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PRG Leadership History
Index of past PRG Steering Committees:
° PRG Steering Committee, 2006-2007
° PRG Steering Committee, 2005-2006
° PRG Steering Committee, 2004-2005
° PRG Steering Committee, 2003-2004
° PRG Steering Committee, 2002-2003
Index of past PRG Awards Committees:
° PRG Awards Committees - 2006-2007
° PRG Awards Committees - 2005-2006
° PRG Awards Committees - 2004-2005Index of past PRG Business Meetings:
° PRG Business Meeting - 2 September 2006
° PRG Business Meeting - 3 September 2005
For the PRG Steering Committee, 2007-08, and PRG Awards Committees, 2007-08, see About the Presidency Research Group.PRG Steering Committee - 2006-2007: Top
See APSA American Political Science Association - Section 9 (Presidency Research) at URL: www.apsanet.org/section_315.cfm.
President
Lori Cox Han
Chapman University
Department of Political Science
One University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
(714) 744-7614
(714) 532-6079 - fax
lhan@chapman.eduVice President & President-Elect
Victoria Farrar Myers
University of Texas at Arlington
Department of Political Science
P.O. Box 19539
601 South Nedderman
Arlington, TX 76019-0539
(817) 272-5265
(817) 272-2525 – fax
victoria@uta.eduSecretary/Treasurer
Charles E. Walcott
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
528 Major Williams Hall - 0130
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-5491
(540) 231-6078 - fax
cwalcott@vt.edu
Web page: http://www.psci.vt.edu/walcott/index.htmPRG Report Editor
Richard J. Powell
University of Maine
Department of Political Science
243 North Stevens Hall
Orono, ME 04469
(207) 581-1795
(207) 581-4856 - fax
rpowell@maine.edu
Web page: http://www2.umaine.edu/polisci/powell.htm
Program Chair
Meena Bose
Hofstra University
Department of Political Science
Hempstead, NY 11549
meenekshi.bose@hofstra.eduPast President
Nancy Kassop
SUNY, New Paltz
Department of Political Science
Faculty Tower 816
New Paltz, NY 12561-2499
(845) 257-3544
(845) 257-3581 - fax
kassopn@newpaltz.edu2006-07 Board of Directors (with terms of office):
Randall Adkins (2005-2008), University of Nebraska, Omaha - radkins@mail.unomaha.edu
David Gray Adler (2004-2007), Idaho State University - lincolns@isu.edu
Lydia Andrade (2004-2007), University of the Incarnate Word - andrade@universe.uiwtx.edu
Nancy Baker (2006-2009), New Mexico State University - nbaker@nmsu.edu
Terri Bimes (2006-2009), Harvard University - tbimes@latte.harvard.edu
James Campbell (2004-2007), University at Buffalo, SUNY - jcampbel@acsu.buffalo.edu
David B. Cohen (2005-2008), University of Akron - dbcohen@uakron.edu
David Crockett (2006-2009), Trinity University - dcrocket@trinity.edu
Brendan Doherty (graduate student member, 2005-2008), University of California, Berkeley - bdoherty@socrates.berkeley.edu
Chris Dolan (2005-2008), University of Central Florida - cdolan@mail.ucf.edu
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha (2006-2009), University of North Texas - mes@unt.edu
John Fortier (2004-2007), American Enterprise Institute - jfortier@aei.org
Karen Hoffman (2005-2008), Wheeling Jesuit University - khoffman@wju.edu
Christopher S. Kelly (2006-2007), Miami University - kelleycs@muohio.edu
Martha Joynt Kumar (Ex Officio), Towson University - joyntkumar@aol.com
