2004 John Gaus Award

The John Gaus Distinguished Lecturer Award Honors the recipient's lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration and, more generally, recognizes and encourages scholarship in public administration.

Award Committee: Lloyd G. Nigro, Georgia State University, chair, Theodore Marmor, Yale University, and Norma Riccucci, Rutgers University.

Recipient: Patricia W. Ingraham, Syracuse University

Citation: The American Political Science Association confers the 2004 John Gaus Award on Patricia W. Ingraham in recognition of a "lifetime of exemplary scholarship in the joint tradition of political science and public administration. Distinguished Professor of Public Administration in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, she has published widely on fundamental questions concerning public service and democratic governance, including issues of performance, change and reform in public organizations and the policy-making role of the career civil service. Her scholarly works have also explored the issues and challenges of relationships between elected officials and career executives, and related questions about leadership in public agencies.

Her twenty-five year academic career has been notable for its sustained effort to better illuminate the nature of effectiveness and accountability in the administrative institutions of American democracy. She is the author or editor of eleven books and numerous articles, chapters and monographs that span a wide range of topics joining political science and public administration in this regard. The books include The Foundation of Merit: Public Service in American Democracy; Government Performance: Why Management Matters, and, most recently The Art of Governance: Analyzing Management and Administration. This work consistently addresses practical problems of the public service and the ability to effectively deliver and manage public services, as well as the theoretical tensions between large bureaucratic organizations and democratic governance.

Among her many awards and distinctions are the American Society for Public Administration's Waldo, Mosher, and Levine Awards for research and career service, the Midwest Political Science Association's Herbert A. Simon Award for Outstanding Career Contributions to the Study of Public Administration and Bureaucracy, and the APSA's Herbert Kaufman Award. She is the recipient of a Chancellor's Citation for Research Excellence from Syracuse University. In addition to her position as Distinguished Professor in the Maxwell School, she was the founding Director of the Alan K. Campbell Institute of Public Affairs. She was Director and Principal Investigator for The Government Performance Project, a multi-year analysis of the role and impact of effective management systems at all levels of government in the United States. Her commitment to teaching excellence is widely recognized by her colleagues and former students in public administration and political science.

Professor Ingraham has been the President of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. She is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and serves as Senior Research Advisor for the Partnership for Public Service in Washington. She has been a member of national advisory boards for many federal organizations, including the Department of Homeland Security, The Offices of Management and Budget and Personnel Management, and the General Accounting Office, as well as an advisor to several nations abroad. She has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including Public Administration Review, Governance, the Journal of Politics, Public Management, and the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory. She is a member of APSA, ASPA, and the International Political Science Association.

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