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The Frank Johnson Goodnow Award was created by the APSA Council in 1996 to honor service to the community of teachers, researchers, and public servants who daily toil in the many fields of politics.

Recipient: Kenneth Janda, Northwestern University

Kenneth Janda was honored with the 2009 Frank J. Goodnow Award for his significant contribution to the political science profession and the American Political Science Association at the 2009 Awards Ceremony on Thursday, September 3 in conjunction with the APSA Annual Meeting in Toronto.

Citation: As a scholar, mentor and leader, Kenneth Janda has made a tremendous impact to the development of political science and the political science community. Through his research and publications, he has enlightened and encouraged political scientists around the world. As a teacher, he inspired his students to continue the pursuit of international understanding.

Janda’s membership and service to the association have spanned 50 years. In that time, he has taken on many roles expanding the discipline he cares so much about. As a chair of the newly developed Information and Technology in Politics Organized Section, as well as a member, chair and advocate of the Political Organizations and Parties Organized Section, he has spirited these subfields forward with the creativity and pioneering leadership for which he is known.

Kenneth Janda has contributed immensely to the fields of comparative politics, party politics, and information technology. He has written thirteen books and published more than 65 articles and book chapters. He has received a number of prominent awards for his dedication to scholarship, including the 1987 EDUCOM/NCRIPTAL Award for Distinguished Software in the Social Sciences, the 1992 APSA Computer Software Award in the Instructional Category, the 2000 Samuel J. Eldersveld Lifetime Achievement Award from the Political Organizations and Parties Organized Section, and the Best Instructional Political Science Website from the Information Technology and Politics Organized Section of the Association.

It is with deep appreciation for his dedication to scholarship, research, the Association, and the profession that we present to Kenneth Janda the Frank J. Goodnow Award for Distinguished Service.