Andrew Rudalevige (2006-2009), Dickinson College - rudaleva@dickinson.edu
Steven Schier (2005-2008), Carleton College - sschier@carleton.edu
Steven Weatherford (2005-2008), University of California, Santa Barbara - weatherford@polsci.ucsb.eduPRG Steering Committee - 2005-2006: Top
President
Nancy Kassop
SUNY, New Paltz
Political Science & International Relations
Faculty Tower 816
New Paltz, NY 12561-2499
kassopn@newpaltz.eduVice President & President-Elect
Lori Cox Han
Chapman University
Political Science
1 University Drive
Orange, CA 92866
lhan@chapman.eduSecretary/Treasurer
Victoria A. Farrar-Myers
University of Texas, Arlington
Political Science
PO Box 19539
601 South Nedderman
Arlington TX 76019-0539
victoria@uta.eduPRG Report Editor
Daniel Ponder
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Political Science
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150
dponder@uccs.eduPast President
Bruce Miroff
SUNY, Albany
Political Science
135 Western Avenue
Albany NY 12222
miroff@albany.eduBoard of Directors:
Randall Adkins (2005-2008), University of Nebraska, Omaha - radkins@mail.unomaha.edu
David Gray Adler (2004-2007), Idaho State University - lincolns@isu.edu
Lydia Andrade (2004-2007), University of the Incarnate Word - andrade@universe.uiwtx.edu
Terri Bimes (2003-2006), Harvard University - tbimes@latte.harvard.edu
James Campbell (2004-2007), University at Buffalo, SUNY - jcampbel@acsu.buffalo.edu
David B. Cohen (2005-2008), University of Akron - dbcohen@uakron.edu
David Crockett (2003-2006), Trinity University - dcrocket@trinity.edu
Brendan Doherty (graduate student member, 2005-2008), University of California, Berkeley - bdoherty@socrates.berkeley.edu
Chris Dolan (2005-2008), University of Central Florida - cdolan@mail.ucf.edu
John Fortier (2004-2007), American Enterprise Institute - jfortier@aei.org
John Hart (2003-2006), Australian National University - j.hart@anu.edu.au
Diane Heith (2003-2006), St. John's University - heithd@stjohns.edu
Karen Hoffman (2005-2008), Wheeling Jesuit University - khoffman@wju.edu
Martha Joynt Kumar (Ex Officio), Towson University - joyntkumar@aol.com
Andrew Rudalevige (2003-2006), Dickinson College - rudaleva@dickinson.edu
Steven Schier (2005-2008), Carleton College - sschier@carleton.edu
Charles E. Walcott (2004-2007), Virginia Polytechnic Institute - cwalcott@vt.edu
Stephen Weatherford (2005-2008), University of California, Santa Barbara - weatherford@polsci.ucsb.eduPRG Steering Committee - 2004-2005: Top
President:
Bruce Miroff
Political Science
SUNY, Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-5256
Fax: (518) 442-5298
Email: miroff@albany.eduVice President & President-Elect:
Nancy Kassop
SUNY, New Paltz
Political Science
Faculty Tower 808
New Paltz, NY 12561-2499
Phone: (914) 257-3544
Fax: (914) 257-3581
Email: kassopn@newpaltz.eduSecretary/Treasurer:
Lori Cox Han
Chapman College (as of 2005-06)
lhan@chapman.edu
formerly (2004-05 academic year): Austin College
Political Science
900 N. Grand Avenue
Suite 61649
Sherman, TX 75090
Phone: (903) 813-2267
Fax: (903) 813-2477
Email: lhan@austincollege.eduPRG Report Editor (see Welcome to the PRG Report):
Daniel Ponder
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
Political Science
1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy.
Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150
Phone: 719-262-4010
Fax: 719-262-4558
Email: dponder@uccs.eduPast President (2003-2004):
Michael A. Genovese
Loyola Chair of Leadership
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310) 338-7379
Fax: (310) 338-1950
Email: mgenovese@lmu.edu2004-2005 PRG Board of Directors (with term of office): Top
Joel Aberbach (2002-2005), University of California, Los Angeles - aberbach@polisci.ucla.edu
David Gray Adler (2004-2007), Idaho State University - lincolns@isu.edu
Lydia Andrade (2004-2007), University of the Incarnate Word - andrade@universe.uiwtx.edu
Terri Bimes (2003-2006), Harvard University - tbimes@latte.harvard.edu
Meena Bose (2002-2005), United States Military Academy - jm6762@usma.edu
James Campbell (2004-2007), University at Buffalo, SUNY - jcampbel@acsu.buffalo.edu
David Crockett (2003-2006), Trinity University - dcrocket@trinity.edu
John Fortier (2004-2007), American Enterprise Institute - jfortier@aei.org
John Hart (2003-2006), Australian National University - j.hart@anu.edu.au
Diane Heith (2003-2006), St. John's University - heithd@stjohns.edu
Karen Hoffman (2004-2005), Wheeling Jesuit University - khoffman@wju.edu
Martha Joynt Kumar (Ex Officio), Towson University - joyntkumar@aol.com
Kenneth Mayer (2002-2005), University of Wisconsin, Madison - kmayer@polisci.wisc.edu
Daniel Ponder (2002-2005), University of Colorado, Colorado Springs - dponder@uccs.edu
Andrew Rudalevige (2003-2006), Dickinson College; Princeton University in 2004-05 - rudaleva@dickinson.edu and arudalev@princeton.edu
Steven Schier (2004-2005), Carleton College - sschier@carleton.edu
Charles E. Walcott (2004-2007), Virginia Polytechnic Institute - cwalcott@vt.edu
Israel Waismel-Manor (Graduate Student Member, 2002-2005), Cornell University - isw2@cornell.eduPRG Steering Committee - 2003-2004: Top
President:
Michael A. Genovese
Loyola Chair of Leadership
Loyola Marymount University
1 LMU Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: (310) 338-7379
Fax: (310) 338-1950
Email: mgenovese@lmu.eduVice President:
Bruce Miroff
Political Science
SUNY, Albany
135 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
Phone: (518) 442-5256
Fax: (518) 442-5298
Email: miroff@albany.eduSecretary/Treasurer:
Nancy Kassop
Political Science
SUNY, New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd.
New Paltz, NY 12561-2499
Phone: (914) 257-3544
Fax: (914) 257-3581
Email: kassopn@newpaltz.eduPRG Report Editor:
Thomas Langston
Department of Political Science
Tulane University
Norman Mayer Bldg #6
New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: (504) 862-8311
Email: langston@tulane.eduPast President:
Robert J. Spitzer
Political Science
SUNY, Cortland
Box 200
Cortland, N.Y. 13045
Phone: (607) 753-4106
Fax: (607) 753-5760
Email: spitzerb@cortland.eduBoard of Directors, 2003-2004:
Joel Aberbach (2002-2005), University of California, Los Angeles, aberbach@polisci.ucla.edu
Matthew Corrigan (2001-2004) University of North Florida,
Lydia Andrade (2001-2004) University of the Incarnate Word, andrade@universe.uiwtx.edu
Terri Bimes (2003-2006) Harvard University, tbimes@latte.harvard.edu
Meena Bose (2002-2005) United States Military Academy, jm6762@usma.edu
James Campbell (2001-2004) University at Buffalo-SUNY, jcampbel@acsu.buffalo.edu
Jeffery Cohen (2001-2004) Fordham University, cohen@fordham.edu
David Crockett (2003-2006) Trinity University, dcrocket@trinity.edu
Victoria Farrar-Myers (2001-2004) University of Texas at Arlington, victoria@uta.edu
Lori Cox Han (2002-2005) Austin College, han@austincollege.edu
John Hart (2003-2006) Australian National University, j.hart@anu.edu.au
Diane Heith (2003-2006) St. John's University, heithd@stjohns.edu
Martha Joynt Kumar (Ex Officio) Towson University, joyntkumar@aol.com
Kenneth Mayer (2002-2005) University of Wisconsin, Madison, kmayer@polisci.wisc.edu
Daniel Ponder (2002-2005) University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, dponder@uccs.edu
Andrew Rudalevige (2003-2006) Dickinson College, rudaleva@dickinson.edu
Israel Waismel-Manor (Graduate Student Member, 2002-2005) Cornell University, isw2@cornell.eduPRG Steering Committee - 2002-2003 Top
President: Robert Spitzer (2001-2003); spitzerb@cortland.edu
Vice President: Michael Genovese (2001-2003); mgenoves@lmu.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Bruce Miroff (2001-2003); miroff@albany.edu
PRG Report Editor: Thomas Langston (2002-2004); langston@tulane.edu
