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August 24, 2016

David Marshall

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NASPAA Announces 2016 Award Recipients for Outstanding Achievement in Public Service

Washington, D.C. -- NASPAA has announced this year's award recipients for outstanding achievement in public service education. The awards will be presented at NASPAA's annual conference in Columbus, Ohio October 19 - 21, 2016.

"We value the hard work that public service education faculty, administrators, and students put into teaching, researching and practicing public service," said Laurel McFarland, executive director of NASPAA. "It is a pleasure for us to highlight their contributions."

The recipients include:

NASPAA Dissertation Award (correction):
Lucy Sorensen, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University

Dissertation Title: Can a Broader Education Narrow the Gap? Evidence on Non-Academic Features of Schooling

(Award Committee Members: Göktuğ Morçöl (chair), Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg; Michael Ahn, University of Massachusetts Boston; Ken Button, George Mason University; Beverly Cigler, Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg (emeritus); Evgenia Gorina, The University of Texas at Dallas; Naim Kapucu, University of Central Florida; Aroon Manoharan, University of Massachusetts Boston; Stephen Page, University of Washington; Jozef Raadschelders, Ohio State University; Mary Beth Walker, Georgia State University)

William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award:

Kathryn Newcomer, Trachtenburg School of Public Policy & Public Administration, The George Washington University

( Award Committee Members: Phil Joyce (chair), University of Maryland; Rosemary O'Leary, University of Kansas; Hal Rainey, The University of Georgia)

Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award:

Peter Wilcoxen, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University

(Award Committee Members: Sheldon Edner (chair), George Mason University; Uday Desai, University of New Mexico; Denise Scheberle, University of Colorado Denver)

(Award Committee Members: Burt Barnow (chair), George Washington University; Kirsten Grønbjerg, Indiana University Bloomington; Alison Jacknowitz, American University)

Diversity Award:

Long Island University Brooklyn, MPA Program and

University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy

(Award Committee Members: Blue Wooldridge (chair), Virginia Commonwealth University; Abraham Benavides, University of North Texas; Kris Norman-Major, Hamline University)

Social Equity Award:
L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University

(Award Committee Members: Mohamad Alkadry (chair), Florida International University; Mary Hamilton, University of Nebraska Omaha; Christina Medina, New Mexico State University; Lina Svedin, University of Utah)

Social Justice Curriculum Award:
Tia Sheree Gaynor, School of Management, Marist College

(Award Committee Members: Mohamad Alkadry(chair), Florida International University; Mary Hamilton, University of Nebraska Omaha; Christina Medina, New Mexico State University; Lina Svedin, University of Utah)

Pi Alpha Alpha Masters Manuscript Award:
Evan Walter, The School of Public and Global Affairs, Northern Illinois University

Manuscript Title: Managers as Conduits for Risk Assessment in Local Government

(Award Committee Members: Richard Jacobs (chair), Villanova University; Frances Berry, Florida State University; Craig Shinn, Portland State University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Doctoral Manuscript Award:
Roger Chin, Claremont Graduate University, (inducted by California State University San Bernardino)

Manuscript Title: The Unexplored Gender Dynamics of the Stop-and-Frisk Policy from a Quantitative and Spatial Perspective

(Award Committee Members: Richard Jacobs (chair), Villanova University; Frances Berry, Florida State University; Craig Shinn, Portland State University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter Award of Excellence:
Governors State University

(Award Committee Members: Richard Jacobs (chair), Villanova University; Frances Berry, Florida State University; Craig Shinn, Portland State University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter Advisor Award of Excellence:
Mary Bruce, Governors State University

(Award Committee Members: Richard Jacobs (chair), Villanova University; Frances Berry, Florida State University; Craig Shinn, Portland State University)

NASPAA, the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration, is the global standard in public service education with a twofold mission to ensure excellence in education and training for public service and to promote the ideal of public service. It is the membership organization of graduate education programs in public policy, public affairs, public administration, and public and nonprofit management. NASPAA is also the recognized accreditor of master's degree programs in these fields. Its nearly 300 members are located across the U.S. and in 14 countries around the globe.

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