American honor society for public administration
Pi Alpha Alpha (ΠΑΑ PAA ) is an international honor society for students of public administration . It was founded and is administered by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration .
The organization was formed to promote excellence in the study and practice of public administration and public affairs . There are 167 Pi Alpha Alpha chapters, with more than 30,000 members.
History Pi Alpha Alpha was established by National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) in 1974.[1] [2] It was created as an honor society to encourage excellence and recognize students of public affairs and administration.[1] [3] [2] Its first president was Don L. Bowen.[4]
In its first three years, Pi Alpha Alpha established 33 chapters and had initiated 600 members.[4] It held its first national convention in April 1978.[4] It joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1982 but has since left that organization.[1]
In 1991, it had chartered 78 chapters and initiated 7,800 members.[2] By 2012, it had 162 active chapters, an active membership of 2,359, and a total of 43,363 initiates.[1] As of 2022, there are more than 160 Pi Alpha Alpha chapters.[5] [6] The society has initiated more than 30,000 members.
The society is governed by a national council and executive committee.[2] It annually presents an award for the Best Student Manuscript in Public Administration to a graduate and a doctoral student.[1] [2] It holds biennial meetings in conjunction with NASPAA.[2] Its national headquarters are located in 1029 Vermont Avenue in Washington, D.C.[6]
Symbols Pi Alpha Alpha's colors are light blue and gold.[7] Its publications are the PAA Roster and the PAA Brochure .[1]
Membership There are three different membership types: student, faculty or staff, and honorary. Undergraduate students are required to have half of the NASPAA degree program coursework completed and at least a 3.7 GPA.[8] Graduate and doctoral students may also join. Membership is for life.[9]
PI Alpha Alpha's national council conveys an honorary membership at its biennial meeting to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the profession.[1] [2]
Chapters Following is a list of Pi Alpha Alpha chapters.[2] [10] [11] Inactive institutions are in italics .
Institution Charter date Location State Status References Albany State University Albany, Georgia GA Active American University Washington, D.C. DC Active [12] American University in Cairo Cairo, Egypt Active Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina NC Inactive Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona AZ Active Arkansas State University Jonesboro, Arkansas AR Active Auburn University Auburn, Alabama AL Active Auburn University at Montgomery Montgomery, Alabama AL Active Augusta State University Augusta, Georgia GA Active Barry University Miami Shores, Florida FL Active Baruch College New York City, New York NY Active Binghamton University Vestal, New York NY Active Boise State University Boise, Idaho ID Active Bowie State University Bowie, Maryland MD Active Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio OH Active Buffalo State University Buffalo, New York NY Active California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California CA Active California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, California CA Active California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, California CA Active [13] California State University, East Bay Hayward, California CA Active California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California CA Active California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California CA Active California State University San Bernardino San Bernardino, California CA Active [14] Capella University Minneapolis, Minnesota MN Active Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PA Inactive Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan MI Active Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia GA Active Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio OH Active College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina SC Active Columbus State University Columbus, Georgia GA Active Cornell University Ithaca, New York NY Active DePaul University Chicago, Illinois IL Active Drake University Des Moines, Iowa IA Active East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina NC Active Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky KY Active Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan MI Active Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, New Jersey NJ Active Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida FL Active Florida International University Miami, Florida FL Active [15] Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida FL Active George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia VA Active George Washington University 1977 Washington, D.C. DC Active [5] [16] Georgia College & State University Milledgeville, Georgia GA Active Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia GA Active Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia GA Active Golden Gate University San Francisco, California CO Active Governors State University University Park, Illinois IL Active Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana LA Active Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan MI Active Hamad Bin Khalifa University Doha, Qatar Active Hawaii Pacific University Honolulu, Hawaii HI Active Howard University Washington, D.C. DC Inactive Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho ID Active Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana IN Active Indiana University Northwest Gary, Indiana IN Active Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana IN Inactive [a] Indiana University South Bend South Bend, Indiana IN Active Iowa State University Ames, Iowa IA Inactive Jackson State University Jackson, Mississippi MS Active James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia VA Active John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York City, New York NY Active Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas KS Active Kean University Union Township, New Jersey NJ Active Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia GA Active Kent State University Kent, Ohio OH Active Kentucky State University Frankfort, Kentucky KY Active Long Island University , Brooklyn CampusBrooklyn, New York NY Active