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75th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN
THE PROFESSION
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF BLACKS IN THE PROFESSION
COMMUNITY COLLEGE COMMITTEE
FIRST GENERATION SCHOLARS COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF LATINOS/AS IN THE PROFESSION
COMMITTEE ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE PROFESSION
CLIMATE ACTION COMMITTEE
SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLICATIONS
VIRTUAL COMMUNITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
DISSERTATION AWARD COMMITTEE
BETTY MOULDS LIFETIME SERVICE AWARD
BETTY NESVOLD WOMEN AND POLITICS AWARD COMMITTEE
BLACKS AND POLITICS BEST PAPER AWARD COMMITTEE
CHARLES REDD POLITICS OF THE AMERICAN WEST AWARD COMMITTEE
CLAY MORGAN AWARD COMMITTEE
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS AND POLITICS BEST PAPER AWARD COMMITTEE
ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICAL LTHEORY AWARD COMMITTEE
LATINO/LATINA POLITICS BEST PAPER AWARD COMMITTEE
PI SIGMA ALPHA AWARD COMMITTEE
PRQ AWARD COMMITTEE
PGI AWARD COMMITTEE
WILLIAM E. CONNOLLY AWARD COMMITTEE

Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Committee
Chair: Ron Schmidt	Jane Junn
Louis DeSipio	Valerie Martinez-Ebers
Ange-Marie Hancock	Gary Segura
Rodney Hero	Richard Clucas
Committee on Nominations
Chair: Jane Junn, University of Southern California
Members:
Lisa Magaña, (2020-2022) Arizona State University	Janni Aragon (2020-2022) Executive Council Liaison University of Victoria
Flavio R. Hickel (2020-2022) University of Delaware	Mario Feit (2021-23) Georgia State University
Committee on the Status of Asian Pacific Americans
Chair: Daniel Lee (2019-22) University of California, Berkeley
Members:
Ngoc Phan (2020-24) Hawaii Pacific University	Vivien Leung (2020-24) University of California, Los Angeles
Dennis Weng (2021-24) Sam Houston State University	Sangay Mishra (2021-24) Drew University
Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession
Chair: Christopher Stout (2019-22) Oregon State University
Members:
Davin Phoenix (2019-22) University of California, Irvine Debra Thompson (2020-23) University of Oregon	Chris Towler (2021-24) CSU, Sacramento LaGina Gause (2021-24) University of California, San Diego
Community College Committee
Chair: Levy LaDella (2020-23) College of Southern Nevada
Members:
Peter Bowman (2020-22) Palomar College Josue Franco (2020-22) Cuyamaca College	Rogelio Garcia (2020-23) East Los Angeles College Kelly Velasquez (2021-24) East Los Angeles College
First Generation Committee
Chair: Kim Yi Dionne (2020-22) University of California, Riverside
Members:
Jonathan Benjamin Alvarado (2020-23) University of Nebraska, Omaha	Maricruz Osorio (2020-23) University of California, Riverside
Shaun Bowler (2020-22) University of California, Riverside	Hajer Al-Faham (2021-23) University of Pennsylvania
Committee on the Status of Latinas/os in the Profession
Chair: Mara Cecilia Ostfeld (2020-24) University of Michigan
Members:
Claudia Sandoval (2019-22) Loyola Marymount University Brad Jones (2020-2024) University of California, Davis	Kenneth Fernandez (2021-24) College of Southern Nevada Monica Lombana (2021-24) Edmonds College
Committee on the Status of Women in the Profession
Chair: Nazita Lajevardi (2020-2024) Michigan State University
Members:
Linda Alvarez (2019-22) California State University, Northridge Alissa Kessel (2019-22) Puget Sound University	Melina Juarez (2020-23) Western Washington University Loan Le (2021-24) Institute for Good Government and Inclusion
Climate Action Committee
The Western Political Science Association has formed a Climate Action Committee to generate proposals for reducing the association’s contributions to climate change.
