Arnold Vedlitz Award – The Arnold Vedlitz Award is intended to recognize environmental research in the American South, with particular consideration for the Gulf Coast area’s environmental challenges. It is presented biennially to the author of a seminal book or article on the topic. The award comes with a $250 stipend and was made possible by an intial endowment contribution by Arnold Vedlitz.
Diane Blair Award – The Diane Blair Award for Outstanding Achievement in Politics and Government is awarded biennially to a political scientist who has played an outstanding role in politics and/or government during his or her career. This would include, for example, someone who has served as an elected or appointed official in state or national government. It would also include someone who has been active in political campaigns, worked effectively for reforms in the political system, or has performed other kinds of volunteer work in the world of politics.
James C. Garand Outstanding Mentor Award – The James C. Garand Outstanding Mentor Award honors James C. Garand and is intended to recognize outstanding mentors in political science. The award is open to anyone who mentors undergraduate students, graduate students, or junior faculty. Anyone who wishes to nominate a candidate for the award should submit a one page letter detailing the mentoring contributions along with the signature or names of at least two other individuals who support the nomination.
The award comes with a $500.00 stipend and was made possible by an initial endowment contribution from Kenneth J. Meier.
Joseph L. Bernd JOP Best Paper Award – The Joseph L. Bernd Journal of Politics Best Paper Award is awarded each year at the Annual Meeting to the Best Paper in the Journal of Politics during the previous year.
Pi Sigma Alpha Malcolm Jewell Award – The Malcolm Jewell Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Graduate Student Paper presented at the Annual Meeting.
Manning Dauer Award – The Manning Dauer Award is presented biennially to a political scientist for exceptional service to the profession.
Marian Irish Award – The Marian Irish Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Women and Politics presented at the Annual Meeting.
Neal Tate Award – The Neal Tate Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Paper on Judicial Politics presented at the Annual Meeting.
Robert Howard Award – The Robert Howard Award is given to the author(s) of the Best Overall Paper presented at the annual meeting.
V.O. Key Award – The V.O. Key Award is given to the author(s) of the best book on Southern Politics.
Erika Fairchild Award – The Erika Fairchild Award was designed to honor the memory of the late Erika Fairchild who once served as president of SPSA Women (formerly the Women’s Caucus for Political Science, South). The award criteria consists of those attributes that Erika exemplified:
The Fairchild Award is given biennially by the SPSA Women. Committee includes the current caucus President, the past president, and the most recent award winner.
