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Background: The APPAM Policy Council approved this award on April 8, 2005. Funding for the award comes from an endowment managed by the University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc. This endowment welcomes additional donations. The University of Maryland School of Public Policy hosts a separate website for the Rossi Award. To visit that website and view additional information about Peter Rossi, recent award recipients, and details regarding contributions to the award endowment, please click here. Purpose of Award: The Rossi award honors the lifetime achievements of Peter Rossi (1921 - 2006) by recognizing important contributions to the theory or practice of program evaluation. The award may be for a recent paper or publication or for an entire body of work. Nature of Award: The 2008 winner receives a plaque and recognition at the annual APPAM Fall Research Conference, reimbursement for travel expenses to the meeting, and a cash award in the amount of $1,000. Eligibility: Any recent paper or publication or an entire body of work will be considered, although the selection committee may, from time to time, decide to establish time limits for what may be considered. When appropriate, joint awards will be made for coauthored works or joint products. The paper, publication, or body of work may involve any aspect of planning, conducting, or analyzing evaluations of social programs and may be directed to lay or professional audiences. The work should reflect the importance of precision and objectivity in setting the evaluation framework, design, execution, and reporting, as well as the value of evidence-based presentation or translation for varied audiences. Illustrative examples include works on the state of evaluation or knowledge in a particular substantive field, new approaches to program evaluation, and program evaluation and its role in the political decision making process. The selection committee may decide not to make an award in any particular year. Selection Committee: The selection committee is chaired by a person designated by the University System of Maryland Foundation, Inc., and must always include the immediate past president of APPAM. Ultimately, the other three members of the committee will be prior recipients of the award serving up to four years. Initially, the other members of the committee will be past presidents of APPAM. The 2008 committee will be chaired by Douglas Besharov. The other members of the committee have yet to be confirmed. Nominating Procedure: Nominations may be made by any individual or organization. (Individuals may nominate their own work.) The letter of nomination (with the nominee's current address, email address, and phone number) should detail the contributions made by the work to the field of evaluation, and should include the paper or relevant parts of the body of work. Nominations should be mailed to Douglas Besharov, American Enterprise Institute, 1150 17th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20036. Deadline for Nominations: All nominating materials must be received by 8 July 2008. Prior Recipients of the Rossi Award 2007: Grover (Russ) Whitehurst, U.S. Institute of Education Sciences 2006: Rob Hollister, Swarthmore College 2005: Frederick Mosteller, Harvard University |
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