Dr. Stanley L. Brue did his undergraduate work at Augustana College (South Dakota) and received its Distinguished Achievement Award in 1991. Brue received his Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is a professor at Pacific Lutheran University, where Dr. Brue has been honored as a recipient of the Burlington Northern Faculty Achievement Award. Stanley has also received the national Leavey Award for excellence in economic education. He has served as chair and national president of the Board of Trustees of Omicron Delta Epsilon International Economics Honorary.