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Students: Penniman Prize Recipients
 Clara Penniman To honor Clara Penniman's contributionsThe La Follette School gives the Penniman Prize and offers student support through the Clara Penniman Award for Wisconsin Government and Public Management. Contributions to sustain these are welcome. Or call (608) 263-7657 or e-mail . |
The Clara Penniman Prize is awarded to the graduating student who has written the most outstanding paper while a graduate student in public affairs. La Follette School faculty nominate the papers, which best demonstrate the writing and analytic skills the school emphasizes. 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 and passed away in 2009. These alumni have received the Penniman Prize:
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