Public Affairs Center Prizes

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The Carol A. Baker '81 Memorial Prize

The Carol Baker prize was established in 1987 and is awarded annually on the following terms:

"That the Carol A. Baker ’81 Memorial Prize be established in the Public Affairs Center for the development and recognition of the accomplishments of junior faculty.  This would be awarded by the Dean of the Social Sciences on a yearly basis to encourage and recognize excellence in teaching and research.

"The award is made by the Dean of the Social Sciences on the recommendation of the PAC Governing Board.  The departments of Anthropology, Economics, Government, History, and Sociology are invited to make nominations, which should be in writing and accompanied by a c.v.  Eligibility, by convention, is limited to untenured professors who are not in their canonical tenure-decision year."

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RECIPIENTS OF THE BAKER MEMORIAL PRIZE

SINCE 1987

 

Awarded by Charles Lemert, Dean of the Social Sciences:

1987-88  -  Sue Fisher, Department of Sociology

Awarded by Richard Boyd, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:

1988-89  -  John Finn, Department of Government

1989-90  -  Patricia Hill, Department of History

1990-91  -  Rob Rosenthal, Department of Sociology

Awarded by David Morgan, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:

1991-92  -  Marc Eisner, Department of Government

1992-93  -  Richard Grossman, Department of Economics

1993-94  -  Gary Shaw, Department of History

1994-95  -  Gilbert Skillman, Department of Economics

Awarded by Alex Dupuy, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:

1995-96  -  Claire Potter, Department of History

1996-97  -  Sandi Wong, Department of Sociology

1997-98  -  Renee Romano, Department of History

Awarded by Ann-Louise Shapiro, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:             

               1998-99  -  None Awarded              

1999-00  -  Douglas Foyle, Department of Government

                                    Jonathan Cutler, Department of Sociology 

2000-01  -  Jennifer Tucker, Department of History

Awarded by Brian Fay, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:

2001-02  -  None Awarded

2002-03  -  Ethan Kleinberg, Department of History

2003-04 -  Christiann Hogendorn, Department of Economics    

2004-05 -  Erik Grimmer-Solem, Department of History

Awarded by Don Moon, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:

2005-06  -  Ernesto Verdeja, Department of Government

2006-07  -  Masami Imai, Department of Economics

2007-08 -   Mary Alice Haddad, Department of Government

2008-09 -   None Awarded

2009-10  -  Erica Chenoweth, Department of Government  

Awarded by Gary Shaw, Dean of the Social Sciences, on the basis of recommendation by the PAC Governing Board:

2010-11 -   Paul Erickson, Department of History

 

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Davenport Study Grant

The Davenport Study Grants Program are decided in April to support successful proposals.  Students from 5 different departments plus the College of Social Studies will receive monies in excess of $75,000 for an average of more than $2500.

Successful proposals focused squarely on researchable questions, offered concrete plans for accomplishing realistic goals, and were supported by adviser whose letters indicated significant interest and prior interaction.  The committee congratulates the recipients, and wishes them all the best in their work.

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RECIPIENTS OF THE DAVENPORT STUDY GRANTS PROGRAM 

FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2010 - 2011

RECIPIENT NAME	TITLE
Batuigas, Katlyn	El Peligro Amarillo: The Role of the Media in Shaping Public Perception of Asians in Early Twentieth-Century Peru
Berger, Miriam	Reporting from Palestine: The Fourth Estate in the Building of a Palestinian State
Butler-Wall, Annika	Authentic Motherhood:  Feminine Self-Sacrifice and the Erasure of Pleasure from "True Womanhood"
Cheong, Conan	Art In and Out of Exile: The Articulation of Tradition by Tibetan Buddhist Sculptors in Sidhpur and Sichuan
DeKorne, Helen	A Lesser of Two Evils: Examining the Relationship between Colonizers and Missionaries in the British and French Controlled Protectorates of Cameroon, 1914-1961
Donohoe, Kevin	Vital Historian: Arthur Schlesinger and Post-War American Politics
Forbath, Aaron	Research Proposal:  The Homestead Act and the Paradox of the Garden
Hussain, Sophia	Post-Katrina Reconstruction: Community-Led Urban Planning in Broadmoor, New Orleans
Ketchum, Alexandra	I Can’t Boil an Egg and My Oven is for Shoe Storage Feminist Food: A Gendered History of American Food
Kirwood, Zachary	“From Abortion Rights to Social Justice:”: A Case Study of the Condition of Oppositional Social Movements and Political Cultures within Late Modernity
Liew, Han Hsien	Mediating Political and Religious Legitimacy in Medieval Islamic Political Thought
Lillis, Bernard	Indian Experiences of Slavery and Servitude in Colonial New England, 1620-1750
Litke, Isabella	Sustaining Innovation in the Networked Information Environment
Lupton, Laura	Aisthetikos: Burke and Kant’s Aesthetic Experience  and American Artists in the Twenty-First Century
Mackenzie, Nathan	Urbanization, Slums and Services: Barriers to Utilizing Health Services in the Kibera slum of Nairobi, Kenya
Markowitz, Aviva	The Role of Youth in Apple Horticulture in Himachal Pradesh, India
McGuire, Meghan	Venture, Volunteering and Vacation: A Critical Study of American Voluntourism in Peru
Pattillo, Kathlyn	The Impact of the South African Democratic Teachers’ Union on Effective Leadership in High-Poverty, Historically African Township High Schools
Quah, Nicholas	The Last Man and the Biotechnological Revolution: Creating the Transhuman Fukuyama
Robertson, Charlotte	L. A. Blanqui and Conspiratorial Socialist Uprisings in France, 1830-1848
Sekulić, Ana	Nation-State, History, and Education:  History Education in Post-Independence Croatia
Sloop, Christopher	The Municipality that Could Have Been: Histories of Failed Progressive Reform Movements in NYC Public Education, 1945-2008
Tapanakornvut, Aunchisa	Social Stock Exchange, New Hybrid of Investment in the Socialist Market Economy?
Torres, Amy	Argentina’s Immigration Law: An Experiment for the World to Follow?
Trelogan, Janette	The Dimensions of Liberty: Limits on the Pursuit of Internet Freedom

