Below you will find a list of some of ASPA's Chapters and Sections and the awards they present. For more information, please contact each group about its awards program. You can find contact information for Chapters
online here and you can find contact information for
Sections online here.
Chapters
Chicago Chapter
Delaware Chapter
Sacramento Chapter
Utah Chapter
Sections
American Academy of Certified Public Managers (AACPM)
Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM)
Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA)
LGBT Advocacy Alliance
Section for Women in Public Administration (SWPA)
Section on Chinese Public Administration (SCPA)
Section on Democracy and Social Justice (SDSJ)
Section on Effective and Sound Administration in the Middle East (SESAME)
Section on Emergency and Crisis Management (SECM)
Section on Environment and Natural Resources (SENRA)
Section on Ethics and Integrity of Governance (SEI-GOV)
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management (SIAM)
Section on International and Comparative Administration (SICA)
Section on Korean Public Administration (SKPA)
Section on Personnel Administration and Labor Relations (SPALR)
Section on Procurement and Contract Management (SPCM)
Section for Professional and Organizational Development (SPOD)
Section on Public Administration Research (SPAR)
Section on Public Law and Administration (SPLA)
Section on Public Performance and Management (SPPM)
Section on Science and Technology in Government (SSTIG)
Section on Transportation Policy and Administration (STPA)
The Chicago Chapter gives out awards each year: the Dean F. Eitel Outstanding Student Award and the Adlai Stevenson Award for Public Service. You can find more information about their awards program on their
Chapter website, here.
The Delaware Chapter gives out awards each year. You can find details about their awards program
on their website here.
The Sacramento Chapter has a robust awards program, having given out more than 130 awards over the past 34 years. You can find more information about its awards program
online here.
The Utah Chapter has an annual awards program honoring those who have served with excellence. You can find more information about its awards program
online here.
AACPM is no longer an ASPA Section; ASPA does not track their awards closely.
Henning Award
This is the highest award presented by the American Academy of Certified Public Managers. It is given annually to a member for his or her accomplishments and outstanding contributions to public management.
Winners:
2016
Linda Jefferson (North Carolina Office of State Human Resources)
PFP Jesse Burkhead Award
The award recognizes the best article published in the Section’s journal, Public Budgeting and Finance.
Winners:
2021
Michael Miller (U.S. Department of Labor)
Robert Pavosevich (U.S. Department of Labor)
2017
Witney Afonso (University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill)
2016
Ken Kriz (Wichita State University)
Jun Peng (University of Arizona)
Oiushi Wang (Rutgers University at Newark)
Michael Curro Student Paper Award
The award recognizes the author of the best written paper in a class or under faculty supervision.
Winner:
2021
Felipe Lozano Rojas (Indiana University)
2017
Lang (Kate) Yang (Indiana University—Bloomington)
2016
Stephanie Leiser (University of Washington)
Kenneth Howard Award
This award is a lifetime achievement award given to a practitioner in the field of budgeting and financial management.
Winners:
2021
F. Stevens Redburn (George Washington University)
2017
John Rohrer (Maryland Department of Legislative Services, Office of Policy Analysis)
2016
John Culpepper (Ret.) (Finance Director, Athens-Clarke County)
Aaron Wildavsky Award
This award recognizes lifetime achievements in budgeting and financial management.
Winners:
2021
Merl Hackbart (University of Kentucky)
2017
Katherine Willoughby (Georgia State University)
2016
William Simonsen (University of Connecticut)
Gwendolyn Bullock-Smith Public Service Award
COMPA’s highest honor, awarded to an academic or practitioner in recognition of an exemplary public service career.
Winners:
2021
Karen Russ (Retired)
Sylvester Murray Mentorship Award
Awarded to an academic or practitioner with a history of mentoring and supporting students and young professionals.
Winners:
2021
Kenneth Meier (American University)
Jewel Prestage Trailblazer Award
Awarded to an academic or practitioner for their pacesetter role in public service by leading the way in academia or public service.
Winners:
2021
De Lacy Davis (Family Support Organization of Union County)
Founder’s Award
The Founder’s Award celebrates the dedication to the creation of the ASPA LGBT Advocacy Alliance Section.
