DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & URBAN STUDIES LINKS OF INTEREST
American Society of Public Administration (ASPA)
American Society of Public Administration or ASPA is established to professionalize the public service, to keep members on the cutting edge of good government, and to help answer the enduring question of how to make government work better. Generally, ASPA's goals are to improve the effectiveness of democratic governance by positively influencing public policy and management and the ethical performance of public services worldwide, to foster interest and pride in public service by effectively communicating its nature, honor and challenge and to strengthen ASPA as the professional organization that covers the whole spectrum of public service an d capitalizes on its diversity. ASPA's Web Page
National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA)
The National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration is an institutional membership organization which exists to promote excellence in public service education. The membership includes U.S. university programs in public affairs, public policy, public administration and nonprofit management. NASPAA's Web Page International City/County Management Association (ICMA)
ICMA is the professional and educational organization for chief appointed managers, administrators, and assistants in cities, towns, counties, and regional entities throughout the world. Since 1914, ICMA has provided technical and management assistance, training, and information resources to its members and the local government community. The management decisions made by ICMA's nearly 8,000 members affect more than 100 million individuals in thousands of communities--from small towns with populations of a few hundred to metropolitan areas serving several million. ICMA's Web Page
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA)
The National Academy of Public Administration is the preeminent organization dedicated to improving the performance of governance systems-the network of public institutions, nonprofit organizations, and private companies that share in the implementation of public policy. As an independent, nonprofit organization chartered by Congress, the Academy responds to specific requests from public agencies and non-government organizations. The Academy also promotes discourse on emerging trends in governance through its Standing Panels and with external funding. NAPA's Web Page
Urban Affairs Association (UAA)
The Urban Affairs Association is the international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public service providers. UAA exists to encourage the dissemination of information about urbanism and urbanization, to support the development of university education, research, and service programs in urban affairs, and to provide leadership in fostering urban affairs as a professional and academic field. UAA's Web Page Presidential Management Internship (PMI)
The Presidential Management Internship (PMI) Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 to attract to the Federal service outstanding individuals from a wide variety of academic disciplines who have an interest in, and commitment to, a career in the analysis and management of public policies and programs. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMI Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service. PMI's Web Page
Pi Alpha Alpha (PAA)
Pi Alpha Alpha is the national honor society formed to recognize and promote excellence in the study and practice of public affairs and administration. In its constitution, the organization dedicates itself to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration, to promote the advancement of education and practice in the art and science of public affairs and administration, and to foster integrity, professionalism, and creative performance in the conduct of governmental and related public service activities. PAA membership identifies those with the highest performance levels in educational programs preparing them for public service careers. PAA honorary membership identifies those whose careers have best advanced the ideals of "integrity, professionalism, and creative performance" in public service. Pi Alpha Alpha's Web Page The University of Akron Pi Alpha Alpha Chapter
The National Honor Society for Public Administration, Pi Alpha Alpha, recognizes and promotes scholarship, excellence, and leadership in the field of public administration. Pi Alpha Alpha is dedicated to foster integrity, professionalism, and creative performance in the conduct of governmental and related public service activities.
The University of Akron established its Pi Alpha Alpha chapter in 1993. To become a member of Pi Alpha Alpha, you must first be nominated by the PAUS chapter and second, you need to accept the nomination and pay the dues. To be eligible for nomination, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.8 or better and have completed at least 24 credit hours of coursework towards their MPA.