Past President: Karen Hult; khult@vt.edu
Division Chair (APSA Division 23): Victoria Farrar-Myers, 2002-2003; victoria@uta.eduPRG Governing Council, 2002-2003
Joel Aberbach, 2002-2005; aberbach@polisci.ucla.edu
Lydia Andrade, 2001-2004; andrade@universe.uiwtx.edu
Mary Anne Borrelli, 2000-2003; mabor@conncoll.edu
James Campbell, 2001-2004; jcampbel@acsu.buffalo.edu
Jeffrey Cohen, 2001-2004; cohen@fordham.edu
Victoria Farrar-Myers, 2001-2004; victoria@uta.edu
Lori Cox Han, 2002-2005; lhan@austincollege.edu
John Hart, 2000-2003; j.hart@anu.edu.au
Diane Heith, 2000-2003; heithd@stjohns.edu
Karen Hult, Ex Officio, 2001-present; khult@vt.edu
Nancy Kassop, 2001-2004; kassopn@newpaltz.edu
Martha Kumar, Ex Officio, 1999-present; joyntkumar@aol.com
Janet Martin, 2000-2003; jmartin@bowdoin.edu
Dan Ponder, 2002-2005; dponder@mail.uccs.edu
Katie Dunn Tenpas, 2000-2003; tenpas@sas.upenn.edu
Israel Waismel-Manor, graduate student, 2002-2005; isw2@cornell.eduPRG Awards Committees - 2006-2007: Top
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, 2007.
Award Committee Chair:
Jeffrey E. Cohen
Fordham University
Department of Political Science
441 East Fordham Road
Bronx, NY 10458
E-mail: cohen@fordham.eduCommittee Members:
Diane Heith, St. John’s University
Karen Hult, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Irwin Morris, University of Maryland
Daniel Ponder, Drury UniversityThe Founders Award named in honor of Martha Joynt Kumar, is 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 the 2006-2007 academic year. Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2007.
Award Committee Chair:
John Woolley
University of California, Santa Barbara
Department of Political Science
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
E-mail: woolley@polsci.ucsb.eduCommittee Members:
Jody Baumgartner, East Carolina University
Terri Bimes, Harvard University
Stephen Borrelli, University of Alabama
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North TexasThe Founders Award, named for Erwin Hargrove, 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, 2007.
Award Committee Chair:
Mary Stuckey
Georgia State University
Department of Communication
P.O. Box 3965
Atlanta, GA 30302-3965
E-mail: mstuckey@gsu.eduCommittee Members:
Lydia Andrade, University of the Incarnate Word
Ryan Barilleaux, Miami University
Caroline Heldman, Occidental College
Ray Tatalovich, Loyola University2006-2007 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/.Award Committee Chair:
Shirley Anne Warshaw
Gettysburg College
Department of Political Science
300 N. Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325
E-mail: swarshaw@gettysburg.eduCommittee Members:
Randall Adkins, University of Nebraska, Omaha
Meena Bose, Hofstra University
Matthew Dickinson, Middlebury College
Mark Rozell, George Mason University2006-2007 Best Undergraduate Paper Award
This award is given for the best undergraduate paper completed in the academic year 2006-2007. Nominations should be submitted by May 1, 2007.Award Committee Chair:
Bruce Nesmith
Coe College
Department of Political Science
1220 1st. Ave. NE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-5092
E-mail: bnesmith@coe.eduCommittee Members:
Rebecca Deen, University of Texas, Arlington
Graham Dodds, Concordia University
Leah Murray, Weber State University
Brandon Rottinghaus, University of IdahoPRG Awards Committees - 2005-2006: Top
2005-2006 Career Service Award Committee – given every four years. Next award will be given in 2008.
2005-2006 Paul Peck Presidential Awards Committee (deadline set by the Smithsonian Institution)
Chair: Andrew Rudalevige
Department of Political Science
Dickinson College
P.O. Box 1773
Carlisle, PA 17013-2896
phone: 717-245-1716
rudaleva@dickinson.eduShirley Warshaw, Gettysburg College
swarshaw@gettysburg.eduJim Pfiffner, George Mason University
pfiffner@gmu.eduJohn Hart, Australian National University
j.hart@anu.edu.auJohn Fortier, American Enterprise Institute
jfortier@aei.orgPRG, acting for APSA, is one of 8 nominating organizations for these awards. There are two awards, one for "portrayal of a president," and the other for "service to a president." PRG may nominate a maximum of 4 people per award. The Paul Peck Presidential Awards are part of the Paul Peck Presidential Initiative at the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. For more information, see Paul Peck Presidential Initiative at URL: www.npg.si.edu/event2/initiative5.htm#.