Winners:
2017
Claire Mostel (Barry University and Park University)
2016
Erik Bergrud (Park University)
Visionary Award
The Visionary Award recognizes the unique characteristics of an individual to envision a future that would be diverse, inclusive and equitable. True visionaries are not part of the herd and their solutions are not always popular. They stand out with their strong beliefs and hold steadfast to their guiding principles, even in the face of adversity. They are ahead of their time.
Winners:
2019
Jama Shelton (Hunter College, City University of New York)
2016
Chester Newland (University of Pacific)
Published Article Award
This award is presented
to the author or co-author of the best paper published in a given year
supporting the Section’s mission in a field-related journal.
Winners
2021
Zein Murib (Fordham University)
2019
Maria D'Agostino (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
Helisse Levine (Long Island University—Brooklyn)
Tiffany Nguyen (University of Dallas)
Meghna Sabharwal (University of Texas at Dallas)
Article: “Absent Inclusion Policies: Problems Facing Homeless Transgender Youth”
Mitchell Dylan Sellers (Temple University)
Article: “Inclusive Work Practices: Turnover Intentions Among LGBT Employees of the U.S. Federal Government”
2018
Nicole Elias (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
Peter Federman (University of Kansas)
Best Student Article Award
Presented for the best article by a student published in 2020, supporting the Section’s mission in a field-related journal.
Winners
2021
Kristopher Velasco (University of Texas at Austin)
Service Award
The service award is given annually to a Section and/or ASPA community member who engages in service supporting the Section’s mission. Nominees should be nominated by a current Section member.
Winners
2021
Sean McCandless (University of Illinois-Springfield)
2018
Richard Greggory Johnson, III, (University of San Francisco)
Best Book Chapter Award
Presented to the author of the best book chapter published in 2020, supporting the Section’s mission in a field-related journal.
Winners
2021
Jennifer Hooker (University of Colorado Denver)
Best Book Award
Presented to the author of the best book published in 2020, supporting the Section’s mission in a field-related journal.
Winners
2021
Lorenda Naylor (University of Baltimore)
SWPA Conference Scholarships
These scholarships help defray the cost of attending ASPA’s Annual Conference.
Winners:
2021
Justine Cameron (University of Massachusetts)
Saula Encarnacion (Long Island University—Brooklyn)
Rebecca Entress (University of Central Florida)
2019
Ana-Maria Dimand (Florida International University)
Hannah Poteeete (Library Associate, City of Dallas)
Rebecca Reyes (University of Texas at Dallas)
2018
Rabina Bissessar (University of Central Florida)
Jennifer Swann (City of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
Shahrin Upoma (University of Texas at Dallas)
2017
Rashmi Chordiya (University of Texas—Dallas)
Ahn Phuong Nguyen (University of Texas—Dallas)
Shilpa Viswanath (Rutgers University—Newark)
2016
Janer Cordero (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
Andrea Headley (Florida International University)
Natalie Wenzler (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
Best Dissertation Award
This award honors an individual who is in the process of completing or has completed a master thesis or doctoral dissertation (within the last two years ) related to gender and public administration.
Winners:
2021
Rashmi Chordiya (Seattle University)
Joan Fiss Bishop Leadership Award
Established in 1985, the honoree by example and action has: promoted increased participation of women in the public service profession; exhibited a defined contribution to increased involvement in the public sector; shown innovative leadership and accomplished professionalism in their public service career and made a commitment to the profession through current or past ASPA membership.
Winner:
2021
Kris Norman-Major (Hamlin University)
2019
Susan T. Gooden (Virginia Commonwealth University)
2018
Angela Evans (University of Texas at Austin)
2017
Nancy Tate (League of Women Voters)
2016
Mary Ann Feldheim (University of Central Florida)
Marcia P. Crowley Service to SWPA Award
Originally established in 1991 and rededicated in 2007, the honoree is recognized for: outstanding service to SWPA; their service to the Section for several years; and for making a demonstrated impact on the work of the Section. The honoree must be a current Section member in good standing.
Winners:
2021
Agatha Caraballo (Florida International University)
2019
Michelle Evans (University of Tennessee—Chattanooga)
2018
Meghna Sabharwal (University of Texas at Dallas)
2017
Patria De Lancer Julnes (Penn State Harrisburg)
2016
DeLysa Burnier (Ohio University)
Outstanding Mentorship Award
The award honors an individual who, by example and action, has provided outstanding service and mentorship to women in the public administration profession and academia.
