H. George Frederickson Award

The purpose of the H. George Frederickson Award for Career Contributions to Public Management Research is to honor a senior scholar for exemplary contributions to the intellectual development of the field.

To be eligible for consideration, a public management scholar will have contributions which commonly include both written scholarship and development of professional capital including association service, journal advancement, involvement in conferences, mentoring, field advocacy, etc.

Nominations for the 2025 award cycle have not yet opened.

Each submission will be assessed based on the degree to which the nominee has made:

1. scholarly contributions to the intellectual development of public management, and

2. professional capital contributions to the development of the field (e.g., journal development, contributions to PMRA and other organizations, coordination of conferences, mentoring, and other means of sharing scholarship and information).

The award recipient will be formally recognized at the upcoming Public Management Research Conference.

The chair for the 2025 award cycle has not yet been announced.