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Ralph Bunche Program Micheal Giles Melanie Buckner social and political communica- Suspended for Summer George Jones C.T. Cummings tion. . . . What came to interest Harvey Klehr Naomi Lynn him most were the ways in which The Ralph Bunche Summer Insti- Eleanor Main William Thomas the world has been changing and tute was not held this summer. Scott Taylor Tobe Johnson the methods by which these This program, established nine Andrea Simpson William Boone changes could be identified and in years ago, selects 10-25 African- part measured." Thus, Karl Deut- American rising seniors in a nation- sch characterized Ithiel Pool's wide competition to take two APSA Establishes the Ithiel de scholarly achievements and inter- graduate-level courses and to be Sola Pool Lectureship ests in a memorial written for PS introduced to the life of scholar- (fall 1984, pp. 841-2). Moreover, ship. The Association has received a colleagues and students valued the The Institute has been hosted by gift to endow a lecture as a memo- courtesy, patience, and kindness he two consortia. For the first four rial to Ithiel de Sola Pool. The Po- conveyed in his professional and years, it was held in Baton Rouge litical Communications Organized personal relationships. under the leadership of Jewel Section supported establishing this Jean Pool, in expressing appreci- Prestage of Southern University award in recognition of Ithiel Pool, ation for the wide range of subjects and Peter Zwick of Louisiana State who died in 1984. The Council ac- included in the award, noted that University. The Institute subse- cepted the gift and approved an Ithiel Pool ". . .was always inter- quently moved to Atlanta, Georgia, award: ested in interdisciplinary research, and being at MIT, the opportunity where five schools, Spelman Col- The Ithiel de Sola Pool Lecture will lege, Emory University, Georgia be given every third year at the to work with mathematicians, engi- State University, Morehouse Col- APSA Annual Meeting by a scholar neers, and computer scientists was lege, and Clark Atlanta University, selected to explore the implications very present." She commented that cooperated in creating the program, of research on the issues of politics a lectureship also reflected qualities led by Lois Moreland and Jeanne in a global society. Evoking the attributed to him: "passion and Meadows, both of Spelman. broad range of scholarship pursued reason" (David Bell) and as "origi- by Ithiel de Sola Pool, the presenta- nal and surprising" (Nathan Lester). Funding for the Institute has tion may draw from among many Ithiel de Sola Pool's papers are come from a variety of direct and fields, including political theory, po- indirect sources. The Ford Founda- litical behavior, political communica- in the archives at MIT, the Smith- tion, the Coca-Cola Foundation, tion, science and technology policy, sonian Institution, and the Univer- and the U.S. Department of Educa- and international affairs. sity of Chicago. A bound, anno- tion have provided major support. tated bibliography by Lloyd In addition, Emory University, The award will convey a $1,000 Etheridge of his extensive scholar- Louisiana State University, Geor- prize. A committee appointed by ship is in the MIT library. Among gia State University, Spelman Col- the APSA president in the year the his notable books are Communica- lege, and APSA have contributed lecture is given will select the tion in Political Development significant in-kind assistance. All award winner. The first Ithiel de (1962), written with Gabriel Al- told, over $600,000 in cash and an Sola Pool Lecture will be given at mond, Lucian Pye, Joseph La Pal- approximate $200,000 in in-kind the 1995 Annual Meeting in Chi- ombara, and others; American gifts have been raised for this pro- cago. The 1995 Pool Award Com- Business and Public Policy (1963), gram. mittee comprises Bernard C. written with Raymond Bauer and Cohen, University of Wisconsin- Lewis Dexter, which won the While the Institute is short of Madison, Chair; Samuel Popkin, APSA's Woodrow Wilson Award funds this year, the Coca-Cola University of California, San Di- in 1963; Candidates, Issues, and Foundation is anticipating contrib- ego; and Myron Weiner, Massachu- Strategies (1964), with Robert uting next year and the Atlanta setts Institute of Technology. Abelson and Samuel Popkin; The Consortium will likely host the pro- Social Impact of the Telephone gram for the summer of 1995. Ithiel Pool received a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1952. (1977), and a reader, Technologies APSA is moving to find new of Freedom (1983). sources of support for the Institute. He held academic positions at Hobart College and Stanford Uni- The leaders and teachers of the versity before joining the MIT fac- Atlanta Summer Institute will be ulty in 1953 where he was the first honored at the nightcap reception The Charles E. Merriam chair of the political science depart- Award Reinstated of the Committee on the Status of ment and a founder of the Center Blacks in the Profession at APSA's for International Studies. He re- Annual Meeting in New York on A fund-raising drive to reinstate mained a leader of MIT's political the Charles E. Merriam Award by Friday, September 2, at 10:00 p.m. science and international programs The honorees include assuring an endowment sufficient to until his death in 1984. support a biannual award has suc- Lois B. Moreland Zadie Long "Ithiel Pool was one of the out- ceeded. This effort has been led by Jeanne T. Meadows Alan Abramowitz standing political scientists of our Gabriel A. Leiserson and David B. Marilyn Davis Courtney Brown time and a pioneer in the field of Truman, who formed the Merriam