Winners:
2021
Jessica Sowa (University of Delaware)
Rising Star Award
The award honors an individual early in their academic or professional public service career (less than five years) who has demonstrated outstanding potential, growth and commitment to advancing the field.
Winners:
2021
Shilpa Viswanath (John Jay College of Criminal Justice)
Rita Mae Kelly Distinguished Research Award
Originally established in 1991, the honoree is recognized for: their research contribution to gender-related issues; performing research on an issue(s) significant to women’s role in public administration; and making an impact through research on women’s lives.
Winners:
2021
Rosemary O'Leary (University of Kansas)
Meghna Sabharwal (University of Texas at Dallas)
2019
Rita Hilton (The George Washington University)
Rosemary O’Leary (University of Kansas)
2018
Vicky Wilkins (American University)
2017
Mohamad Alkadry (Florida International University)
2016
Suzanne Discenza (Park University)
Julia J. Henderson International Award
Originally established in 2007, the honoree is recognized for their demonstrated commitment to international public administration, in particular, or to international public service, in general, by a lifetime of public service; or to careers in international administration and public service.
Winners:
2021
Saltanat Liebert (Virginia Commonwealth University)
2019
Elaine Yu (John Jay College, City University of New York)
2018
Karen Johnston (University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom)
2017
Hillary Knepper (Pace University)
Marc Holzer Best Article Award
This award was established to honor Marc Holzer’s longstanding and excellent contributions to the Section and its journal,
Chinese Public Administration Review (CPAR), as well as the memorandum of understanding between ASPA and the Chinese Public Administration Society that demonstrates collaboration between these two organizations at many Sino-U.S. public administration conferences. The award is presented annually to the best scholarly paper in CPAR. Winners receive a cash prize courtesy of SCPA at the ASPA Annual Conference and are announced in CPAR.
Winners:
2019
Zi Ding (People’s Public Security University of China, China)
Na Tang (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China)
Yanni Xu (Beijing Sport University, China)
Article: “Corruption and Anti-Corruption Research in China: A Critical Review of Chinese Top Journal Publications (1989–2017)”
2018
Chung-An Chen (Nanyang Technological University)
Chih-Wei Hsieh (City University of Hong Kong)
PhD Student Best Paper Award
This award was established to recognize PhD students who perform high quality research related to Chinese public administration. Only ASPA and SCPA student members may be nominated. Winners receive an award certificate with a cash prize courtesy of SCPA at the ASPA annual conference.
Winners:
2021
Ziteng Fan (Fudan University)
Best Article Award
This award recognizes an outstanding peer-reviewed journal article published in the prior year that examines issues of democracy and social justice.
Winners
2021
Cullen Merritt (Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis)
James E. Wright, II (Florida State University)
Article: “Social Equity and COVID-19: The Case of African Americans”
2019
Tia Sherèe Gaynor (University of Cincinnati)
Article: “Social Construction and the Criminalization of Identity: State-Sanctioned Oppression and an Unethical Administration”
Best Book Award
This award recognizes an outstanding book published in the previous calendar year that examines issues of democracy and social justice.
Winners
2021
Brie Haupt (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Claire Connolly Knox (University of Central Florida)
Book: Cultural Competency for Emergency and Crisis Management: Concepts, Theories and Caste Studies
2019
Masami Nishishiba (Portland State University)
Book:
Culturally Mindful Communication: Essential Skills for Public and Nonprofit Professionals
Best Dissertation Award
This award recognizes an outstanding dissertation published in the previous calendar year that examines issues of democracy and social justice.
Winners
2021
Esteban Leonardo Santis (University of Central Florida)
Dissertation: “A Critical Discourse Analysis”
Social Equity in Action Award
This award recognizes individuals in the local area where the conference
is held that represent the nexus of government policy and personal
action that promotes social equity.
Distinguished Achievements and Leadership in Public Administration Scholarship or Practice in the Middle East Award
This award recognizes significant and sustained contributions to public administration in and for the Middle East-North Africa region through scholarship, leadership and/or practice over an extended period of time.
