Public Administration

Membership

Section List

The purpose of this section is to provide an arena in which individuals interested in public administration may exchange ideas, enhance their professional development, and act to ensure that activities of the APSA encompass their interests.

Website: www.h-net.msu.edu/~pubadmin

2011 - 2012 Officers

Chair:
Sharon H. Mastracci
University of Illinois, Chicago
Public Administration
139 CUPPAH MC 278
412 S. Peoria
Chicago IL 60607-7064
mastracc@uic.edu

Chair-Elect:
Jerrell D. Coggburn
North Carolina State University
Public Administration
Box 8102
Raleigh NC 27695-8102
jcoggburn@ncsu.edu

Treasurer:
Gene A. Brewer
University of Georgia
SPIA - Dept. of Public Administration & Policy
204 Baldwin Hall
Athens GA 30602-1615
cmsbrew@uga.edu

2012 Program Chair:
Jared Llorens
Louisiana State University
Public Administration
3200 Patrick F. Taylor Hall
Baton Rouge LA 70803
jared1@lsu.edu

Council:
Alisa Hicklin, University of Oklahoma
Janet Hutchinson, Virginia Commonwealth University
Sam Workman, University of Texas, Austin
Richard Kearney, North Carolina State University
Eric Zeemring, San Francisco State University
Stephane Lavertu, University of Colorado
Heidi Smith, Florida International University
Amanda Girth, Ohio State University
Jocelyn Johnston, American University
Scott Lamothe, University of Oklahoma

Awards

Previous Award Recipients

Herbert Simon Book Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the Herbert A. Simon Book Award for significant contributions to public administration scholarship. Books with publication dates of 2006, 2007, and 2008 are eligible.

Nominations should include a justification for the nomination and three (3) copies of the book (books can be sent from the nominator or the publisher). Please contact the committee chair for instructions on where to send the nominated books.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is March 15, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Kenneth J. Meier
Texas A&M University
Political Science
4348-TAMU
2010 Allen Bldg
College Station TX 77843-4348
kenneth-j-meier@pols.tamu.edu

Award Committee Members:
Hal G. Rainey
University of Georgia
Public Administration and Policy
204 Baldwin Hall
Athens GA 30602-1615
hgrainey@uga.edu

Julie Dolan
Macalester College
Political Science
1600 Grand Ave
Saint Paul MN 55105
dolan@macalester.edu

Herbert Kaufman Award
Nominations are now being accepted for the Herbert Kaufman "Best Paper" award for the best paper presented on a panel sponsored by the Public Administration section at the 2011 APSA Annual Meeting in Washington.

Nominations should be sent to the committee chair. Since most papers are available in the conference paper archive, you only need to email the author(s) and title of the paper. Any comments you wish to make in support of the paper are recommend.

The deadline for receipt of nominations is January 31, 2012.

Award Committee Chair:
Laurence J. O'Toole
University of Georgia
Public Administration and Policy
204 Baldwin Hall
Athens GA 30602
cmsotool@uga.edu

Award Committee Members:
Katherine C. Naff
San Francisco State University
Public Administration
835 Market St
Suite 515
San Francisco CA 94103
kcnaff@sfsu.edu

Kelly M. LeRoux
University of Illinois, Chicago
Public Administration
412 S. Peoria St.
130 CUPPA Hall (MC 278)
Chicago IL 60607-7064
kleroux@uic.edu

Volcker Junior Scholar Research Grant
The APSA Organized Section for Public Administration invites applications and research proposals from junior scholars researching public administration issues affecting governance in the United States and abroad. Proposals will be judged on their potential to shed new light on important public administration questions, their scholarly and methodological rigor, and their promise for advancing practice and theory development. Individual grants are not renewable. Click on this link for more information /content_6340.cfm.

Award Committee Chair:
Jerrell D. Coggburn
North Carolina State University
Public Administration
Box 8102
Raleigh NC 27695-8102
jcoggburn@ncsu.edu

Award Committee Members:
Sharon H. Mastracci
University of Illinois, Chicago
Public Administration
139 CUPPAH MC 278
412 S. Peoria
Chicago IL 60607-7064
mastracc@uic.edu

William G. Resh
Indiana University, Bloomington
School of Public and Environmental Affairs
1315 E. Tenth St
Rm. 451
Bloomington IN 47405
wresh@indiana.edu

Nominations should be sent to the Paul A. Volcker Endowment for Public Administration Research and Education, Junior Scholar Research Grant Program (c/o American Political Science Association) by May 1, 2012.

Best Article Award
The American Review of Public Administration best article award conferred annually for the best article appearing in this journal. The ARPA editors handle all aspects of this award process, which consists of having members of their editorial board review all articles published in the journal in the previous year.

Award Committee Members:
Andrew Glassberg
University of Missouri, St Louis
Public Policy Administration
One University Blvd.
Saint Louis MO 63121
glassberg@umsl.edu

Guy B. Adams
University of Missouri, Columbia
Harry S Truman School of Public Affairs
101 Middlebush Hall
Columbia MO 65211-6100
adams@missouri.edu