Public Administration

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

2008 - 2009 Officers

Chair:
Julie Dolan
Macalester College
Department of Political Science
1600 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul MN 55105
dolan@macalester.edu

Chair-Elect:
Charles W. Gossett
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Department of Political Science
3801 West Temple Avenue, (Building 94)
Pomona CA 91768-4055
cwgossett@csupomona.edu

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

2009 Program Chair:
Sally Coleman Selden
Lynchburg College
1501 Lakeside Drive
Lynchburg VA 24501
selden@lynchburg.edu

Newsletter Editor:
Melvin J. Dubnick
University of New Hampshire
Department of Political Science
321 Horton Social Science Center
20 College Road
Durham NH 03824
dubnickmj@yahoo.com

Council:
Roger Hartley, University of Arizona
Greg Saxton, SUNY at Brockport
Frances Berry, Florida State University
Sergio Fernandez, Indiana University
Lael Keiser, University of Missouri
Michael Pagano, University of Illinois
Jim Douglas, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Vicky Wilkins, University of Georgia
Jared Llorens, University of Kansas
Alisa Hicklin, University of Oklahoma

Awards

Previous Award Recipients

Herbert Simon Book Award
The Herbert A. Simon Best Book award is conferred annually for the best book on public administration published in the last 3 to 5 years that has made a significant contribution to public administration scholarship. Nominations should be sent to the Award Committee members by May 1, 2009.

Herbert Kaufman Award
The Kaufman award is presented for the best paper on public administration presented at the previous year's APSA annual meeting. Nominations should be sent to the Award Committee members by May 1, 2009.

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.