Congrats to all the 2018 NASPAA Award Winners

November 15, 2018
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NASPAA Announced 2018 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 were presented at NASPAA's annual conference in Atlanta, GA, October 10 - 13, 2018.

"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:  Christopher Davis, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University Dissertation Title: Modeling the Co-Production of Public Sector Innovation: Strategic Dimensions of Organizational Innovation within the Public Maritime Ports of the Pacific Northwest

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

William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award:  Steven Maynard-Moody, School of Public Affairs & Administration, University of Kansas (Award Committee Members: Stuart Bretschneider, Arizona State University; Hal Rainey, The University of Georgia; Kathryn Newcomer, The George Washington University)

Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award: Jocelyn Elise Crowley, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University Alfred Tat-Kei Ho, School of Public Affairs & Administration, The University of Kansas (Award Committee Members: Sheldon Edner (chair), George Mason University; Uday Desai, University of New Mexico; Denise Scheberle, University of Colorado Denver)

Staats Emerging Scholars Award: Adam Hayes, Evans School of Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington Trang Hoang, School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences, The University of Texas at Dallas Angela Park, School of Public Affairs & Administration, The University of Kansas (Award Committee Members: Burt Barnow (chair), George Washington University; Patria de Lancer Julnes, Penn State Harrisburg; Alison Jacknowitz, American University)

Diversity Award:  Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (Award Committee Members: Mohamad Alkadry (co-chair), University of Connecticut and Blue Wooldridge (co-chair), Virginia Commonwealth University)

Social Equity Award:  College of Public Affairs, University of Baltimore (Award Committee Members: Mohamad Alkadry (co-chair), University of Connecticut and Blue Wooldridge (co-chair), Virginia Commonwealth University)

Social Justice Curriculum Award: Jay Pearson, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University (Award Committee Members: Mohamad Alkadry (co-chair), University of Connecticut and Blue Wooldridge (co-chair), Virginia Commonwealth University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Masters Manuscript Award:  Jonathon Nord, College of Business & Public Administration, University of North Dakota Manuscript Title: Diffusion of Ideas in UAS Regulation (Award Committee Members: James Agbodzakey, Nova Southeastern University; Philip Nufrio, Metropolitan College of New York; Amanda Olejarski, West Chester University; Suzanne Rossi, Oakland University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Doctoral Manuscript Award:  Adam Hayes, Evans School of Public Affairs and Governance, University of Washington Manuscript Title: Multiplex network analysis for complex governance systems using surveys and online behavior (Award Committee Members: James Agbodzakey, Nova Southeastern University; Philip Nufrio, Metropolitan College of New York; Amanda Olejarski, West Chester University; Suzanne Rossi, Oakland University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter Advisor Award of Excellence: Myung Jin, L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs, Virginia Commonwealth University Oluponmile Olonilua, Barbara Jordan - Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University (Award Committee Members: James Agbodzakey, Nova Southeastern University; Philip Nufrio, Metropolitan College of New York; Amanda Olejarski, West Chester University; Suzanne Rossi, Oakland University)

Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter Grant: William Hatcher, Master of Public Administration Program, Augusta University (Award Committee Members: James Agbodzakey, Nova Southeastern University; Philip Nufrio, Metropolitan College of New York; Amanda Olejarski, West Chester University; Suzanne Rossi, Oakland University)

Journal of Public Affairs Education Outstanding Article Award: Willow Jacobson, School of Government, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Kristina Lambright, College of Community and Public Affairs, Binghamton University State University of New York Article Title: Expanding the Classroom: Local Government Practitioners' Use of Academic Resources (Award Committee Members: William Hatcher, Augusta University (Co-Editor); Bruce McDonald, North Carolina State University (Co-Editor))

NASPAA Alumni Spotlight Award: Mandy Elder, Mark O. Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University, Women's International Leadership and Learning David Toland, School of Public Affairs & Administration, University of Kansas, Thrive Kansas (Award Committee Members: George Dougherty, University of Pittsburgh (Co-Chair); Meagan Van Gelder, University of Nebraska Omaha (Co-Chair) and members of the Marketing the MPA/MPP Committee)