 

 

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         Hallowell Prize

       The prize is defined as follows: 

          "Established by friends and associates of Burton C. Hallowell '36, former Professor of
           Economics and Executive Vice-President of the University.  Awarded annually to an
           outstanding senior in the study of social science, as determined by the Governing Board
           of the Public Affairs Center." 

          In accordance with Mr. Hallowell's own wishes, the prize is awarded to a single person
          rather than multiple recipients.  

RECIPIENTS OF THE HALLOWELL PRIZE

SINCE  1968

                    1968 - William Johnson (Economics)

                    1969 - Albert D. Cover (Government)

                    1970 - Thomas L. Greaney (CSS), Steven R. Kuney (Economics)

                    1971 - Marshall B. Goldman (Economics)

                    1972 - Steve Sheffrin (CSS)

                    1973 - Donald T. Steward (CSS)

                    1974 - Stephen L. Garry (Sociology)

                    1975 - Elaine Bouret (Government)

                    1976 - Alan J. Marcus (Economics)

                    1977 - James E. Fields (Economics)

                    1978 - James V. Jesudason (Economics/Government/Sociology)

                               Margaret A. Landsberger (CSS)

                    1979 - Alan Apter (History), David Charleson (Government)

                    1980 - Walter Siegel (Economics, History)

                    1981 - Leslie Sundt (Government/MECO)
                                David Resnick (History)

                    1982 - Sarah A. Chapin (Economics/Government)
                                Michael C. Zeller (History)

                    1983 - Glenn Lunden (History)

                    1984 - Ruth E. Epstein (Economics)

                    1985 - Richard Marsh (Economics)

                    1986 - Kevin Walkowski (Economics)

                    1987 - Anne-Michele Mortimer (Government)

                    1988 - Daniel Rosenberg (History)
                                Julie Beth Wilgoren (Economics)

                    1989 - Bradford A. Frank (Economics)

                    1990 - Kashif Mansori (Economics)

                    1991 - Jeffrey L. Asch (Economics/Government)

                    1992 - Anand Kini (Economics)

                    1993 - Aaron Siskind (Economics)
                               David O'Steen (History)

                    1994 - Rachel Deyette (Economics)
                               Regina Dekhtyar (Sociology)

                    1995 - Shont Miller (CSS)

                    1996 - Tara Watson (Economics)

                    1997 - David S. Vine (Sociology)

                    1998 - Erik R. Vickstrom (Sociology)

                    1999 - Morgan K. Whitlatch (CSS)

                    2000 - Jessica Cohen (Economics)

                    2001 - Matthew B. Volinsky (Economics/Government)

                    2002 - Dilyan Donchev (Economics/Government)

                    2003 - Elizabeth Hoffecker (CSS)

                    2004 - Steven Ka Yat Yuen (CSS/Economics)

                    2005- Zachary Kagan-Guthrie (CSS)   

                    2006- Claire Blumenson (Government) 

                    2007- Jacob Goldin (Economics/Government)

                    2008- James Feigenbaum (Economics)
                               Holly Wood (Government/Sociology)

                    2009- Reid Higginson (Sociology)
                               Christopher Sarma (CSS)

                    2010-  Jake Zuehl (CSS)

                    2011- Matthew Katz (Economic/Government)
                               Robert Wohl (History/Sociology)