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ASPA is proud to announce its 2015 Class of Founders’ Fellows. The 25 Fellows are a select group of students who will receive ASPA’s Founders' Fellowships. They represent 15 states and 3 countries.

The Founders' Fellows Program recognizes outstanding students and new professionals in public administration. They are selected as part of a competitive and rigorous review process and will present their research at  the ASPA Annual Conference in Chicago, March 6-10.

Fellows also receive substantial professional development through ASPA which includes networking opportunities and sustained mentoring by a seasoned scholar or practitioner.

In addition to being recognized at the 2015 Annual Conference, the Fellows will receive a complimentary one year ASPA membership and participate in the full range of special programming at the conference.

Founders' Fellowships recognize outstanding students and new professionals in the field. Following a competitive review process, the Founders’ Fellows are selected to present their scholarship during the ASPA conference. They receive substantial professional development and networking opportunities, including mentoring by a seasoned scholar or practitioner. The 2015 ASPA Founders Fellows include an impressive group of 25 awardees from 15 states and three countries.

For a more in-depth look at Abdul's time at the ASPA conference, visit http://www.wku.edu/political-science/abdulsamadstory.pdf

Claudia C. Caruso, University of Delaware

Noam Cohen, University of Haifa, Israel

Joseph B. Deegan, Indiana University

Stephanie D. Dolamore, University of Baltimore

Peter Stanley Federman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

Clare J. FitzGerald, North Carolina State University

Amir Hefetz, University of Haifa, Israel

Alison Jenifer Holt, Wayne State University

Andrea J. Huston, Walden University

Mirit Kisner, University of Haifa, Israel

Angela Kline, University of Delaware

George C. Labonte, Roger Williams University

Samantha June Larson, University of Colorado - Denver

Seema Mahato, Ohio University

Nadeen Makhlouf, American University

Denzel Maxwell, Texas Tech University

Eleanor Keeton, Nowak Virginia Commonwealth University

Arlena Nwosu, North Carolina Central University

Abdul Samad, Western Kentucky University

Mona Hafeez Siddiqui, Virginia Commonwealth University

Ranjeet Singh, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Ammar Suria, Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS-Pakistan)

William L. Swann, Florida State University

Michele Tantardini,  Florida International University

Kimberly K. Wiley, Florida State University