Roger N. Pajari Award 
For Undergraduate Student Scholarship

The Roger N. Pajari Undergraduate Paper Award is awarded annually to the author/s of the best undergraduate paper
submitted to meet the requirements of an undergraduate political science course taught in the state of Georgia. Candidates
are nominated by the professor teaching a respective course. The awards committee selects the best paper from those submitted
each year. The deadline is July 1st each year. Papers submitted after the deadline will be included in the next year's competition.

Professors who wish to nominate exemplary student papers should contact the
Chair of the Awards Committee by contacting Dr. Harold Cline: hcline@mgc.edu

Georgia Political Science Association
www.gpsanet.org

Recent Roger N. Pajari Award Winners

2006

Wesley C. Tharpe
University of Georgia
 

"Biracial Politics, Social Moderation, and Natural Advantages:
How Atlanta Defeated Birmingham to Become the Capital of the South:
1945-1970"

2005

Matthew Mauldin
 University of Georgia

"The Republican Party and U.S. House Elections in the South from 1965 1994"

2004

 Nicholas Deeb
 University of Georgia

"Tort Reform in the Georgia General Assembly: A Case of Legislative Malpractice"

2003

 Katie Baird
 University of Georgia

"The District 45 State Senate Race in 2002"
2002

   Marty Klein
 University of Georgia

"The Long Frustration: The Causes of Republican
Losses in Recent Races for Governor in Georgia"

2001

 

2000

 Jessica Langston
 University of Georgia

"Vote Fraud in Dodge County, Georgia"

1999

 Scott Edenfield
 University of Georgia

"Redistricting Effects on Minority Substantive
and Descriptive Representation in Georgia in 1991"

1998

 Brent Powell
 University of Georgia

"Minority Populations: Substantive versus Descriptive Representation"

1997

 Martin Magda
 University of Georgia

"The Tullos - Childers Glynn County Commission Race of 1994"

1996

 Robert Trammell
 University of Georgia

"Desegregation of Bibb County Schools"