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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.

Tony Affigne and Robert J-P. Hauck were honored with the 2011 Frank J. Goodnow Award for their significant contributions to the political science profession and American Political Science Association at the 2011 awards ceremony on Thursday, September 1 in conjunction with the APSA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. 

As a scholar, mentor and leader, Affigne's effect on the development of the American Political Science Association and the political science community is far reaching. He has tirelessly advocated for the advancement of underrepresented populations in the profession and served as an architect of systems encouraging students to consider graduate education in political science.

Among Affigne's contributions to the Association and to political science, none is more emblematic than his central and indispensable role in the founding of APSA's Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity, and Politics in 1995. Affigne mapped out the course for its success by leading a group that created its organizational structure, including provisions to ensure gender equality and inclusiveness among its various constituencies.  In return, he was honored by being the first co-chair of the Section in 1995–1996.

Affigne continues to find new ways to be of service to APSA and its various constituencies. He is a long time leader of the APSA's Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the profession and played a key role in the organization of the Latino Caucus in Political Science, serving as Caucus president in 2009. He was one of the principal leaders during the Association's Centennial Campaign, helping to develop the Fund for Latino Scholarship and have worked assiduously to increase donations and develop the guidelines for its grant-making processes.

Affigne's service extends to the highest level of the Association's leadership, where he has served as Treasurer of the Association, on the Executive Council, on the Annual Meeting Program Committee, the Ralph Bunche Award Committee, and various standing committees.

Affigne's commitment to advancing and enriching the discipline comes through in all of the contributions to the Association. It is with deep appreciation and pleasure to present to Anthony Affigne the Frank J. Goodnow Award for Distinguished Service.

Hauck's service and contributions have made an indelible impact on American political science, and the APSA. In his 30 years of service to the Association, Hauck's influence was evident in every program; his talents enhanced every project. Hauck's voice was always one of reason, and his mentorship launched the careers of numerous colleagues.

Hauck's vision and creativity transformed PS: Political Science and Politics from a newsletter to a highly valuable and respected quarterly professional journal. Under his editorial leadership from 1988 to the present, PS evolved into a lively and wide-ranging forum for high-quality analyses of contemporary politics. He expanded its coverage of all APSA activities and controversies within the profession to promote both transparency in the Association’s work and frank but civil discussions about issues affecting the discipline. Hauck masterfully chose timely topics and identified scholars to write about them, showing a wide-ranging grasp of the discipline and its “talent pool.” At the same time, he made creative advancements to the PS design and artwork.

Hauck's efforts significantly expanded the Association’s international programs. Ongoing bilateral exchanges with political science associations and political scientists from around the world grew under his leadership. Hauck oversaw the hosting of the 1988 Triennial World Congress of International Political Science Association, the expansion of travel grants for international scholars, and the creation of APSA’s Journal Donation project to provide access to APSA journals to universities and colleges in the developing world. His work created a lasting impact on the Association and its engagement and cooperation around the globe.

To summarize Hauck's contribution and legacy to the Association in these few words is impossible. It is with deep appreciation for his dedication to scholarship, research, the Association, and the profession that we present to Robert J-P. Hauck the Frank J. Goodnow Award for Distinguished Service.