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2005-2006 Richard E. Neustadt Book Award (deadline for submissions/nominations is February 1, 2006)
Chair: Robert Spitzer
Distinguished Service Professor
Political Science Department
SUNY Cortland
Box 2000, Gerhart Drive
Cortland, NY 13045-0900
phone: 607-753-4106
spitzerb@cortland.eduRyan Barilleaux, Miami University
barillrj@muohio.edu
Steve Weatherford, University of California, Santa Barbara
weatherford@polsci.ucsb.eduRichard Powell, University of Maine
rpowell@maine.eduNancy Baker, New Mexico State University
nbaker@nmsu.eduThe Neustadt Book Award is for the best authored and reference book(s) on the presidency. The Bylaws say "The criteria for the Best Authored Book Award shall include: a) the book so honored must have theoretical significance, and b) the award committee shall consider the broadest number of perspectives as possible in considering nominees. The book must also have a copyright date coinciding with year of the award. This date shall precede the year in which the award is presented. The committee shall give the Best Reference Book Award at its discretion. The Reference Book Award shall be named in accordance with the decision of the Steering Committee or its designees."
The Neustadt Award winner for 2006 must have a 2005 copyright date.
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2005-2006 Founders’ Award (in honor of Fred Greenstein) for Best Paper Presented at APSA (deadline for submissions/nominations is February 1, 2006)
Chair: David Crockett
Department of Political Science
Trinity University
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212-7200
(210) 999-8344
dcrocket@trinity.eduJeffrey Weinberg, Office of Management and Budget
Jeffrey_A._Weinberg@omb.eop.govDaniel Cook, University of California, San Francisco
dcook@itsa.ucsf.eduRebecca Deen, University of Texas at Arlington
deen@uta.eduRuss Renka, Southeast Missouri State University
rdrenka@semo.eduThe Bylaws say the Founders' Award for Best Paper "…shall be given annually for the best paper on the presidency/executives at the previous year's APSA conference."
The 2006 award winner must be a paper delivered at 2005 APSA meeting.
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2005-2006 Founders’ Award (in honor of Michael Grossman) for Best Paper by a Graduate Student (deadline for submissions/nominations is May 1, 2006)
Chair: Meena Bose
Department of Social Sciences
LH 216
United States Military Academy
West Point, NY 10996
phone: 845-938-2932
meena.bose@usma.eduBrandon Rottinghaus, University of Idaho
brandonr@uidaho.eduGraham Dodds, Concordia University
gdodds@alcor.concordia.caDavid Cohen, University of Akron
dbcohen@uakron.eduChris Kelley, Miami University
ckelley@cinci.rr.comOn the Founders' Award for Best Paper by a Graduate Student, the Bylaws say "….a separate Founders' Best Paper Award shall be presented to the best graduate student paper presented at either the national conference or one of the regional conferences. The paper must have been presented in the academic year preceding the APSA in which the award is granted."
The 2006 winner must be from either 2005 APSA meeting or from a regional meeting held in the 2005-2006 academic year (from August 2005-May 2006).