Winners:
2019
Laila El Baradei (American University of Cairo)
2017
Srinivas Verramsetti (Rutgers University—Newark)
2016
KyungWoo John Kim (University of North Texas)
Dissertation Award
This award supports dissertation research being performed by PhD candidates who have successfully defended their proposal but do not have a completed dissertation, in the area of emergency and crisis management.
Winners:
2022
Sara Iman (University of Central Florida)
2021
Kaila Witkowski (Florida International University)
William J. Petak Best Paper Award
This award recognizes the outstanding paper in emergency and crisis management presented at the ASPA Annual Conference.
Winners:
2018
Can Chen (Florida International University)
Qing Miao (Rochester Institute of Technology)
David H. Davis Best Graduate Paper Award
This award encourages original graduate-level research that expands our understanding of a problem or issue in environmental or natural resource administration; it helps to defray the cost of participation in ASPA for graduate students. The award comes with a cash prize and a certificate of recognition presented at ASPA's Annual conference. Winning papers also will be published in the SENRA newsletter.
Winners:
2023
Andrew Orr (Indiana University—Bloomington)
Paper: “Opening the Black Box: Explaining Municipal Performance in the Context of Climate Change”
2021
Renzo de la Riva Aguero (Indiana University—Bloomington)
Paper: “Opening the Black Box: Explaining Municipal Performance in the Context of Climate Change”
2019
James Djamba (Auburn University)
Steven Nelson (Auburn University)
Paper: “Environmental Justice in Atlanta, Georgia”
Student Essay Award
This annual award recognizes the best essay on the topic of the environment authored by a graduate student.
Winners:
2018
Thomas Timberlake (Colorado State University)
2017
Srinivas Verramsetti (Rutgers University—Newark)
2016
KyungWoo John Kim (University of North Texas)
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is given for excellence in public affairs ethics scholarship, teaching and service during the course of a career (minimum 25 years) in academia or public service.
Winners:
2016 Frances Burke (Suffolk University)
2023
Richard Jacobs (Villanova University)
2019
James Svara (University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill)
2018
Stuart Gilman (Global Integrity Group)
Jonathan West (University of Miami)
2017
Guy B. Adams (University of Missouri)
James Bowman (Florida State University)
2016
Terry Cooper (University of Southern California)
Carol Lewis (University of Connecticut)
Donald Menzel (Ethics Management International and ASPA Past President)
National Exemplars of Ethics and Integrity in Public Service
Section members may nominate individuals or groups whose exemplary ethics and integrity in public service have advanced the Section’s mission. Honorees receive a personalized certificate and a one-year ASPA and SEIGOV membership.
Winners:
2019
Rene Bobadilla (Civil Servant)
Elizabeth Kellar (International City/County Management Association)
Outstanding Student Paper Award
This award recognizes excellence in graduate student research and writing on topics related to public affairs ethics, including corruption, integrity, social equity, corporate responsibility and politics.
s award recognizes excellence in graduate student research and writing on topics related to public affairs ethics including corruption, integrity, social equity, corporate responsibility and politics.
Winners:
2019
Andrew Lade (Oregon State University)
Paper: “Changing Course: Path Dependence and Coastal Erosion in South Louisiana”
2018
Haoyu Zhao (University of Massachusetts—Boston)
2017
Samantha Larson (University of Colorado Denver)
2016
Brandon Ford (Villanova University)
Best Book Review Award
This Award recognizes excellence in book reviews published in the Section's journal,
Public Integrity.
Winners:
2017
Staffan Anderson (Linnaeus University)
Ethics in Action Award
This award recognizes the achievements of a dedicated public servant whose career has been characterized by exemplary efforts to uphold legal and ethical standards locally, nationally or internationally; courage against corruption or wrongdoing by officeholders; and mentorship of public servants and young academics seeking to further high ethical standards in service to the public. The award is presented annually at the Section’s business meeting.
Winners:
2018
Joel Clement (U.S. Department of the Interior)
Donald C. Stone Practitioner Award
This award recognizes significant contributions to the practice of intergovernmental relations over a substantial period of time that have made an impact on the practice of intergovernmental management as a whole, rather than only on a specific organization, institution or function.
