Presidency Research

The purpose of this section is to further research on the presidency and other political executives.

Website: http://cstl-cla.semo.edu/Renka/PRG/

2007 - 2008 Officers

President:
Victoria A. Farrar-Myers
University of Texas, Arlington
Political Science
PO Box 19539
601 South Nedderman
Arlington TX 76019-0539
victoria@uta.edu

Vice President & President-Elect:
Charles E. Walcott
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Political Science
528 Major Williams Hall - 0130
Blacksburg VA 24061
cwalcott@vt.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Jeffrey E. Cohen
Fordham University
Political Science
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx NY 10458
cohen@fordham.edu

PRG Report Editor:
Richard Powell
University of Maine
Political Science
229 North Stevens Hall
Orono, ME  04469
rpowell@maine.edu

2008 Program Chair:
Diane J. Heith
St. John's University
Government & Politics
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica NY 11439
heithd@stjohns.edu

Past President:
Lori  Cox Han
Chapman University
Political Science
One University Drive
Orange CA 92866
lhan@chapman.edu

Board of Directors:
Randall Adkins (2005-2008), University of Nebraska, Omaha
Nancy Baker, (2006-2009), New Mexico State University
Terri Bimes, (2006-2009), Harvard University 
David B. Cohen (2005-2008), University of Akron
David Crockett (2006-2009), Trinity University
Brendan Doherty (graduate student, 2005-2008), University of  California, Berkeley
Chris Dolan (2005-2008), University of Central Florida
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, (2006-2009), University of North Texas
Lilly Goren, (2007-2010), Carroll College 
Karen Hoffman, (2005-2008), Wheeling Jesuit University
Martha Joynt Kumar (Ex Officio), Towson University
Ken Mayer, (2007-2010), University of Wisconsin
Kevin McMahon, (2007-2010), Trinity College
Jeff Peake, (2007-2010), Bowling Green State University
Andrew Rudalevige (2006-2009), Dickinson College
Steven Schier (2005-2008), Carleton College
Shirley Anne Warshaw, (2007-2010), Gettysburg College
Stephen Weatherford (2005-2008), University of California, Santa Barbara 

Awards

• Previous Award Recipients 

The Career Service Award is given every four years during a presidential election year, the PRG shall form a committee to give an award to recognize career service to the study of the Presidency.  Nominations are to be submitted by February 1, 2008

Award Committee Chair:
Bruce F. Nesmith
Coe College
Political Science
1220 1st. Ave. NE
Cedar Rapids IA 52402-5092
bnesmith@coe.edu

Committee Members:
David Adler, Idaho State University
Ryan Barilleaux, Miami University
Meena Bose, Hofstra University
Elvin Lim, University of Tulsa

The Richard E. Neustadt Award is given for the best book on the U.S. presidency published during the previous year.  Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2008.

Award Committee Chair: 
George C. Edwards III
Texas A&M University, College Station
Political Science
2010 Bush Academic West
4348 TAMU
College Station TX 77843-4348
gedwards@tamu.edu

Committee Members
Paul Brace, Rice University
Colin Campbell, University of British Columbia
Karen Hoffman, Wheeling Jesuit University
Mel Laracey, University of Texas at San Antonio 

The Founders Award named in honor of David Neveh will be given for the best paper presented by a graduate student at either the preceding year's APSA annual meeting or at any of the regional meetings in 2007-2008.   Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2008.

The Founders Award (PhD.) is named for Bert Rockman will be given for the best paper presented by a PhD-holding scholar at the previous year's APSA annual meeting.  Nominations should be submitted by February 1, 2008.  

Paul Peck Presidential Award
This award is presented by the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution to honor presidential service and portrayal.  The PRG represents APSA as one of eight nominating organizations.  For more information, please visit http://www.npg.si.edu/.  The deadline will be set by the Smithsonian Institution.