James B. O'Neill
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Professor of Economics Director, Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship 102 Lerner Hall 302-831-2559 302-831-6968(Fax) CV Website E-mail: oneillj  udel [dot] edu |
Education:
- Ph.D., Ed. Admin., Economic Education, Purdue University,1971
- M.A., Economic Education, Purdue University, 1968
- M.A., Education, Oregon State University, 1965
Teaching Interests:
- Economic Education
- Entrepreneurship
- Financial Education
Activities and Honors:
- President, Delaware Council on Economic Education, 1985-present
- Public Service Fellow, Higher Education, State Development Partnership, 1985-86
- Director, Masters of Arts in Economics and Entrepreneurship, University of Delaware, 1981-present
- Past President, Society of Economic Educators, Delaware Council on Economic Education
- Member: Advisory Board, Center for Entrepreneurial Education; Kauffman Foundation; Steering Committee, State Council Directors; Advisory Committee for Social Studies, State Department of Public Instruction; Mastery Testing Steering Committee, State of Delaware; National Association of Economic Educators; Society of Economic Educators
- Leon and Margaret Slocomb Professional Excellence Award
- Bessie B. Moore Service Award, National Council on Economic Education
- George Washington Honor Medal, Freedoms Foundation
- Leavy Foundation Award for Excellence in Private Enterprise Education, Freedoms Foundation
- Forbes Award for Excellence in Economic Education
- First State Savings Star Award, 2008
- Lerner College of Business and Economics Outstanding Educator Award, 2008
- Honorary Member of the Academic Forum of Varna Free University, 2012
- International Judge, Ecopreneur, Mongolia, 2012
Recent Publications:
- “The Value of Including Economics and Entrepreneurship in All Curriculums for K-12,” (with A. Hughey), Living Education eMagazine, Vol. 4, 2012.
- "Training Teachers in Economics Within and Outside the United States," Economics & Business Association of the U.K., 1996.
- "A Brief History of the Rationale for Economic Education," (with J. Brenneke), An Economy at Risk: Does Anyone Care?, J. Brenneke (ed.), Georgia State University Business Press, 1992.
