PhD Alum Annie Benn Receives Two APSA Dissertation Awards

Published by Apolonia Preciado | Sep 02, 2026

Congratulations to PhD alum Annie Benn on receiving the E.E. Schattschneider Award for the best dissertation in American Government and the George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award for the best dissertation in presidency research.

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