xii about the authors Patricia Duffy Patricia A Duffy is Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University where she has taught farm management since 1985 She grew up in Massachusetts and received her B A from Boston College After finishing this degree she served as a Peace Corps volunteer for 2 years teaching basic agriculture sciences in a vocational secondary school in Zaire now the Democratic Republic of the Congo She received her Ph D in agricultural economics from Texas A M University Her research papers in farm management and policy have been published in a variety of professional journals In 1994 she received an award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association for distinguished professional contribution in teaching programs In 2001 she received Auburn Universitys College of Agriculture teaching award In 2011 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association xii about the authors Patricia Duffy Patricia A. Duffy is Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at Auburn University, where she has taught farm management since 1985. She grew up in Massachusetts and received her B.A. from Boston College. After finishing this degree, she served as a ...Peace Corps volunteer for 2 years, teaching basic agriculture sciences in a vocational secondary school in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo). She received her Ph.D. in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University. Her research papers in farm management and policy have been published in a variety of professional journals. In 1994, she received an award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association for distinguished professional contribution in teaching programs. In 2001, she received Auburn Universitys College of Agriculture teaching award. In 2011, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association.