LIU Post Brookville, New York NY Active Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana LA Active Marist University Poughkeepsie, New York NY Active Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania PA Inactive Metropolitan College of New York New York City, New York NY Active Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan MI Inactive Mid-America Christian University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma OK Inactive Mississippi State University Mississippi State, Mississippi MS Active Mississippi Valley State University Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi ,MS Inactive Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri MO Inactive New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico NM Active The New School For Social Research New York City, New York NY Inactive North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina NC Active North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina NC Active Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona AZ Active [17] Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois IL Active Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky KY Active Norwich University Northfield, Vermont VT Active Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida FL Active Oakland University Rochester Hills, Michigan MI Active Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio OH Active Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia VA Active Pace University New York City, New York NY Active Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania PA Active Penn State Harrisburg Lower Swatara Township, Pennsylvania PA Active [4] Pepperdine University Malibu, California CA Active Portland State University Portland, Oregon OR Active Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana IN Active Regent University Virginia Beach, Virginia VA Active Russell Sage College Troy, New York NY Inactive Rutgers University–Camden Camden, New Jersey NJ Active Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey NJ Active Rutgers University–Newark Newark, New Jersey NJ Active [18] St. Mary's University, Texas San Antonio, Texas TX Active Saint Peter's University Jersey City, New Jersey NJ Active San Diego State University San Diego, California CA Active San Francisco State University San Francisco, California CA Active San Jose State University San Jose, California CA Active Savannah State University Savannah, Georgia GA Active Seattle University Seattle, Washington WA Active Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey NJ Active Shippensburg University Shippensburg, Pennsylvania PA Active Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois IL Active Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois IL Active Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana LA Active Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah UT Active State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York NY Inactive State University of New York College at Brockport Brockport, New York NY Active Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas TX Inactive Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts MA Active Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee TN Active Texas A&M University College Station, Texas TX Active Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas TX Active Texas Southern University Houston, Texas TX Active Texas State University San Marcos, Texas TX Active [b] Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas TX Active Troy University Troy, Alabama AL Inactive University of Akron Akron, Ohio OH Inactive University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama AL Active University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska AK Active University at Albany, SUNY Albany, New York NY Active University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona AZ Active University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas AR Active University of Baltimore Baltimore, Maryland MD Inactive University of California, Riverside Riverside, California CA Active University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida FL Active University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma OK Active University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado CO Active University of Colorado Colorado Springs Colorado Springs, Colorado CO Active University of Colorado Denver Denver, Colorado CO Active University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut CT Active University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio OH Active University of Delaware Newark, Delaware DE Active University of Georgia Athens, Georgia GA Active University of Guam Mangilao, Guam GU Active University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawaii HI Active University of Houston Houston, Texas TX Active University of Houston–Clear Lake Houston, Texas TX Inactive University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois IL Active University of Illinois Springfield Springfield, Illinois IL Active University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas KS Active University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky KY Active University of La Verne La Verne, California CA Active University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky KY Active University of Maine Orono, Maine ME Inactive University of Maine at Augusta Augusta, Maine ME Active University of Maryland, College Park October 1999 College Park, Maryland MD Active [19] University of Massachusetts Boston Boston, Massachusetts MA Active University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee TN Active University of Michigan–Flint Flint, Michigan MI Active University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota MN Active University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi MS Inactive University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri MO Active University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri MO Active University of Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri MO Active University of Montana Missoula, Montana MT Active University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska NE Active University of Nevada, Las Vegas Paradise, Nevada NV Inactive University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut CT Active University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico NM Active