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ISA recognizes outstanding achievement and service in the field of international studies with the Ladd Hollist Service Award and the Susan Northcutt Award. The Awards Coordinator for 2009-20010 is Angelica Robison (arobison@isanet.org). Each award committee chair is responsible for sending complete award information to ISA Headquarters prior to the Annual Convention. ISA will prepare your award certificates for presentation at the annual convention business meeting, reception, or award ceremony.

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Ladd Hollist Service Award

At the 2005 Annual Meeting in Hawaii, the ISA Governing Council approved the creation of a new award to be called the Ladd Hollist Service Award, established as an annual ISA Award in recognition of his outstanding service and commitment to our Association. Ladd’s personal ethics and strength of character helped build the reputation of and respect for the ISA in the world community of international scholars, and provided the ISA with a fundamental base of organizational stability and financial integrity.

ABOUT THE AWARD:
  • The ISA Executive Director in consultation with the ISA President will select the recipient of this award. In recognition of Ladd Hollist’s vision in re-establishing the importance of ISA as a volunteer organization, this award will be given in recognition of a member’s significant volunteer contribution to the ISA.
  • The recipient receives an award plaque from ISA.
AWARD RECIPIENTS:
  • 2010: Mary K. Meyer McAleese, Eckerd College
  • 2009: Roger Coate, University of South Carolina
  • 2008: Mark Boyer, University of Connecticut
  • 2007: Karen Rasler, Indiana University


COMMITTEE:

David A. Lake
MEMBER, FEB 2010-APR 2011
University of California, San Diego
dlake@ucsd.edu

Thomas J. Volgy
(Executive Director)
International Studies Association
University of Arizona
isa@isanet.org

Susan Northcutt Award

The Susan S. Northcutt Award was established in 2003 by the Women's Caucus for International Studies (WCIS) to honor the Caucus' founder, Susan S. Northcutt. The award recognizes a person who actively works towards recruiting and advancing women and other minorities in the profession, and whose spirit is inclusive, generous and conscientious. Furthermore, the recipient has made significant contributions through service and competence in the profession of international studies and to the International Studies Association.

ABOUT THE AWARD:
  • The award is made annually on the basis of nominations by member(s) of the ISA and selection by the Executive Committee of WCIS. The award is presented in person at the ISA Business Meeting of the Annual Convention.
  • Nominations can be made through November 15 by sending a brief message outlining the nominees qualifications to WCIS Awards and Nominations Coordinator, Sandy McEvoy (sandra.mcevoy@umb.edu).
  • WCIS has also created a separate fund to support this award. Persons wishing to make a donation to this fund can send a check to ISA Headquarters. The check should be payable to ISA, with a notation that it is for the WCIS Susan S. Northcutt Award Fund.
  • The recipient receives an award certificate.
AWARD RECIPIENTS:
  • 2010: Meredith Reid Sarkees, American University
  • 2009: Christine Sylvester, Lancaster University
  • 2008: Cynthia H. Enloe, Clark University
  • 2007: J. Ann Tickner, University of Southern California
  • 2006 Karen Mingst, University of Kentucky
  • 2005 Deborah Gerner, University of Kansas


COMMITTEE:

Sandra M. McEvoy
CHAIR, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Consortium on Gender, Security & Human Rights
Sandra.McEvoy@umb.edu

Bethany Barratt
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Roosevelt University
bbarratt@roosevelt.edu

Lyn Boyd-Judson
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Levan Institute for Humanities and Ethics
University of Southern California
lynboyd@usc.edu

Vicki L. Golich
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Metropolitan State College of Denver
vgolich@mscd.edu

Kathleen A. Mahoney-Norris
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
National Security Studies,
U.S.A.F. Air Command and Staff College
kathleen.norris@maxwell.af.mil

Patricia Owens
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Department of Politics
Queen Mary, University of London
p.owens@qmul.ac.uk

Emek M. Uçarer
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Bucknell University
ucarer@bucknell.edu

Kristen Williams
MEMBER, FEB 2009 - FEB 2010
Department of Government & Intl Relations
Clark University
KWilliams@clarku.edu