Awards

• Previous Award Recipients

Richard F. Fenno Jr. Book Prize for the best book in legislative studies published in 2009.  In the tradition of Professor Fenno's work, this prize is designed to honor work that is both theoretically and empirically strong. Moreover, this prize is dedicated to encouraging scholars to pursue new and different avenues of research in order to find answers to previously unexplored questions about the nature of politics.

Nominations must have a 2009 copyright date, and a copy of the book must be sent to each member of the committee by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Damon M. Cann
Utah State University
Political Science
0725 Old Main Hill
Logan UT 84322-0725

Committee Members:
Linda L. Fowler
Dartmouth College
Government
6108 Silsby Hall
Hanover NH 03755-3547

C. Lawrence  Evans
College of William & Mary
Government
PO Box 8795
Williamsburg VA 23187-8795

The Congressional Quarterly Press Award is given for the best paper on legislative studies that was presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the APSA. Nominations and a copy of the paper should be sent to each committee member of the committee by March 1, 2010. 

Award Committee Chair:
Lauren Bell
Randolph-Macon College
Political Science
Peele Hall
PO Box 5005
204 Henry Street
Ashland VA 23005-5505

Committee Members:
Kenneth W. Shotts
Stanford University
Graduate School of Business
518 Memorial Way
Stanford CA 94305-5015 

Garry  Young
George Washington University
GW Institute of Public Policy
805 21st St, NW, Suite 616
Washington DC 20052

The Carl Albert Dissertation Award is given for the best doctoral disseration in the area of legislative studies.  Topics may be national or subnational in focus-on Congress, parliaments, state legislatures, or other representative bodies. Dissertation must have a 2008 or 2009 copyright date.  Nominations should be submitted by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Robin A. Kolodny
Temple University
Political Science
437 Gladfelter Hall
1115 W. Berks Street
Philadelphia PA 19122

Committee Members:
Tom  Clark
Emory University
Political Science
1555 Dickey Drive
Room 327, Tarbutton Hall
Atlanta GA 30322

Andrew J. Taylor
North Carolina State University
Political Science
Box 8102
Raleigh NC 27695-8102

The Jewell-Loewenberg Award is given to the author of the best article in the Legislative Studies Quarterly in the previous year (2009). Nominations shoud be submitted by March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Cherie  Maestas
Florida State University
Political Science
531 Bellamy Building
Tallahassee FL 32306

Committee Members:
Neil Malhotra
Stanford University
Political Science
518 Memorial Way
Stanford CA 94305

Jamie L. Carson
University of Georgia
Political Science
104 Baldwin Hall
Athens GA 30602-1615

The Alan Rosenthal Prize is given to the Best Book or Article in legislative studies written by a Junior Scholar that has potential value to legislative practitioners. The book or article must be published in 2009.  The deadline for submission is March 1, 2010.

Award Committee Chair:
Michele L. Swers
Georgetown University
Government
37th and O Streets, NW
ICC 681
Washington DC 20057

Committee Members:
Christopher Berry
University of Chicago
Harris School
1155 East 60th Street
Chicago IL 60637

John D. Griffin
University of Notre Dame
Political Science
217 O'Shaughnessy
South Bend IN 46556