Joe L. Outlaw

Titles

Co-Director, Agricultural & Food Policy Center

Regents Fellow

Professor

Extension Economist

Contact

Texas A&M University Department of Agricultural Economics 600 John Kimbrough Blvd Suite 351, Mailstop 2124 College Station, TX 77843-2124

phone979.845.5913
fax979.845.3140
emailjoutlaw@tamu.edu
Bio

Dr. Outlaw frequently interacts with members of Congress and key agricultural committee staff to provide feedback on the likely consequences of agricultural policy changes. His extension education and applied research activities are focused on assessing the impacts of farm programs, risk management tools, renewable energy, and climate change legislation on U.S. agricultural operations.

Dr. Outlaw has received numerous awards in excellence for his policy education. In 2015 he received the National Excellence in Extension award from the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA for excellence in leadership, scholarship and innovative programming.

Courses
Education

  • Texas A&M University | Doctor of Philosophy | Agricultural Economics | 1992

  • Texas A&M University | Master of Science | Agricultural Economics | 1988

  • Texas A&M University | Bachelor of Science | Agricultural Economics | 1987

Awards

  • Texas A&M University Board of Regents, 2016 - Regents Service Fellow

  • American Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 - Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award

  • American Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 – Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Award – Group

  • Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 – Outstanding Extension Program Award Team

  • Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2016 – Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Texas AgriLife Extension Service Superior Service Unit Award, 2016 (Agricultural Economics Extension Farm Bill Education Team)

  • National Excellence in Extension Award, 2015 - The Extension Committee on Organization and Policy and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA

  • Southern Region Excellence in Extension Award, 2015 - The Association of Southern Region Extension Directors

  • Texas Commodity Symposium, 2014 – Distinguished Service Award for service to the Texas Corn Producers, Plains Cotton Growers, Texas Sorghum Producers, and Texas Wheat Producers

  • Texas Independent Ginners Association, 2013 – Distinguished Service Award for service to the Texas Cotton Ginning Industry

  • Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2011 – Outstanding Teaching of a Course Award

  • The Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, 2010 – Distinguished Extension/Outreach Program Group

  • Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2010 – Team Award

  • The Gold Quill Award, The Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), 2009

  • Superior Service Specialist Award, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2008

  • Superior Service Team Award, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2008

  • Distinguished Achievement Award for Extension, Outreach, Continuing Education, and Professional Development, Association of Former Students University Level Awards, 2008

  • Outstanding Extension Program Award, Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2008

  • Superior Service Unit Award, Texas AgriLife Extension Service, 2007

  • President’s Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 2007

  • Outstanding Public Issues Education Program Award, National Public Policy Education Committee, 2003

  • Distinguished Extension Program Group Award, American Agricultural Economics Association, 2003

  • Administrator’s Award, Farm Service Agency, USDA, 2003 (Base and Yield Analyzer)

  • Administrator’s Award, Farm Service Agency, USDA, 2003 (FSA/USDA farm bill education semiars)

  • Distinguished Extension Program Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association, 2003

  • Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence for an Extension Team in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2003

  • Outstanding Public Issues Education Program Award, National Public Policy Education Committee, 2002

  • Director’s Award for Innovative Application of Information Technology in Extension Education, Texas Cooperative Extension, 2002

  • Epsilon Sigma Phi, National Honorary Extension Fraternity State Early Career Award, 2002

  • American Agricultural Economics Association Distinguished Policy Contribution Award, 1996-97

  • Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence for Graduate Student Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1993

  • Deputy Chancellor's Award in Excellence for Team Research in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University, 1993

Interests

Dr. Outlaw is orginally from Devine, Texas. He has a wife, daughter, and two sons, and enjoys fishing when the weather is nice. He takes care of an extensive herd of cattle and raises chickens.