Winners:
2021
Cliff Lipard (Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations)
2019
Rep. Rob Bishop (R-UT)
2018
Peter Harkness (
Governing Magazine)
2017
Norton Bonaparte, Jr. (City of Sanford, Florida)
2016
Rakesh Mohan (Director Office of Performance Evaluations, Idaho Legislature)
Donald C. Stone Scholar Award
This award honors significant contributions to the study of intergovernmental relations over a substantial period of time that have made an impact on the study of intergovernmental management as a whole, rather than only on a specific organization, institution or function.
Winners:
2021
Michael McGuire (Indiana University)
2019
Suzanne Leland (University of North Carolina—Charlotte)
2018
Karen Mossberger (Arizona State University)
2017
Jered Carr (University of Illinois)
2016
Timothy Conlan (George Mason University)
Donald C. Stone Best Student Paper Award
This award recognizes the best paper on federalism, intergovernmental relations written by a graduate student in the past year.
Winners:
2021
David Schwegman (Syracuse University)
2019
Samuel Gallaher (University of Colorado Denver)
2018
Samuel Gallaher (University of Colorado Denver)
2017
Ruowen Shen (Florida State University)
2016
Andrew Crosby (University of Illinois at Chicago)
SIAM Legacy Award
This award honors individuals whose service has contributed to the Section.
Winners:
2017
J. Edwin Benton (University of South Florida)
Fred Riggs Award
This award recognizes those who have made significant, substantial and widely recognized contributions to the conceptual, theoretical or operational development of international, comparative or development administration. The award is named in honor of Fred Riggs, a pioneer in these fields and a founder of the Section.
Winners:
2023
Geert Bouckaert (Katholieke Universiteit, Leuven, Belgium)
2022
Alasdair Roberts (University of Massachusetts—Amherst)
2021
Donald Klingner (University of Colorado Colorado Springs)
2019
Pan Suk Kim (Yonsei University)
2018
Naim Kapucu (University of Central Florida)
2017
Ali Farazmand (Florida Atlantic University)
2016
Jennifer Brinkerhoff (George Washington University)
2015
Dr. Evan Berman
Garcia-Zamor Best Paper Award
This award recognizes the author of the best paper presented at the International Riggs Symposium during the Annual Conference. The award was named after Professor Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor, a long-time SICA member. SICA has established a committee that reviews the papers presented and determines the winner of the award.
Winners:
2023
Prabhu Pingali (Cornell University)
Raghav Puri (Cornell University)
2022
Ricardo A. Bello-Gomez (Texas Tech University)
2017
Chan Chen (Florida International University)
Milena Neshkova (Florida International University)
2016
Gerald Caiden (University of Southern California)
Palina Prysmakova (Florida International University)
Michelle Tandardini (Florida International University)
Col Award for Outstanding SICA Leadership
This award is offered to SICA members who have demonstrated strong commitment and active leadership contribution to SICA’s mission. It is named after Jeanne Marie Col and is presented annually at the Section’s business meeting.
Winners:
2023
Brittany Keegan (Virginia Commonwealth University, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs)
Cristina Stanica (Northeastern University—Boston)
2022
Peter Haruna (Texas A&M University)
2021
Kim Moloney (Murdoch University, Australia)
2019
M. Shamsul Haque (National University of Singapore)
2018
Gedeon Mudacumura (Cheyney University of Pennsylvania)
2017
Darlene Pierre-Louis (Ashford University)
2016
Jeanne-Marie Col (John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY)
David Gould Scholarship
This scholarship offers graduate students in the fields of public administration, public policy and/or international development support to attend the ASPA Annual Conference. Honorees receive a stipend and a free registration for the SICA symposium.
Winners:
2023
Gabriel Rojas-Salazar (Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE))
2022
Felipe Blanco (University of Nebraska—Omaha)
2021
Renzo de la Riva Aguero (Indiana University—Bloomington)
Zeeshan Noor (University of Texas at Dallas)
2019
Cristina Stanica (University of Delaware)
Junior Asian Scholar Award
This award is presented to East Asian graduate students whose papers have been accepted for presentation at the ASPA Annual Conference. The three best papers and a number of notable papers are awarded with certificates and monetary prizes to recognize students’ scholarly promise in the field.
Student Paper Award
This award recognizes graduate students whose papers are accepted for presentation, or graduate students who will present papers on East Asia-related topics, at the ASPA Annual Conference.
