The 2020 APSA Awards
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2020 ANNUAL MEETING The 2020 APSA Awards ecognizing excellence in the profession is one of the Professor Jennings has been a leader in the fields of politi- most important roles of APSA. Through the service of cal socialization, political psychology, and women and politics. member committees who review nominations, APSA His books and numerous articles in leading journals in political confers awards for the best dissertations, papers and science opened the field to the study of the early sources of politi- articles, and books in the various subfields of the disci- cal attitudes and behavior and the changes in those attitudes and Rpline as well as for career achievement in research, teaching, and behavior over time. The significance of his scholarship has been service to the discipline. The 2020 APSA Awards were presented recognized by his election to the American Academy of Arts and at the virtual meeting on Wednesday, September 9. Sciences and prestigious fellowships at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences and the Netherlands Institute FRANK J. GOODNOW AWARD for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Frank Johnson Goodnow Award was established by the APSA Generations of doctoral students have benefited from Council in 1996 to honor service to the community of teachers, Jennings’s mentorship, especially a large number of female schol- researchers, and public servants who work in the many fields of ars. When there were few women in the field and when they faced politics. Frank J. Goodnow, the first president of the American Polit- significant obstacles to professional success, Jennings fostered ical Science Association, a pioneer in the development of judicial their careers, bringing them in as research assistants and coau- politics, and former president of Johns Hopkins University, is an thors. In doing so, he supported the first generation of gender and exemplar of the public service and volunteerism that this award politics scholars, helping to create a new subfield in the profes- represents. Award Committee: Arlene W. Saxonhouse, chair, sion. For this, he was named “mentor of distinction” twice by the University of Michigan; James P. Pfiffner, George Mason Univer- Women’s Caucus for Political Science. sity; Michele L. Swers, Georgetown University. Recipient: M. In recognition of his years of service to the profession, for Kent Jennings, University of California, Santa Barbara. his path-breaking scholarship, and his mentorship of scores of Citation: Professor Jennings has had a distinguished career younger scholars, Professor Jennings is a worthy recipient of the of service to the political science community, he has been an intel- Frank J. Goodnow Award. lectual leader in the field, and he has mentored many of today’s leading scholars. BARBARA SINCLAIR AWARD Jennings was president of APSA (1997–98) and served APSA This award commemorates the life and scholarship of renowned on a variety of committees including, among others, the Program scholar of legislative politics Barbara Sinclair. Each year a Committee and the Committee on the Status of Women. He has speaker will be selected to deliver the lecture, held at American been a member of multiple editorial boards including the Ameri- University. The inaugural Barbara Sinclair Lecture took place in can Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the Public fall 2018. Speaker selection recognizes achievement in promot- Opinion Quarterly, and Women and Politics. He was also presi- ing understanding of the US Congress and legislative politics. The dent of the International Society of Political Psychology and vice lecture and speaker honorarium are cosponsored by the Center president of the Midwest Political Science Association. Jennings for Congressional and Presidential Studies, School of Public cofounded the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Affairs, American University. Award Committee: David C. Research (ICPSR) and was its associate director for 20 years. He Barker, co-chair, American University; Meghan McConaughey, was also a founding member of the International Society for Politi- co-chair, American Political Science Association; Lauren Cohen cal Psychology (ISPP) and shares the credit for creating an interna- Bell, Randolph-Macon College; Jason P. Casellas, University of tional infrastructure that brings together political psychologists from Houston; Michelle Chin, The Archer Center. Recipient: Richard multiple disciplines and provides a journal, annual meetings and Hall, University of Michigan. annual training workshops. For these efforts, Jennings received Citation: Professor Rick Hall is an esteemed scholar studying the Warren E. Miller Prize for Outstanding Career of Intellectual the wide range of issues involved in making sense of Congress. His Accomplishment and Service to work exemplifies the criteria for this award, promoting an under- the Profession from APSA’s orga- standing of the US Congress and legislative politics. In select- nized section on Elections, Public ing this year’s Barbara Sinclair Lecturer, the selection committee Opinion and Voting Behavior, particularly noted that Rick’s Participation in Congress, which the Miller Award for Meritorious won the American Political Science Association’s 1997 Richard Service to the Social Sciences Fenno Prize, provides the foundation upon which a successive from the ICPSR, and the Nevitt generation of legislative scholars has built its own research. Partic- Sanford Award for Distinguished ipation in Congress remains an essential part of the legislative Contribution to Political Psychol- studies canon, alongside and in the spirit of Barbara Sinclair’s ogy from the ISPP. Unorthodox Lawmaking, helping us to understand the impact of 22 © AMERICAN POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 institutional structures and rules teacher who has worked with multiple programs and depart- on policy outcomes and on the ments at Cascadia College. Professor Richards collaborated political behavior of members of with colleagues from other departments to create the Bachelor Congress. of Applied Science in Sustainable Practices, an interdisciplinary Rick earned his bache- degree focused on teaching students how to help organizations lor’s degree from the Univer- utilize sustainability strategies. She created the courses related sity of Iowa, and his masters to environmental policy and politics and teaches them as part of and doctorate degrees from the the program. University of North Carolina, Professor Richards is truly a mentor to her colleagues and is Chapel Hill. Upon completing his responsible for bringing dozens of community college faculty PhD, he took a faculty position at the University of Michigan, Ann to the APSA. She has supported Arbor, where he has continued his work since. Rick’s scholarship faculty in joining committees, is cited frequently, and in addition to winning the Fenno Prize, has presenting at conferences, been recognized with the American Political Science Association’s and advocating for community Jack L. Walker Award, and the Midwest Political Science Asso- colleges within the association ciation’s Pi Sigma Alpha Award. In 1987–88, Rick served as an and the discipline at large. She APSA Congressional Fellow in the office of Senator Tom Daschle, is a fixture at the annual meet- and over the course of his career, his scholarship has reflected the ing and Teaching and Learning deep insider understanding of the ways in which Congress works Conference (TLC) and actively that was fostered during his time as a congressional fellow. As reaches out to new faculty, his nominator wrote, “On each topic he works on, his research is welcomes them to the organiza- one of the authoritative pieces. When scholars ask why individual tion, and finds ways to get them legislators are (not) working on certain policies or why interest engaged. groups wield power in Congress, we turn to Rick’s research as Professor Richards’s nomination was supported by numer- the foundational arguments that help provide our answers. With- ous faculty, including a nomination letter signed by nine faculty out his insights, our basic understanding of Congress on multiple from different institutions. They wrote, “Erin Richards exemplifies issues would be wanting.” a community college faculty who talks-the-talk and walks-the- walk. Her advocacy on behalf of community college faculty in teaching and in the discipline serves as an example to her students who see in her a stellar example of someone who makes real the Career Awards spirit of the discipline.” Aside from her work within her own institution, the committee APSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE FACULTY AWARD also cited Professor Richards’s service to the discipline. In 2017, The APSA Community College Faculty Award is awarded for Professor Richards was the first community college faculty to be excellence in teaching, mentoring, community engagement, elected to the APSA Council and last year she was a key mover governance, and/or research by a community college faculty getting the Community College Caucus organized. She currently member in the profession. Award Committee: Rachel Bzos- sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Political Science Educa- tek Walker, chair, Collin College; Eric C. Schwartz, Hagerstown tion and serves on the policy committee of the APSA Political Community College; Christina Sciabarra, Bellevue College. Science Education and Audit Committee. Recipient: Erin Richards, Cascadia College. Professor