Dickinson College - Benjamin Rush Award

Benjamin Rush Award
Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Dr. Edward Gramlich, member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, was presented with the 2005 Benjamin Rush Award for his outstanding achievements in macroeconomics, budget policy, income redistribution, fiscal federalism, social security, and the economics of professional sports. As part of the ceremony, Levitt gave the lecture "The Importance of Raising National Saving."

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Photos by A. Pierce Bounds '71 and Jenn Capriola '05, Dickinson College

Above: a student poses a question following Gramlich's lecture.

President Durden and Denisa Lazarescu speak with Gramlich after the award presentation.

Above, left, below: Gramlich discusses a series of measures to improve fiscal discipline, maximize domestic savings and decrease deficits.

Left: President Durden and Denisa Lazarescu '08 speak with Gramlich after the award presentation.