2026 NASPAA Award Winners

Alumni Spotlight Award:

Deidre Anderson-Barbee, University of Missouri- Kansas City

Praveena Pidaparthi, Humphrey School, University of Minnesota

 

  • Committee:
    • Aislinn Riley, The University of Alabama
    • Nicole Ngo, University of Oregon
    • Jeremy Hall, University of Central Florida

 

Dissertation Award:

Su Young Choi, University of Wyoming

  • Paper Title: How Does Nonprofit Revenue Diversification Affect Revenue Volatility Before, During, and After External Crisis?

 

  • Committee:
    • Eric Anthony Devezin, California Baptist University
    • Mirae Kim, George Mason University
    • Jessica Terman, George Mason University

 

Leslie A. Whittington Excellence in Teaching Award

Peter Haruna, Texas A&M International University

 

  • Committee:
    • Marsha R. Lawrence, Albany State University
    • Kim Moloney, Hamad Bin Khalifa University
    • Susan Opp, University of Missouri-Kansas City

 

Nadia Rubaii Distinguished Service Award

Jerrell Coggburn, North Carolina State University

 

  • Committee:
    • Susan M Appe, University at Albany, SUNY
    • Patria de Lancer Julnes, University of New Mexico
    • Christopher Paul, North Carolina Central University

 

Outstanding Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Book Award: 

Gina Scutelnicu Todoran, Pace University

  • Book Title: Managing Gender Inequity in Academia: A Guide for Faculty and Administrators in Public Affairs Programs by 

 

  • Committee:
    • Christopher Tyler Burks, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    • Kate Cartwright, University of New Mexico School of Public Administration
    • Blair Thomas, Western Kentucky University

 

Professional Staff Award:

Meg Jones, Old Dominion University

 

  • Committee:
    • Mark Brostoff, Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy
    • Carin Mayo, University of Alabama at Birmingham

 

Social Equity Award:

Pace University's MPA Program

 

  • Committee:
    • Angie Eikenberry, University of Connecticut
    • Megan Hatch, Cleveland State University
    • Heather Wyatt-Nichol, University of Baltimore

Social Justice Curriculum Award

Felipe Blanco, University of Colorado Denver

 

  • Committee:
    • Angie Eikenberry, University of Connecticut
    • Jeremy Hall, University of Central Florida
    • Megan Hatch, Cleveland State University
    • Vincent Reitano, Binghamton University
    • Darrin Wilson, Northern Kentucky University
    • Heather Wyatt-Nichol, University of Baltimore

 

Staats Emerging Scholars Award

Jiaen Wu, Indiana University-Bloomington

Tipeng Chen, Arizona State University

Younghyun Cho, Florida State University

 

  • Committee:
    • Trent Davis, Georgia Southern University
    • Uday Desai, University of New Mexico
    • Lilliard Richardson, The Pennsylvania State University

 

William Duncombe Excellence in Doctoral Education Award

Craig Johnson, Indiana University

 

  • Committee:
    • Chris Goodman, Northern Illinois University
    • Meagan Jordan, University of Arkansas Clinton School
    • Bruce McDonald, Old Dominion University

 

JPAE and Pi Alpha Alpha Awards Coming Soon...