The University of Akron Pi Alpha Alpha and the Department of Public Administration & Urban Studies are pleased to welcome the following students into the Pi Alpha Alpha National Honorary for their Scholarship, Excellence and Leadership in Public Administration
Faculty Advisor: RaJade M. Berry, Ph.D. 1994 Inductees
Dorothy Achmoody
Jonathan Adee
Beth Kinsley-Warner
Rob Rastetter
Richard Myers
Nancy Grant
Jonda Whitt
Helen Tomic
1995 Inductees
Ellen Baird
Melisa Burton
Thomas Connick
Neal Fizgerald
Harry Hageman
Peter Haruna
Rank Marini
Robert Miller
Grace Pisciotta
Robert Bartok
Melanie Cassel Liebsack
Davod Doho
Grag Fouche
Christina Harter
Peter Leahy
Troy McCollister
Bridget O'Neil-Susel
Lora Ramsey
1996-1998 Inductees
James Boex
Holly Bognar
Brigitte Bouska
Jack Cameron
Diane Carver
Kelley Cronin
Carolyn David
Ro-Ellen Derkin
Karen Doty (Honorary)
Kevin Ferhandson
Kinberly Greer
Michelle Heath
Holly Jackson
Mary Ann King
Mark Martin
Peter Mclinden
Eric Sampson
Nicole Smith
Dale Walker
Mark Williams
Gayle Glanville
1999 Inductees
Pam Beals
Donna Campbell
Shirley Domer
Michelle Hilderbrandt
Ameesha Kholsa
Renee Leck
Gary Phelps
Richard Shculler
Maxim Shevchenko
Harry Start
Richard Weber
Louis Berroteran
Robert Cannon
Judee Genetin
Ronald Johnson
Olim Khomidov
Penny Osborne
Allison Roberts
Kojo Sekyi-Appiah
Visobe Simfukwe
Kyle Walton
Stephen Wheeler
2000 Inductees
Angela Avery
Norman Czubaj (Honorary)
Lynn Gamble
Dawn Mitchel
Kathleen Petsko
Margaret Baughman
Sonya Gamble
Louise Kerschner
Susan Morehart
Sushil Sharma
2001 Inductees
Daniel H. Arnold
Sandra L. Ellis
Ann Marie Halal
Patricia M. Hill
James G. Kiehl
Shawna A. Mercer
Barbara A Stoll
Vernon Skyes
Richard M. Traroch
Jane W. Burt
Ramond W. Cox III
Jennifer L. Film
Augustine Hammond
Laura A. Jorgensen
Marc M. Magruder
Stacey C. Shepherd
Stanley B. Strausser
Janet A Tooley
Rashara D. Walker
2002 Inductees
Jennifer Bheam
Richard Brown
Car DeFrost
Wayne Johnson
Qi Li
Megan Pierce
Pat Roberts
Kelli Blue
Tarrah Nurton
Deborah Dobrilovic
Michael Kelly
Robert Peters
Amy Rogers
Marquis Broaddus
Claudia Coleman
Keith Glatz
Andrea Kidder
Angel Modugno
Frank Prochaska
Christopher White
2003 Inductees
Nicholas Bellas
Donna Blackford-Busson
Paul DePasquale
Robin Fenn
Jennifer Fowler
Scott Gale
Jessica Jones
Anthony Ingram
Michele Kindler
Eric Mundy
Kelly Rubino
Timothy Strebler
Mathew Sweeney
Brenda Westbrook
Steven Wright
Tiffany Young
2004 Inductees
Denise Branson-Smith
Thomas Creamer
Alisa Cupid
Stacey Gardner
Catherine Harvey
Gail Jackson
Allyson Kyer
Joanne Shankel
Stanley Smith
Kelly West
Cheryl Williams
Xin Zhao
Nicholas Zingale
2005 Inductees
Ben Amick
Cheryl Atkins
Diane Banks
Amanda Barna
Holly Baety
Nichole Bunner
Stephen Caminati
Junae Carter
Ben Collins
Jeffrey Film
Rachel Hammel
Augustine Hammond
Ted Herncane
Kristina Kiley
Steven Libby
Thomas Marino
Jennifer Miller
Michael Anthony Miller
Glen Moore
Arup Nandi
Kristal Pelc
Nedra Petro
Ed Stazyk
Rokey Suleman
Susan Thompson
Megan Todaro
Robert Young
2006 Inductees
Michael Boal
Divya Duvvuru
Juanita Elton
Michael Firth
Dale Gooding
Jelena Pokimica
Sucheta Pyakuryal
Faculty Members
Julia Beckett
Nancy K. Grant
Ramona Ortega
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