Each year the Section presents a number of awards at its annual business meeting, held in conjunction with ASPA's national conference. A list of past recipients follows:


Outstanding Service to the Section on Public Administration and Labor Relations

2007	Ilka M. Decker, University of Georgia
2006	Mary E. Guy, Florida State University Katherine C. Naff, San Francisco State University
2005	Stephen E. Condrey, University of Georgia
2004	Al C. Hyde, The Brookings Institution
2003	Rex L. Facer II, Brigham Young University
2002	Jason M. Fleury, University of Georgia Charles W. Gossett, Georgia Southern University
2001	Steven W. Hays, University of South Carolina Nicholas P. Lovrich, Jr., Washington State University, Pullman
2000	Evan Berman

Outstanding Service to the Public Sector Human Resources Profession

2007	Karen Holloway, Human Resources Director, Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration
2006	Ronald Sanders, Office of the Director of National Intelligence
2005	John M. Palguta, Partnership for Public Service
2004	Montgomery Van Wart, Texas Tech University
2003	Doris T. McGuffey, Prince George's County
2002	Donald A. Wills, Maine Director, Bureau of Human Resources
2001	Rosslyn (Roz) Kleeman
2000	Robert Lavigna Arnold Steigman

Outstanding Scholarship in Public Sector Human Resources

2007	Lloyd Nigro, Georgia State University
2006	J. Edward Kellough, University of Georgia
2005	Albert C. Hyde, The Brookings Institution
2004	Mary E. Guy, Florida State University
2003	Jonathan West, University of Miami
2002	Gerald T. Gabris, Northern Illinois University
2001	Norma Riccucci
2000	Patricia Ingraham

Best Public Sector Human Resources Book

2006	Understanding Affirmative Action - J. Edward Kellough, University of Georgia
2006	Handbook of Human Resource Management in Government, 2nd Edition - Stephen E. Condrey (Editor), University of Georgia
2005	Diversity and Public Administration - Mitchell F. Rice, Louisiana State University
2004	None awarded
2003	Public Personnel Management: Contexts and Strategies, 5th Edition - Donald E. Klingner, University of Colorado - John Nalbandian, University of Kansas
2002	Public Personnel Administration: Problems and Prospects, 4th Edition - Steven W. Hays, University of South Carolina - Richard C. Kearney, East Carolina University
2001	Human Resource Management in the Public Service - Evan M. Berman - James S. Bowman - Jonathan P. West - Montgomery Van Wart

Best Article Submitted to the Review of Public Personnel Administration

2007	"A Broader Look at the 'Accountability' Movement: Some Grim Realities in State Civil Service Systems" (vol. 26, no. 2) - Steven W. Hays, University of South Carolina - Jessica E. Sowa, University of South Carolina
2006	"'Nonstandard' Work Arrangements in the Public Sector: Trends and Issues" (vol. 25, no. 4) - Sharon H. Mastracci, University of Illinois-Chicago - James R. Thompson, University of Illinois-Chicago
2005	"The Employer's Advantage in Sexual Harassment Cases: How the Courts Have Discouraged the Victims of Sexual Harassment" (vol. 24, no. 1) - Bonnie G. Mani, East Carolina University
2004	"The Determinants of State Employee Compensation" (vol. 23, no. 4) - Richard C. Kearney, East Carolina University
2003	"Is Patronage Dead? The Impact of Anti-Patronage Staffing Systems" - David K. Hamilton, Roosevelt University
2002	"The Civil Service Under Clinton: The Institutional Consequences of Disaggregation" - James R. Thompson, University of Illinois-Chicago
2001	"Are Women Underrepresented as Leaders of Nonprofit Organizations?" - Joan E. Pynes, University of Illinois-Chicago

Other Awards

2006	None awarded.
2005	R. Paul Battaglio Special Recognition for Service to the "Review of Public Personnel Administration"
2004	None awarded.
2003	Arnold Steigman Special Honoree in Recognition of Lifetime Achievement
2002	None awarded.