José Luis Gámez Ceceña, one of the most important Mexican economists of the twentieth century. Researcher Emeritus of the Institute for Economic Research (1987) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico and Universidad Nacional Teaching Prize in Economic-Administrative (1990) Science. He was also awarded the Sinaloa Arts and Sciences Award (1995), was named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Autonomous University of Sinaloa (1997) and was a board member of El Colegio de Sinaloa.