Winners
2023
Intae Choi (University of Missouri)
Jiho Kim (Syracuse University)
Kyungmin Lee (University of Central Florida)
Susan Yang (University of South Carolina)
2022
Jihoon Jeong (University of North Texas)
Yulan Kim (University of Washington)
Joonwoo Lee (Penn State—Harrisburg)
Jeongmin Oh (Florida State University)
2021
Beomgeun Cho (University at Albany, State University of New York)
Jeehee Han (Syracuse University)
Ran Kim (Seoul National University)
Heewon Lee (Florida State University)
Awards for Excellence in Leadership and Service
This award recognizes renowned scholars in public administration and policy for their dedicated leadership and services contributing to the Section.
Winners
2022
Keon Hyung Lee (Florida State University
Younhee Kim (Penn State—Harrisburg)
Jooho Lee (University of Nebraska—Omaha)
Outstanding Service to the Public Service Human Resources Profession
This award recognizes outstanding service to the field over a career of service; recipients are selected by the SPALR executive committee.
Winners:
2018
Dan Lasseter (University of Georgia)
2017
Andrew Podger (Australian National University)
2016
Irving Yi-Feng Huang (Tamkang University)
Stephen E. Condrey Service to the Section Award
This award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated an exemplary record of research, teaching and service in public human resources management.
Winners:
2021
Christine Rush (Mississippi State University)
Outstanding Scholarship in Public Sector Human Resources
This award recognizes outstanding scholarship over a career of research and is generally awarded to senior researchers; recipients are selected by the SPALR executive committee.
Winners:
2021
Meghna Sabharwal (University of Texas at Dallas)
2019
Ellen Rubin (University at Albany, The State University of New York)
2018
Sharon Mastracci (University of Utah)
2017
P. Edward French (Mississippi State University)
2016
Evan Berman (Victoria University of Wellington)
SPALR Dissertation Award
This is a monetary award given on a competitive basis for dissertation work in progress.
Winners:
2021
Phin Xaypangna (Ventura County, California)
2019
Jennifer Hooker (University of Colorado Denver)
2017
Ashley Alteri (University at Albany, State University of New York—Buffalo)
2016
Geri Miller-Fox (University of Utah)
Outstanding Book in Public Sector Human Resource Management
This is an award given on a competitive basis for a published work.
Winners:
2021
James L. Perry (University of Indiana—Bloomington)
Book: Managing Organizations to Sustain Passion for Public Service
2019
Jessica Sowa (University of Baltimore)
Jessica Word (University at Albany, The State University of New York)
Book: The Nonprofit Human Resource Management Handbook
2018
Norma Riccucci (Rutgers University—Newark)
2017
G.L.A. Harris (Portland State University)
R. Paul Battaglio (University of Texas at Dallas)
SPCM Scholarship
This scholarship will help defray costs of attending ASPA’s Annual Conference. Candidates must demonstrate a commitment to public service through voluntary community
work or other participation in community organizations or activities.
Winners:
2021
Angela Fox (Arizona State University)
Christina Lopez (Miami-Dade County DERM)
Joshua Steinfeld (Old Dominion University)
SPOD Student Award
SPOD scholarships are designed to help facilitate learning to advance students’ academic work and interests in finding solutions to public organizational challenges. The scholarships are also intended to introduce students to the work of SPOD and encourage their long-term involvement in the various activities and leadership of ASPA and the Section.
Winners:
2019
Adan Elizondo (University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley)
2018
James Patrick Alonzo (University of Hawaii)
Dwayne Hackett (Metropolitan College of New York)
Best Book Award
The Best Book Award will evaluate criteria such as outstanding accomplishment of the research objectives, high-quality writing and potential to constitute a lasting contribution to public administration literature. The winner of the award will receive a plaque, a small honorarium and notice published in the American Review of Public Administration.
