Professor Emeritus and
award-winning author
José Álvarez, Ph.D.
award-winning author
José Álvarez, Ph.D.
About the author / Sobre el autor
Born in Antilla,
Oriente, Cuba (1940). He attended Law School at the Universities of
Oriente and Havana, before leaving for the United States in 1969. He
obtained a Ph.D. in Food and Resource Economics from the University of
Florida in 1977, remaining as a professor until his retirement in 2004,
when he was granted the title of Professor Emeritus. During his
academic career, he authored and co-authored more than 300
publications, and received numerous awards. Still
involved with the University of Florida as an Adjunct Professor, he
resides in Wellington, Florida, with his wife of 47 years, his children
and a granddaughter.
Natural de Antilla, Oriente, Cuba (1940). Asistió a la Escuela de Derecho de las Universidades de Oriente y La Habana, antes de partir a los Estados Unidos en 1969. Obtuvo un Ph.D. en economía agrícola de la Universidad de la Florida en 1977, permaneciendo como profesor hasta su jubilación en 2004, cuando le fue conferido el título de Profesor Emérito. Durante su carrera académica, fue autor o co-autor de más de 300 publicaciones. El Profesor Álvarez recibió numerosos premios. Todavía involucrado con la Universidad de la Florida como Profesor Adjunto, reside en Wellilngton, Florida, con su esposa de 47 años, sus hijos y una nieta.
ACADEMIC HONORS / HONORES ACADÉMICOS
B.A. (Economics) Cum Laude, University of Florida (UF)
Best Ph.D. dissertation, Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida
University of Florida productivity award, 1999
UF/IFAS interdisciplinary research team award, 1999
U.S.D.A.'s national honor award for superior service, 1999
University of Florida productivity award, 1999
UF/IFAS interdisciplinary research team award, 1999
U.S.D.A.'s national honor award for superior service, 1999
PREVIOUS BOOKS / LIBROS ANTERIORES
• J. Alvarez, R.A. Levins, S.M. Smiley. Microcomputers as Management Tools in the Sugarcane Industry. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1985.
• L.C. Polopolus, J. Alvarez. Marketing Sugar and other Sweeteners. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1991.
• J. Alvarez, L.P. Castellanos. Cuba's Sugar Industry. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2001.
• J. Alvarez. Cuba's Agricultural Sector. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2004.
• J.F. Pérez-López, J. Alvarez (Eds.) Reinventing the Cuban Sugar Agroindustry. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008.
J. Alvarez. Los Alamos del Parque. Miami: Editorial Voces de Hoy, 2010.
