Distinguished Teaching Award
Nominations are closed.
The Distinguished Teaching Award honors outstanding contributions to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at two- and four-year institutions.
The award was created on the recommendation of APSA’s Teaching and Learning Committee to signal the central role of teaching in the profession. The award is presented at the APSA Annual Meeting and carries a cash prize of $1,000.
Nomination Information
- Eligibility: Self-nominations are accepted. Nominees do not have to be members of APSA, affiliated with an institution in the United States, or an American citizen in order to be considered for an award.
Contributions eligible for this award may span several years or an entire career, or it may be a single project of exceptional impact.
Listing of Awardees
| Year | Recipient | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monti Datta | University of Richmond |
| 2024 | Katy Harriger | Wake Forest University |
| 2023 | M. Brielle Harbin | United States Naval Academy |
| 2021 | Charity Butcher | Kennesaw State University |
| 2020 | Peter Lindsay | Georgia State University |
| 2019 | Arthur Svenson | University of Redlands |
| 2018 | Timothy Johnson | University of Minnesota |
| 2017 | Michael Genovese | Loyola Marymount University |
| 2016 | Dewey Clayton | University of Louisville |
| 2015 | John Ishiyama | University of North Texas |
| 2014 | No award given | |
| 2013 | John Seery | Pomona College |
| 2012 | Denise Scherberle | University of Colorado, Denver |
Award Committee
Chair
Nandini Deo, Georgetown University Qatar
Member
Matthew Pietryka, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Member
Jonathan Benjamin-Alvarado, Miramar Associates LLC
Support for Scholarship
We are continually grateful for the contributions from APSA members and friends that make our work possible. Your donation helps continue the Distinguished Teaching Award for future educators in political science. Thank you for your support of APSA and scholars across the discipline.