The Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Award will be awarded annually by the Centre for Economics, Policy, and History (CEPH) to an economic historian who has made a major contribution to the discipline. The recipient will be invited to give the Alice Murray Distinguished Scholar Lecture, where the medal will be formally presented.
Professor Carlos is a Presidential Fellow of the Economic History Association, and a fellow of the Cliometrics Association. She has received teaching prizes, including the Jonathon Hughes Prize for excellence in teaching economic history from the Economic History Association. She has served as chair of the Department of Economics, and as Divisional Dean for Social Sciences at the University of Colorado and has been co-Editor of the Journal of Economic History.