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Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes Spring 2006
La Follette School notes 20th anniversary of Penniman Prize
May’s graduation of La Follette School students marks the 20th anniversary of the Clara Penniman Prize, which is awarded to the graduating student who has written the most outstanding paper while a graduate student in public affairs.
A specialist in taxation and public finance, Clara Penniman was the founder and director of the La Follette School’s predecessor, the Center for the Study of Public Policy and Administration. She was the first female chair of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s (then otherwise all male) political science department. She retired in 1984.
Penniman’s gift to La Follette was the basis for the ongoing award to students whose papers, nominated by La Follette faculty, best demonstrate the writing and analytic skills the school emphasizes. “Award recipients are a distinguished group of alumni, some of whom have contributed to the fund to ensure our ability to continue the award,” says Associate Director Karen Holden.
Index to La Follette Notes spring 2006