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2005-2006 Best Undergraduate Paper Award (deadline for submissions/nominations is May 1, 2006)
Chair: Randall Adkins
Department of Political Science
University of Nebraska at Omaha
6001 Dodge Street
Omaha, NE 68182
phone: 402-554-3617
radkins@unomaha.eduBrendan Doherty, University of California at Berkeley
bdoherty@socrates.berkeley.eduTodd Belt, University of Hawaii,Hilo
tbelt@hawaii.eduSteven Schier, Carleton College
sschier@carleton.eduLydia Andrade, University of the Incarnate Word
andrade@universe.uiwtx.eduBest Undergraduate Paper Award - Awarded to the best paper written by an undergraduate in the academic year prior to the annual meeting at which the award is granted (2006 winner must be a paper written in the academic year 2005-2006 [August 2005-May 2006])
PRG Awards Committees - 2004-2005: Top
Richard E. Neustadt Award (best presidency book published in 2004):
Bert Rockman (chair) - Ohio State University
School of Public Policy and Management
300E Fisher Hall, 2100 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1144
Phone: 614-292-1916
rockman.1@osu.eduMaryAnne Borrelli - Connecticut College
Jeffrey Cohen - Fordham University
Kenneth Mayer - University of Wisconsin
David Yalof - University of Connecticut2004-05 Founders' Award (Best Paper delivered at 2004 APSA meeting, awarded in honor of George C. Edwards III):
Janet Martin (chair) - Bowdoin College
Department of Government
9800 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011
Phone: 207-725-3618
jmartin@bowdoin.eduDavid Gray Adler - Idaho State University
Peri Arnold - University of Notre Dame
John Burke - University of Vermont
Michael Korzi - Towson University2004-05 Founders' Award (Best Graduate Student Paper, awarded in honor of Fred I. Greenstein)
Paul Quirk (chair) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Department of Political Science and Institute of Government and Public Affairs
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: 217-333-9589
p-quirk@uiuc.eduMatthew Baum - UCLA
Richard Ellis - Willamette University
Karen Hoffman - Wheeling Jesuit University
John Anthony Maltese - University of Georgia2004-05 Peck Award Committee:
Victoria Farrar-Myers (chair) - University of Texas, Arlington
Department of Political Science
PO Box 19539
601 South Nedderman
Arlington, TX 76019-0539
Phone: 817-272-5265
victoria@uta.eduRobert Eisinger - Lewis and Clark University
Mark Rozell - George Mason University
Robert Shapiro - Columbia University
Richard Waterman - University of Kentucky2004-05 Undergraduate Paper Award:
Patricia Conley (chair) - University of Chicago
Chicago, IL 60637
pconley@uchicago.eduDavid Lewis - Princeton University
John Orman - Fairfield UniversityPRG Business Meeting - 3 September 2005: Top
Presidency Research Group
Minutes of Business Meeting
Saturday, September 3, 2005
Washington, D.C.I. President Bruce Miroff called the meeting to order at 12:07 p.m.
II. Announcements: Miroff urged members in attendance to extend help to any colleagues impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
Miroff introduced Terri Bimes, 2005 program chair, who reported that the PRG sponsored or co-sponsored a total of 24 panels at the 2005 annual meeting. Miroff then introduced Ken Mayer, who will serve as the 2006 program chair. Proposals should be sent to: kmayer@polisci.wisc.edu.
III. Presentation of Awards:
Victoria Farrar-Myers announced the PRG nominees for the Paul Peck Presidential Awards for Service to the Presidency (Bradley Patterson) and Portrayal of the Presidency (Fred Greenstein). This year’s Peck selection panel was chaired by David Gergen, and the winners are: Howard Baker, Service to the Presidency, and Hugh Sidey, Portrayal of the Presidency. The formal presentation is scheduled for Saturday, October 29, 2005.
Bert Rockman announced the winner of the Neustadt Book Award, which had a total of 27 nominations this year. The award was presented to Kevin McMahon for Reconsidering Roosevelt on Race: How the Presidency Paved the Road to Brown (University of Chicago Press).
Janet Martin announced the winner of the Founders Award (named for George C. Edwards III) for the Best Paper Presented at APSA in 2004: Lawrence R. Jacobs and James N. Druckman for “Lumpers and Splitters: The Public Opinion Information That Politicians Collect and Use.”
Paul Quirk, who chaired the selection committee for the Best Graduate Student Paper for 2004, announced that no winner was to be presented this year due to insufficient nominations. He suggested that more discussion is necessary to determine how to generate more nominations. Nancy Kassop recommended that anyone aware of a quality graduate student paper from this year’s APSA should send in submissions directly to her by September 30 at kassopn@newpaltz.edu, and she will forward nominations to the committee chair as soon as the committee is formed. Victoria Farrar-Myers suggested that the chair of the committee should contact the chairs and discussants from APSA and regional meeting panels to encourage submissions. Terry Sullivan pointed out that part of the problem stems from graduate students having a harder time getting their papers accepted to APSA and that more follow up with regional meetings is necessary to increase submissions.