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Endowment Task Force. Donations its first decades. His public service biel, Stanford University; Powell, from the following people, made in included membership in the Chi- University of Rochester; Kay response to an appeal this past cago City Council, on President Schlozman, Boston College; and spring from the Task Force, pro- Hoover's Recent Social Trends Jones (ex officio), University of vided the funds needed to endow Commission, President Franklin Wisconsin-Madison. the award. Roosevelt's National Resources The committee began its work by Planning Board, and the Committee soliciting nominations for Managing Samuel H. Barnes Donald R. Matthews on Administrative Management. Editor throughout the profession. A Thad L. Beyle John F. Miller The Merriam Award recipients group of finalists was invited to Fred G. Burke Warren E. Miller from 1975 through 1987 were write a letter to the committee indi- Karl H. Cerny Burton B. Moyer, Jr. cating interest in the position and Carl Q. Christol Walter F. Murphy Aaron Wildavsky, 1975 describing how he or she would William Y. Chuko Stuart Nagel Alice M. Rivlin, 1976 Bernard C. Cohen Dalmas H. Nelson handle the editorship. Six scholars James Q. Wilson, 1977 responded. Weldon Cooper Grady Harrison Nunn Don K. Price, 1978 Paul T. David Robert A. Packenham E. Pendleton Herring, 1979 The search committee was suffi- B. Vincent Davis, Jr. Thomas Payne Evron M. Kirkpatric, 1980 ciently impressed by the ideas ar- Heinz Eulau Suzanne Toll Peltason Harold F. Gosnell, 1981 ticulated by the finalists that they David S. Fellman Nelson W. Polsby Richard E. Neustadt, 1982 asked APSA staff to extract por- H. Schuyler Foster Henry J. Pratt Jack Peltason, 1983 tions of the letters from each and Stanley T. Gabis C. Herman Pritchett pass them on to whoever became Henry C. Galant J. Austin Ranney George F. Kennan, 1984 James L. Sundquist, 1985 editor. Verba and Jones, reflecting Herbert Garfinkel Ross Rice the consensus of the committee, Ralph M. Goldman Richard Rose Thomas Cronin, 1986 Richard Nathan, 1987 expressed confidence in the ability Esther S. Goldstein Alan Rosenthal of each of the finalists to edit the Henry F. Goodnow Stanley Rothman A Merriam Award honoree will Review capably and fairly. Harold F. Gosnell Francis E. Rourke "I have tremendous confidence Doris Graber Robert Scigliano be announced at the 1995 Annual Fred I. Greenstein Harold Seidman Meeting in Chicago. Nominations in Ada Finifter," Jones said in an- Luther Gulick Roberta Sigel can be sent to the Selection Com- nouncing his choice. "In addition John Hazard Dorothea P. Simon mittee members, who are Twiley to her demonstrated managerial and Ferrel Heady Herbert A. Simon Barker, University of Illinois, Chi- editorial skills, she has the admira- Alexander Heard Rex J. Swartz cago, Chair; John Kingdon, Uni- ble quality of caring deeply about Pendleton Herring Richard N. Swift versity of Michigan; and Jack the profession. The Review is in Samuel P. Huntington Ross Talbot Levy, Rutgers University. good hands, as it has been with the Marian D. Irish David B. Truman fine service of Bing Powell." Charles O. Jones Vernon Van Dyke Finifter is editor of the widely Max M. Kampelman A.J. "Jack" Wann Jones Selects Finifter As read Political Science: State of the David C. Knapp Myron Weiner APSR Editor Discipline (1983) and the com- Peter J. Kosiba James Q. Wilson pletely new volume Political Sci- Howard Lentner Frederick M. Wirt President Charles O. Jones has ence: State of the Discipline II David M. Levitan Deil S. Wright selected Ada W. Finifter, professor (1993). The articles from the first Arend Lijphart K. E. Womack, Jr. at Michigan State University, to book originated from specially Madelon M. Loucks Sidney Verba become the next Managing Editor commissioned papers at the 1982 of the American Political Science Annual Meeting on the state of the The Charles E. Merriam Award Review. Finifter will succeed Bing- discipline under her direction as is given "... to the person whose ham Powell, Jr., pending approval Program Chair. published work and career repre- by APSA's Council at its August 31 Finifter is a scholar of American sent a significant contribution 'to meeting. government and politics, and com- the art of government through the Finifter's term is scheduled to parative public opinion, electoral application of social science re- begin in the summer of 1995, at behavior and political psychology. search'." which time she will begin receiving She is well known for her work on Charles Merriam's career in the submissions. Powell's last issue political alienation. Her most re- first half of this century exemplified will be December 1995. cent APSR article, "Redefining the this combination of innovative po- Jones was guided in his choice of Political System of the USSR: litical and social science scholar- Finifter by a search committee Mass Support for Political Change," ship, and practical service to com- chaired by President-Elect Sidney appeared in December 1992 (co- munity and nation. The department Verba. The other members of the authored with Ellen Mickiewicz). he chaired in the 1920s-40s set the committee included Leon Epstein, A former President of the Mid- agenda of the political science pro- University of Wisconsin-Madison; west Political Science Association, fession in the post-World War II Jean Bethke Elshtain, Vanderbilt Finifter has served the profession decades. He was the key figure in University; John Hibbing, Univer- in many positions, including APSA the founding of the Social Science sity of Nebraska; Matthew Holden, Annual Meeting Program Chair, Research Council and its chair in University of Virginia; Keith Kreh- Chair of APSA's Committee on

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