Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor Craig Volden received three prestigious awards at the 111th American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, which was held Sept. 3-6 in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1903, APSA is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 13,000 members in more than 80 countries. The organization is designed to help the political science profession by promoting members’ work with the public, and effectively acting as a bridge between research and policy making.
Volden received the Daniel Elazar Distinguished Federalism Scholar Award, the Richard F. Fenno, Jr. Prize and the Gladys M. Kammerer Award. The Elazar Award recognizes a single scholar with “distinguished scholarly contributions to the study of federalism and intergovernmental relations.” The Fenno Prize is awarded to the best book in legislative studies published in the previous year. The Kammerer Award is for the best political science publication in the previous calendar year in the field of U.S. national policy.
“It’s exciting to have received these awards,” said Volden. “The legislative studies award was particularly significant because both my advisor from graduate school and Alan’s [Wiseman] advisor from graduate school received the award previously. Our names are now on the same plaque as their’s.”
In the past year, Volden published Legislative Effectiveness in the United States Congress: The Lawmakers, co-authored with Alan Wiseman. He has gained widespread attention for his research in the political science field, specifically regarding federalism and legislative effectiveness, and these awards are evidence of his accomplishments and deserved recognition.