Winners:
2023
Dominic Bearfield (The George Washington University)
Nicole Humpfrey (University of Miami)
Shannon Portillo (Arizona State University)
Book: Myth of Neutrality: An Examination of Merit and Representation
2022
Anthony Michael Bertelli (Penn State—Harrisburg)
2021
Alasdair Roberts (University of Massachusetts—Amherst)
Book: Strategies for Governing: Reinventing Public Administration for a Dangerous Century
2020
Pamela Herd and Don Moynihan (Georgetown University)
Book: Administrative Burden: Policymaking by Other Means
and
Katherine Bersch
Book: When Democracies Deliver: Governance Reform in Latin America
2019
David Miller (University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs)
Jen Nelles (Hunter College, City University of New York)
Book: Discovering American Regionalism: An Introduction to Regional Intergovernmental Organizations
2018
Leisha DeHart-Davis &University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill
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Timothy Conlan (George Mason University)
Paul Posner (George Mason University)
Priscilla Regan (George Mason University)
2017
Donald Kettl (University of Maryland)
Gary J. Miller (Washington University)
Andrew B. Whitford (University of Georgia)
Service Award for Distinguished Leadership and Service
This award recognizes two editors of the Section's journal, American Review of Public Administration, for their leadership, service and contributions.
Winners:
2017
Guy B. Adams (University of Missouri)
John Clayton Thomas (Georgia State University)
Service Award for Outstanding Contributions and Service
This award recognizes a Section member or leader who has made a significant contribution to the Section.
Winners:
Kim L. Nelson (University of North Carolina—Chapel Hill)
Exemplary Service to Section on Public Law and Administration Award
This award recognizes a SPLA member who has contributed outstanding and committed service to the Section.
SPLA Jurisprudence Champion Award
This award recognizes an individual who has made superior and notable contributions to the field of public law and administration that reflect social change.
Winners:
2019
Sharon Bowen (Seneca Women)
2016
Marsha Pechman (Chief Justice, U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington)
SPLA Stellar Practitioner Award
This award recognizes an individual who has made effective and compelling contributions to the practice of public law and administration that, over time, have impacted how public administrators implement public law.
Winners:
2019
Kenyan McDuffie (Chairman Pro Tempore and Councilmember, Council of the District of Columbia)
2016
Tail Hairston (Seattle Pacific University)
John A. Rohr Scholarship
ASPA’s Section on Public Law and Administration (SPLA) annually awards one $500 scholarship to help defray the costs associated with attending the ASPA Annual Conference.
Winners:
2016
Ashley Kelly, Jackson State University
Annual Conference Scholarship
SPPM offers scholarships to support participation in the Annual Conference by academics and practitioners interested in performance measurement and management. The scholarship aims to broaden understanding of performance measurement and management efforts in the public sector; incorporate the ideas of academics and practitioners on issues of performance measurement and management that might not otherwise get a chance to participate, and demonstrate the value of professional conferences for young professionals.
Best Article Award
Awarded to an article published in the journal, Public Performance and Management Review.
Winners:
2019
Carl Deschamps (Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Jan Mattijs (Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Paper: “How Organizational Learning is Supported by Performance Management Systems”
2016
Kirk Emerson (University of Arizona)
Tina Nabatchi (Syracuse University)
Article:
Evaluating the Productivity of Collaborative Governance Regimes: A Performance Matrix
Excellence in Science and Technology Research Award
The award recognizes scholars who have made a substantive contribution to improve our understanding of how science and technology can be leveraged to enhance the effective and efficient management of public organizations.
Excellence in Government Innovation Award
This award recognizes the contributions of public sector professionals in advancing technological innovation in government. It highlights the best case practices that may be replicated in other public sector settings and stimulate academic inquiries from the academic communities.
Digital Governance Junior Scholar Award
This award, jointly sponsored by SSTIG and the Digital Government Society, recognizes junior scholars who have made a substantive contribution to improving our understanding of how best to utilize information and communication technology to improve public governance and public service.
Winners:
2016
Anneke Zuiderwijk, Delft University of Technology (Netherlands)
Truitt-Felbinger Award
The award was established in memory of Lawrence J. Truitt and Claire Felbinger, former STPA Chairs, valued colleagues, scholars, practitioners and teachers and is presented annually to an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of transportation policy and administration.
Winners:
2017
Parks Preston (Federal Aviation Administration)
2016
Barbara Ivanov (Ret.) (Washington State Department of Transportation Freight Systems Division)
Student Paper Award
This recognizes scholarly papers from undergraduate and graduate students related to transportation policy and administration.