SPAA Accolades: Academic Year 2023-2024
Ricardo Bello-Gomez joined Rutgers SPAA faculty as assistant professor effective July 1, 2023.
https://go.rutgers.edu/bello-gomez-assist-prof
+ Bello-Gomez joined the Review of Public Personnel Administration as associate editor.
Eboni Bugg, BA/MPA student, received the 2024 Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance Rites of Passage Scholarship.
https://go.rutgers.edu/bugg-raaa-scholarship
Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia, professor, talked with CNN about protests at universities in France.
https://go.rutgers.edu/chebel-dappollonia-cnn
James Davy, distinguished practitioner in residence, was selected to have his faculty-led research, “A Seamless Continuum of Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Services for Justice-Involved Individuals,” funded by the New Jersey Policy Lab.
https://go.rutgers.edu/davy-njspl
Michael Dillard, assistant teaching professor, received the 2024 Sharon Stroye SPAA Community Engagement Award, given for outstanding contributions to the community through time, actions, talents, and dedication.
https://go.rutgers.edu/2024-spaa-awards
Diane Hill, assistant professor of professional practice, was appointed to Parker Health Group's board of trustees.
https://go.rutgers.edu/hill-parker-board
+ Hill was presented with a Freedom Fund Community Award by the NAACP New Brunswick Area Branch.
https://go.rutgers.edu/hill-naacp-award
Charles E. Menifield was appointed university professor effective January 1, 2024.
https://go.rutgers.edu/menifield-university-professor
+ Menifield received the 2024 Philip J. Rutledge Social Equity Leadership Award.
https://go.rutgers.edu/menifield-rutledge-award
Lindsey McDougle, associate professor, received the 2024 SPAA Faculty Service Award, given to a SPAA faculty member for outstanding service to our students, faculty, and the greater SPAA community.
https://go.rutgers.edu/2024-spaa-awards
Suzanne J. Piotrowski, professor, received the 2024 Best Book Award from the American Society for Public Administration's Section on Public Administration Research for her book, The Power of Partnership in Open Government: Reconsidering Multistakeholder Governance Reform.
https://go.rutgers.edu/piotrowski-2024-aspa-book-award
+ Piotrowski, through the Rutgers Transparency and Governance Center she directs, teamed up on a Democracy Fund grant to research how to assist government agencies with public record requests.
https://go.rutgers.edu/tgc-df-grant
Joshua Richey, unit computing and data specialist, was awarded the 2024 Gail Daniels SPAA STAFF Award for displaying outstanding service to students, faculty, and the greater SPAA community.
https://go.rutgers.edu/2024-spaa-awards
Marilyn Rubin, distinguished research fellow, was selected to have her faculty-led research, “Incorporating Equity into Agency Performance Assessment: Lessons for New Jersey,” funded by the New Jersey Policy Lab.
https://go.rutgers.edu/rubin-njspl
+ Rubin was appointed to the Board of Trustees for NJ's Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) by NJ Governor Phil Murphy.
https://go.rutgers.edu/rubin-pers
Norma M. Riccucci, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor, was awarded the 2024 International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM) Routledge Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding contributions to public management research.
https://go.rutgers.edu/riccucci-2024-irspm-award
Aliyah Saleem, BA student, was presented with the inaugural Honorable Sheila Oliver Service Award from the New Jersey Municipal Management Association (NJMMA).
https://go.rutgers.edu/saleem-oliver-award
Vishal Trehan, PhD student, was selected to participate in a highly competitive academic writing workshop hosted and organized by the Public Management Research Association (PMRA) and the Brazilian Academy of Management (ANPAD).
https://go.rutgers.edu/trehan-workshop
Lois Warner (PhD'07) was promoted to associate teaching professor effective July 1, 2023.
https://go.rutgers.edu/warner-assoc-teaching-prof
Kaifeng Yang (PhD'03) was appointed dean of Rutgers SPAA effective January 1, 2024.
https://go.rutgers.edu/spaa-dean-yang
Pengju Zhang was promoted to associate professor effective July 1, 2023.
https://go.rutgers.edu/pengju-zhang-assoc-prof
+ Zhang's paper, "Impact of Home Rule on Municipal Boundary and Fiscal Expansion: Evidence from Texas," earned a most downloaded distinction.
https://go.rutgers.edu/pengju-zhang-download-distinction
+ Zhang was selected to have his faculty-led research funded by the New Jersey Policy Lab.
https://go.rutgers.edu/pengju-zhang-njspl
+ Zhang was awarded the 2024 NJ ASPA Academic Excellence Award.
https://go.rutgers.edu/2024-njaspa-awards
Yahong Zhang, associate professor, received the 2024 SPAA Faculty Teaching award, given to a SPAA faculty member for significant contributions to our students’ intellectual lives through superior teaching practices.
https://go.rutgers.edu/2024-spaa-awards