David Lewis announced the winner of the Best Undergraduate Paper Award: Rebecca Stark, Carleton College, for “The Influence of Foreign Affairs in Presidential Elections, 1992-2004.” Her advisor, Steven Schier, accepted the award on her behalf.
IV. Reports
Lori Cox Han, Secretary/Treasurer, reported that PRG ended the APSA fiscal year (June 30, 2005) with a closing balance of $7040.73. Expenses for the 2005 APSA convention totaled approximately $1200, which would leave a balance of approximately $5800. Also, the PRG had a total of 427 members as of 8/4/05.
Dan Ponder, PRG Newsletter Editor, reported that there should be two issues forthcoming this year. He requested that members contact him with any ideas about articles, announcements, and reported a new feature that would allow members to submit a paragraph about any new books they have published.
Martha Joynt Kumar reported on the PRG mentoring program, which she has overseen with the assistance of George Edwards, and stated that the program has been successful in providing advice to junior scholars on issues such as tenure and publications. She also reported on the following issues: The APSA/PRG fellowship program has had few proposals but members are encouraged to take advantage of the research support available to those conducting research in the Washington, D.C. area. The White House Historical Association is interested in receiving grant proposals from presidency scholars within political science. The PRG, in conjunction with APSA President Margaret Levi, sent a letter to Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States, in response to a request for input on the strategic plan for the NARA. The letter encouraged Weinstein to continue to consider the impact of Executive Order 13233 on research at presidential libraries.
V. Nomination and Election of PRG Officers and Board Members
Vice-President/President-Elect: Lori Cox Han
Secretary/Treasurer: Victoria Farrar-Myers
New PRG Board Members (3-year term): Randall Adkins, David B. Cohen, Chris Dolan, Karen Hoffman, Steven Schier, Stephen Weatherford
(George Edwards moved to accept the slate of officers, with a second by Shirley Anne Warshaw, and the motion was approved).
Bruce Miroff then presented a proposal, which had been approved by the Board, to clarify the election procedure for PRG officers. It states:
Elected officers of the Presidency Research Group shall serve for three years: one year as secretary/treasurer, one year as vice president/president-elect, and one year as president. No later than two months before the annual business meeting at APSA, the president of PRG shall solicit nominations (and self-nominations) from members of the Steering Committee and the Executive Committee for the position of secretary/treasurer. All nominations should include a brief statement in support of the nominee and must be submitted no later than two weeks before the business meeting. The president, vice president, and secretary/treasurer shall deliberate on the pool of nominees and seek agreement among themselves on the individual they will recommend at the Steering Committee Meeting at APSA. The Steering Committee will be informed of the pool of nominees once it is complete. At the Steering Committee Meeting, if at least one third of the members present request it, the nominee will be selected instead by a majority runoff secret ballot.
(Terry Sullivan moved to change the PRG bylaws to reflect this new policy, with a second from Victoria Farrar-Myers, and the motion was approved. Terry Sullivan then moved to resolve to revisit the by-law change within three years, with a second by Jeff Cohen, and the motion was approved).
VI. New President of PRG
Bruce Miroff introduced Nancy Kassop as the new President of the PRG. Kassop then presented a plaque to Miroff and thanked him for his service as president during the past year. Kassop also reported that she has three initiatives that she intends to pursue this coming year:
1) Handle any remaining issues involving the PRG Listserve.
2) Increase the use of the PRG Listserve to better communicate with members. Requests for subscriptions should be sent to: prgnet@unc.edu. The address for the Listserve is: prgnews@unc.edu. New Listserve procedures are in operation. To reply to a message and, thus, to participate in a discussion, you must now send a new message to: prgnews@unc.edu. If you reply to a message by hitting “reply,” your message will be sent only to the original sender of the message and not to the full Listserve. The PRG web page can be accessed through www.apsanet.org. Click on “Membership,” then “Organized Sections,” then “Section 9: Presidency Research.”
3) Create an electronic depository for “orphan” White House/Executive Branch interviews.
VII. President Nancy Kassop adjourned the meeting at 12:57 p.m.
