
John Olson2017University of MichiganEconomics
Claire Hug2017Brown UniversityEconomics
Miranda Mendolia2017University of ConnecticutEconomics
Greg Leung2015University of Kansas

Economics

Josh Russel2014Pardee RAND Graduate School

Public Policy Analysis

Josh Dean2013Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyEconomics
Sijun Yu2011The University of KansasEconomics
Marie Hull2009Duke University

Economics

Akwasi Nti-Addae2009The University of Kansas

Economics

Laura Dague2007University of Madison-Wisconsin

Economics

Toshiyuki Wakana2006The University of KansasEconomics
Ryan Mattson2005The University of KansasEconomics
Hilla Skiba2002The University of KansasEconomics
Ikuyasu Usui2001The University of KansasEconomics
Alex Ramthun2000The University of Nebraska-LincolnHuman Sciences and Leadership Studies
Nathan Berg1995The University of Kansas

Economics

Astrid Marschatz1994
The University of Kansas
Economics
James Eastman1992Harvard UniversityEconomics
Thomas Walker1991The University of ChicagoEconomics
Danielle Lewis1991Kansas State UniversityEconomics
Charles Himmelberg1985Northwestern UniversityEconomics
Samuel A.D. Biller1985University of Illinois At Urbana-ChampaignEconomics
Lori Taylor1984University of RochesterEconomics
Janet K. Willer1982 Psychology
William Dare1982Texas Tech UniversityFinance
Kermit Erik Daniel1982The University of ChicagoEconomics
Joel Light1981Capella UniversityOrganization and Management
William Weber1980The University of KansasEconomics
Terry von Ende1979The University of KansasEconomics
Daniel Biederman1979
The University of Kansas
Economics
Dan Black1977Purdue University 
Peter Orazem1977Yale UniversityEconomics
Kim Rock1976The University of KansasPolicy and Leadership Studies
Charles Whiteman1975University of MinnesotaEconomics
Harold Dyck1975Purdue UniversityEconomics
Ward Brian Zimmerman1974The University of KansasEducational Policy and Administration
Monika Lee1974The University of KansasEconomics
Terry Kastens1973Kansas State UniversityAgricultural Economics
Daniel M. Hamblin1972State University of New York at BuffaloApplied Economics
Lawrence D. Gwinn1972The University of KansasEconomics
Richard A. Jensen1971Northwestern UniversityEconomics