NYSPSA CONFERENCE PAPER AWARDS

At the close of each year's conference an awards committee reviews that year's faculty paper and student paper submissions.  The best faculty paper is awarded $500 and the best student paper is awarded $250.  Special thanks to the 2009 awards committee members:
Jeff Miller
Arthur Galub
Patrick O'Hara
Anne Visser

Best Faculty Paper
Jose Cruz     
University at Albany - SUNY     
Pluralism and Ethnicity in New York City Politics

Honorable Mention
Claire Puccia Parham
Siena College
St.Lawrence Seaway:  A Bi-National Political Marathon, A Local and State Initiative
 

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Best Student Paper (2 winners)
Blake B. Hulnick
Hamilton College
The Politics of State-Based Electoral College Reform

Deanna Edwards
Hamilton College
Outsourcing the Military: Blackwater, Halliburton-KBR, and a New Military-Industrial Complex

Honorable Mention
Susan Stanton
Hamilton College
Why the Government Should Enact Flextime and Paid Leave Legislation