Dear Society members and friends,

It is my pleasure to announce that the winner of the Society for Political
Methodology's 2016 Excellence in Mentoring Award is Janet Box-Steffensmeier
of the Ohio State University. The Excellence in Mentoring Award honors
members of the Society for Political Methodology who have demonstrated an
outstanding commitment to mentoring and advising graduate and/or
undergraduate students---particularly those from underrepresented groups.
Please join me in congratulating Jan.

My thanks to prize committee members R. Michael Alvarez (chair, Caltech),
 D. Sunshine Hillygus (Duke), and F. Daniel Hidalgo (MIT).  Their citation
for the award follows:

"The recipient of the 2016 Society for Political Methodology Excellence
in Mentoring Award is Janet Box-Steffensmeier, the Divisional Dean for
Social and Behavioral Sciences and Graduate Affairs in Arts &
Sciences, and the Vernal Riffle Chair of Political Science, at The
Ohio State University.  Dr. Box-Steffensmeier has a long history of
being an excellent mentor, to students and colleagues, both at OSU and
other universities.  Furthermore, Dr. Box-Steffensmeier has been an
outspoken advocate for developing stronger mentorship programs and
mentoring opportunities in academia, most importantly reflected in her
tireless efforts to develop and institutionalize the Society’s Visions
in Methodology program.  In the words of one of those who nominated
Dr. Box-Steffensmeier for this award, "The impact of Jan’s mentorship
has been felt by political scientists who received their Ph.D. at Ohio
State University under her supervision, and by those women who have
been able to extend their scholarly networks in the methods community,
and receive invaluable mentorship, thanks to the Visions in
Methodology initiative.” Dr. Box-Steffensmeier has served as a mentor
to many others, and her leadership in promoting mentoring programs has
been invaluable to the Society for Political Methodology, and to the
academic discipline of political science generally."

A formal presentation of the award will be made at the Methodology
Section's business meeting at APSA (September 2nd at noon).

Best,

Jeff Lewis


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Jeffrey B. Lewis
Professor and Chair
Department of Political Science
University of California, Los Angeles
BOX 951472, 4289A Bunche Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1472

President
The Society for Political Methodology

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