Economics professor Robert Y. Awh (r) was honored by the Mississippi State student chapter of the Economics Club and Omicron Delta Epsilon economics honor society. Awh, who is retiring from MSU after 30 years of service, was the founding faculty adviser for the ODE chapter in 1969. Current chapter president Michael D. Smith of Southaven (l) and adviser Paul Grimes presented him with a special award of appreciation at a recent campus ceremony.