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/

2008 - 2009 Officers

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

Vice President & President-Elect:
Jeffrey E. Cohen
Fordham University
Political Science
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx NY 10458
cohen@fordham.edu

Secretary/Treasurer:
Mary E. Stuckey
Georgia State University
Communication
1022 One Park Place South
PO Box 4000
Atlanta GA 30302-4000
joumes@langate.gsu.edu

PRG Report Editor:
David A. Crockett
Trinity University
Political Science
One Trinity Place
San Antonio TX 78212-7200
dcrocket@trinity.edu

2009 Program Chair:
Randall E. Adkins
University of Nebraska, Omaha
Department of Political Science
Arts and Science Hall, Room 275 H
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha NE 68182
radkins@unomaha.edu

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

Board of Directors:
Lara Brown, Villanova University
Randall Adkins, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Nancy Baker, New Mexico State University
Terri Bimes, Harvard University 
Andrew Dowdle, University of Arkansas
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas
Lilly Goren, Carroll College 
Martha Joynt Kumar, Towson University
Ken Mayer, University of Wisconsin
Kevin McMahon, Trinity College
Jeffrey Peake, Bowling Green State University
Andrew Rudalevige, Dickinson College
Steven Schier, Carleton College
Wayne Steger, DePaul University
Justin Vaughn, Cleveland State University
Jose Villalobos, Texas A&M University
Shirley Anne Warshaw, Gettysburg College
Stephen Weatherford, 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. 

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, 2009.

Award Committee Chair: 
David A. Yalof, University of Connecticut

Committee Members
Terri Bimes, University of California, Berkeley
John Hart, Australian National University
Robert Shapiro, Columbia University
Stephen Weatherford, University of California, Santa Barbara

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 2008-2009.   Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2009.

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, 2009.  

The Best Undergraduate Paper completed in the academic year 2008-2009.  Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2009. 

The George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award will be given annually for the best dissertation in presidency research completed and accepted during the 2008 calendar year (January 1, 2008-December 31, 2008).  The recipient will received a $200 award.  To be considered for the award, nominees must submit the following documents to each member to the Award Committtee: (1) a hard copy of the dissertation, (2) a .pdf of the dissertation on a CD, (3) a nominee form, and (4) a nominator form and letter.  The Award Committee welcomes nominations by dissertation committee chairs or committee members.  Nominations are to be submitted by February 1, 2009.

Committee Members:
Stephen Borrelli, University of Alabama
Meena Bose, Hofstra University
Rebecca Deen, University of Texas, Arlington
Jeffrey Peake, Bowling Green State University