University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana LA Active University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina NC Active [9] University of North Carolina at Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina NC Active University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina NC Active University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota ND Active University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida FL Active University of North Texas Denton, Texas TX Active University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas TX Active University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma OK Active University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon OR Active University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania PA Active University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island RI Active University of San Francisco San Francisco, California CA Active University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina SC Active University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota SD Active University of South Florida Tampa, Florida FL Active University of Southern California Los Angeles, California CA Active University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee TN Active University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas TX Active University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas TX Active University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas TX Active University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas TX Active University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas TX Active University of Texas–Pan American Edinburg, Texas TX Inactive University of the Pacific Stockton, California CA Inactive University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio OH Inactive University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah UT Active University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont VT Active University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia VA Active University of Washington Seattle, Washington WA Active University of West Florida Pensacola, Florida FL Inactive University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia GA Active University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin WI Active University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming WY Active Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia GA Active Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania PA Active Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia VA Active Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia VA Active Walden University Minneapolis, Minnesota MN Active Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan MI Active West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania PA Active West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia WV Active Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina NC Active Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan MI Active Westfield State University Westfield, Massachusetts MA Active Willamette University Salem, Oregon OR Active Wright State University , Dayton CampusDayton, Ohio OH Active
^ University divided into two institutions in 2024. ^ Chapter formed at Southwest Texas State College, now Texas State University.
Notable members Osayi Alile , entrepreneur and human development expertCarol Bellamy , Executive Director of UNICEF , Director of the Peace Corps , New York State Senate , and president of the New York City Council Lynette Boggs , Miss Oregon 1989 and local politician in NevadaKahlil Carter , gridiron football player and coachLinda Melconian , Massachusetts Senate John A. Nucci , senior vice president of external affairs at Suffolk University Suzanne Rivera , bioethicist and science policy researcherSunny Sanwar , artist, environmental activist, and entrepreneurLewis Sorley , author, intelligence analyst, and military historianNicolas Valcik , author
Honorary members Following are some of Pi Alpha Alpha's honorary members.[20]
Richard W. Bolling (1986, honorary), United States House of Representatives Luther F. Carter (2008, honorary), president of Francis Marion University Henry Cisneros (1982, honorary), United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and Mayor of San Antonio, Texas H. Brent Coles (1998, honorary), Mayor of Boise, Idaho Linda W. Cropp (2005, honorary), Council of the District of Columbia Donald M. Fraser (1983, honorary), United States House of Representatives and Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota Bob Graham (1985, honorary), Governor of Florida and United States Senate Eric Greitens (2011, honorary), Governor of Missouri Jayne Harkins (2010, honorary), first woman to have served as the U.S. Commissioner of the International Boundary and Water Commission Glenda Hood (1993, honorary), Secretary of State of Florida and Mayor of Orlando Kay Bailey Hutchison (1995, honorary), United States Ambassador to NATO , United States Senate , Treasurer of Texas , and Texas House of Representatives Mike Lowry (1987, honorary), Governor of Washington Edwin Meese (1981, honorary), 75th United States Attorney General Steven H. Miles (2006, honorary), physician and professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School Bart Peterson (2004, honorary), Mayor of Indianapolis Michelle Rhee (2009, honorary), Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools Norm Rice (2007, honorary), Mayor of Seattle William Ruckelshaus (1984, honorary), 1st and 5th Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and 13th United States Deputy Attorney General Terry Sanford (1997, honorary), Governor of North Carolina Hilda Solis (2002, honorary), United States Secretary of Labor and United States House of Representatives Elmer B. Staats (1991, honorary), Comptroller General of the United States Merrett R. Stierheim (1999, honorary), public administrator in Miami-Dade County, Florida George Voinovich (2001, honorary), United States Senate Michael R. White (1992, honorary), Mayor of Cleveland and Ohio Senate Douglas Wilder (2000, honorary), Governor of Virginia Anthony A. Williams (2001, honorary), Mayor of the District of Columbia Andrew Young (1987, honorary), Mayor of Atlanta , United States Ambassador to the United Nations , and United States House of Representatives
See also
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