The American Society of Hispanic Economists (ASHE) is pleased to recognize Dr. Agustin Hurtado, Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Maryland, as the recipient of the 2024 ASHE Dissertation Award. The award recognizes a recently minted Ph.D. recipient in economics or a closely related field who shows promise of future achievement as a scholar and/or teacher and whose achievements align with the goals of ASHE. Dr. Hurtado received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 2024. Dr. Hurtado is a Diversity Initiative for Tenure in Economics (DITE) Fellow and a member of the American Financial Association’s (AFA) Committee on Racial Diversity, where he mentors Hispanic Ph.D. students. His research examines financial markets and institutions serving low-income, minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs and households. His most recent work investigates the effect of Hispanic-owned, Asian-owned, and Black-owned banks on credit. He is developing a novel measure of Hispanic immigration to study its impact on housing rents and household financial distress.