Co-Chairs: Chris Crews (2020-22) California State University, Chico and Emily Ray (2020-22) Sonoma State University
Members: Elisabeth Ellis (2020-23), University of Otago Cheryl Hall (2020-23), University of South Florida Kathryn Harrison (2021-24), University of British Columbia Elizabeth Koebele (2020-23), University of Nevada, Reno Chris Koski (2021-24), Reed College Jamie Mayerfeld (2020-22), University of Washington John Meyer (2020-22), Humboldt State University Ross Mittiga (2020-23), Catholic University of Chile Andrew Scerri (2021-24),Virginia Tech Althea Sircar (2021-24), University of Redlands
Social Media Committee
Chair: Meredith Conroy California State University, Santa Barbara Mario Guerrero Cal Poly, Pomona
Committee on Publications
Chair: Mark Ramirez (2021-23) Arizona State University
Members:
Melissa Michelson (2020-21) Menlo College	Sara Sadhwani (2021-23) Pomona College
Virtual Community Program Committee
Chair: Cheryl Hall University of South Florida
Mark Brown California State University, Sacramento Ross Butters University of California Center Sacramento Romy Opperman New School for Social Research Boyka Stefanova University of Texas at San Antonio
Betty Moulds Lifetime Service Award:
Chair: Luis R Fraga University of Notre Dame Steve Nicholson University of Georgia Cristina Beltran New York University
Betty Nesvold Women and Politics Award:
Chair: Nazita Lajevardi Michigan State University Linda Alvarez CSU Northridge Melina Juarez Western Washington University Alissa Kessel Puget Sound University Loan Le Institute for Good Government and Inclusion
Blacks and Politics Best Paper Award:
Chair: Christopher Stout, Chair Oregon State University Davin Phoenix University of California, Irvine Debra Thompson University of Oregon Chris Towler California State University, Sacramento LaGina Gause University of California, San Diego
Charles Redd Politics of the American West Award:
Chair: Gabriel Sanchez University of New Mexico Yoshira Macias University of New Mexico Robin Jacobson Puget Sound University
Clay Morgan Award:
Chair: Cara Daggett Assistant Professor Department of Political Science Virginia Tech Gwen Ottinger Associate Professor Department of Politics Drexel University Ross Mittiga Assistant Professor Institute of Political Science [Instituto de Ciencia Política] Catholic University of Chile [Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile]
Dissertation Award:
For the best doctoral dissertation completed at a university within the regional groupings of the WPSA between July 1 and June 30 of the previous academic year. ($250 award) Deadline: October 15, 2021 Chair: Maria Chavez, Pacific Lutheran Chase Porter California Baptist University Amit Ron Arizona State University
Asian Pacific Americans and Politics Best Paper Award Committee
For an outstanding paper discussing issues and problems that concern Asian Pacific Americans. ($250 award) Chair: Daniel Lee University of California, Berkeley
Ngoc Phan Hawaii Pacific University Vivien Leung University of California, Los Angeles Dennis Weng Sam Houston State University Sangay Mishra Drew University
Environmental Political Theory Award
Chair: Matt Leep Western Governors University Mary Witlacil Colorado State University Christopher Sardo Occidental College
Latino/Latina Politics Best Paper Award
Chair: Mara Cecilia Ostfeld Michigan State University Brad Jones University of California, Davis Claudia Sandoval Loyola Marymount University Kenneth Fernandez College of Southern Nevada Monica Lombana Edmonds College
Pi Sigma Alpha Award
Chair: Patricia Jaramillo University of Texas at San Antonio Sergio Garcia Rios Cornell University Renée Van Vechten University of Redlands
PRQ Award
*The Political Research Quarterly* Best Article Award. This award is given for the best article published by the PRQ during the prior calendar year. ($1000 award) Chair:** Angela X. Ocampo University of Michigan Robert Lupton University of Connecticut Douglas Thompson University of South Carolina
PGI Award
The Politics Groups and Identities Best Article Award. This award is given for the best article published by the PGI during the prior calendar year. ($500 award) Chair: Janelle Wong University of Maryland Meike Verloo Radboud University Lan Chu Occidental College
William E. Connolly Award (Political Theory)
Chair: Steven Johnston University of Utah Bonnie Honig Brown University Laurie Naranch Siena College

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