The Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration presented more than a dozen awards for achievement in public service at its conference in October. This year’s recipients include:
NASPAA Dissertation Award:
Essays in the Economics of Education
Stephanie Owen
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award:
Rosemary O’Leary
School of Public Affairs and Administration
University of Kansas
Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award:
Kevin Kearns
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs
University of Pittsburgh
NASPAA/ASPA Distinguished Research Award:
Barry Rabe
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy
University of Michigan
Staats Emerging Scholars Award:
Renzo de la Riva Agüero
Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University
and
Minsung Michael Kang
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy
University at Albany, State University of New York
Diversity Award:
School of Public Affairs and Administration
Rutgers University
Social Justice Curriculum Award:
Bruce D. McDonald III
Department of Public Administration
NC State University
Pi Alpha Alpha Masters Manuscript Award:
Bridging the Universal Care Inequity Gap in South America with a Unified Health System:
A Comparison of Brazil with Argentina
Angel E. Benitez Collante
Cornell Institute for Public Affairs
Cornell University
and
The Importance of Social Media in Grassroots Organizing for Black Lives Matter:
An Analysis of Twitter Activity
Carly Corbett-Frank
Department of Public Administration
Pace University
Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter Advisor Award of Excellence:
Christina Barsky
Baucus Institute
Department of Public Administration and Policy
University of Montana
Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter of Excellence Award:
School of Public Affairs and Civic Engagement
San Francisco State University
NASPAA Alumni Spotlight Award:
Brandon Dennison
Coalfield Development
Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs
Indiana University
Kyleigh Russ
Govern for America
Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
New York University