Student Recognition Student Recognition from 1994 to 20119
We are proud of the honors and awards our students have received over the years!
2019 Pi Alpha Alpha Master's Student Manuscript of the Year Award - Changwe Park
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2017Pi Alpha Alpha Doctoral Student Manuscript Award - Jinhai Yu
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2017 Best Student Paper Award - Saerim Kim
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
2016 Best Student Paper Award -Saerim Kim
Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
2015 National Finalist and Honorable Mention - Peter Jones, Lauren Kesselring, Bethany Paris, Cole Rakow
World Bank and Wharton School Ideas for Action Competition
2015 National Second Place, Southern Regional Champions - Anton Fatah, Lauren Kesselring, Nate Kratzer, Madeleine Oritt, Alyshia Powell, Cassandra Yannelli
National Policy Solutions Challenge
2014 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Master's Paper Award - Jamie Giles
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2014 Curro Award for Best Student Paper - Jamie Giles
Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM)
2013 Best Student Podium Presentation, - Amie Goodin
International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
2012
Bethany Paris
Diversity Scholars Award - Association for Research Orgs. on Nonprofit and Voluntary Action
2012
Zhiwei Zhang
Diversity Scholars Award - Association for Research Orgs. on Nonprofit and Voluntary Action
2012
Bryan Gibson
Outstanding Poster presentation -
Association for Budgeting and Financial Management
012
Zhiwei Zhang
Collins Award for best Ph.D. student Paper - Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA)
2012
Robert Greer
Emerging Scholars Award -
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2012
Kaitlin Bromann
Outstanding Master's student Paper Award -
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2011
Chuck Truesdell
Robert Kline Award for an Outstanding Paper by an MPA Student - Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA)
2010
Graham Drake
Pi Alpha Alpha Best Master's Paper Award -
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2010
Matthew Howell
Honorable Mention for Collins Award for Best Paper by a Ph.D. Student - Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA)
2010
Meredith Howes
Robert Kline Award for Best Paper by a Masters Student - Southeastern Conference on Public Administration (SECOPA)
2010
Graham Drake
Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript - National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2009
Jennifer Price
Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript - National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2009
Jennifer White
Robert Kline Award for an Outstanding Paper by a Masters Student - Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
2009
Gao Liu
Curro Award for Best Student Paper - Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM)
2008
Billie Hardin
Robert Kline Award for an Outstanding Paper by a Masters Student - Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
2008
Jacob Fowles
Pi Alpha Alpha Best Doctoral Student Manuscript - National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2008
Wie Yusuf and Gao Liu
Best Student Paper, Section on Transportation Policy and Administration - American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA)
2007
Wenli Yan
Best Poster Session Award - Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
2007
Douglas Carr
Dissertation Award (Honorable Mention) - Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
2007
Wenli Yan
Best Poster Session Award - Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
2006
Jonica Burke
Curro Award (2nd Place) for Best Student Paper - Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM)
2005
Meg Patrick Haist
Dissertation Award (Honorable Mention) - Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM)
2005 Annual Dissertation Award - Meg Patrick Haist
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2005 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript - Nadezda Nikolova
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2004 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript - Jeremy Hall
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2003 Collins Award for the Outstanding Paper by a Doctoral Student - Jeremy Hall
Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
2003 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript - Erin McNees
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2002 Best Student Paper Award - David Duttlinger
Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
2001 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Doctoral Student Manuscript - Louay Constant
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2001 Best Student Paper, Section on Transportation Policy and Administration - Len O'Connell
American Society for Public Administration’s (ASPA)
2000 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript - Meg Patrick Haist
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
2000 Best Student Paper Award - Brent Garrett
Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
1999 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Masters Student Manuscript (Runner Up) - Pat Trotter
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
1998 Best Student Paper, Public Sector Division - Jason Jensen
Academy of Management
1997 Best Student Paper Award - Julie Olberding
Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
1996 Pi Alpha Alpha Best Doctoral Student Manuscript - Jo Ann Ewalt
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
1996 Outstanding Student Paper on Intergovernmental Relations, Jo Ann Ewalt
Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management - American Society for Public Administration (ASPA)
1995 Best Student Paper Award - Jo Ann Ewalt
Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)
1994 Best Student Paper Award - Wes Clarke
Southeastern Conference of Public Administration (SECOPA)