Graduate Students and Recent Alumni
Outstanding Academic Awards

At the close of the proceedings, the following award winners will be asked to rise to be recognized for their achievements.

American Evaluation Association Research Paper Award
Department of Public Administration and Policy —
     Shahpar Modarresi

American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow
Department of Political Science —
     Victoria A. Farrar-Myers

1st Annual Sung Bok Kim Service Award for the Presidential Honor Society
School of Social Welfare —
     Dennis E. Dooley

1997 Award for Exemplary Achievement in Field Education
School of Social Welfare —
     Christina M. Mears

Brennen J. Taylor Memorial Award
School of Social Welfare —
     Elsie J. Chun
     Mark A. Morris
     Jan Trivedi

Eliot J. Lumbard Award for Academic Excellence
School of Criminal Justice —
     Gregory J. Howard

Excellence in Overall Academic Program
Department of Public Administration and Policy (MPA) —
     David E. Feldman
     Jennifer Jorgensen
     Sherry L. Keyer
     Sandra L. Malloy
     Thomas G. Paolicelli
     Frances Rappazzo
     Jeffrey S. Schieder
     Shawn C. Vischer
Department of Public Administration and Policy (MPP) —
     Charles K. Alexander II
     Elizabeth I. Davis
     Jennifer J. Davis
     Melissa M. Gelley
     Alex M. Namzoff
     Marsha L. Perry
Department of Public Administration and Policy (Ph.D.) —
     Yong-Jin Cha
     Timothy J. Hoff
     Franklin N. Laufer
     Bruce B. Way

Excellence in Professional Internship Program
Department of Public Administration and Policy —
     Megan D. Callahan
     Gary A. Decker
     Cheryl A. Fabian
     Travis J. Frantti
     Angela M. Hillis
     Jennifer Jorgensen
     Jeffrey S. Schieder

Frank Remington Prize for Interdisciplinary Legal Studies
School of Criminal Justice —
     Kam Chow Wong

Higher Education Act Title II-B Fellowships in the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in Information Science
Interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Information Science —
     Brett A. Stone

Initiatives for Women Scholarship
School of Criminal Justice —
     Caron L. Jacobson
Department of Public Administration and Policy —
     Dana Rosenstreich
School of Social Welfare —
     Kathy Black

Multicultural Internship/Library Education Scholarship (MILES)
School of Information Science and Policy —
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Municipal Police/Sheriff's Deputies Fellows
School of Criminal Justice —
     Rutha J. Chikowi
     Frank A. Chmarak

New York City Police Foundation Fellows
School of Criminal Justice —
     Andrew J. Costello
     Brian O'Connor

New York State Police Department Fellowships
School of Criminal Justice —
     Matt Dembrow
     Ira S. Promisel
     Patricia A. Donovan
     Lisa A. Hochadel
     Thomas P. Rogers

Outstanding Performance Award
Department of Public Administration and Policy (MPA) —
     Megan D. Callahan
     Scot E. Chamberlain
     Gary A. Decker
     Boriana Lefterova
     Lori L. Maiwald
     Christel I. VanArsdale
Department of Public Administration and Policy (MPP) —
     Julia Monakova
     Kazuhito Sumitomo
     Megan E. Toohey
     Laura Topal

Outstanding Student Leadership Award
Department of Political Science —
     Victoria A. Farrar-Myers

Ralph Sidman Memorial Scholarship
School of Social Welfare —
     Mario J. Franco
     Rebecca J. Gorden

1997 Steven I. Goldspiel Memorial Research Grant
Ph.D. Program in Information Science —
     Claire R. McInerney

University at Albany College Scholars
School of Criminal Justice —
     Toni J. Millhollin
     Jeremy A. Pienik
Department of Public Administration and Policy —
     Bradley E. Wright

University at Albany Distinguished Dissertation Awards
Ph.D. Program in Information Science —
     Lixin Yu
School of Criminal Justice —
     Timothy O. Ireland
Department of Public Administration and Policy —
     Timothy J. Hoff
School of Social Welfare —
     Anne L. Botsford

University at Albany Presidential Fellows
Ph.D. Program in Information Science —
     Jennifer G. Powers
School of Criminal Justice —
     Lynn A. Addington
     Jorge M. Chavez
Department of Public Administration and Policy —
     Jun Peng