William J. Blough, by Stephen Samuel Smith, Winthrop University

A. Michael Corbett, by Joseph Losco, Ball State University

Phillip O. Foss, by John Straayer, Colorado State University

Arnold J. Heidenheimer, by John H. Kautsky, Victor T. LeVine, and Robert H. Salisbury, Washington University

Rita Mae Kelly, by Jane Bayes, California State University, Northridge

This is the thirty-first year that I have been monitoring participation by women at our annual meeting. These P.S. reports have documented the ascent of women in our profession. While there are signs that women have continued to move ahead in their participation, the picture is again mixed.

New England Journal of Political Science Seeks Submission

The New England Journal of Political Science is making preparations for its first issue, which will be published in Fall 2002. This peer reviewed scholarly journal i a publication of the New England Political Science Association. It will be the first referred scholarly journal in the discipline of political science that will be offered exclusively in an electronic format. A distinguished editorial board will provide rigorous scholarly standards for this venture nd ensure its diversity. Articles from all fields of political science are welcome.

2002 Rules for the Annual Business Meeting and Association Elections

The following rules proposed by the Association's Rules Committee were approved by the Council at its April 26 meeting.

1. Annual Business Meeting: Attendance and Participation

2. Conduct of the Annual Business Meeting

3. Proposal of Resolutions and Constitutional Amendments

4. Nominations and Elections of Officers

5. Council Meeting: Observers

6. Calendar of Deadlines

7. 2002 Annual Business Meeting

Herbert E. Alexander has been designated as Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Southern California. He also has been appointed to the Study Commission on Public Financing of Campaigns in Maryland.

APSA will return to the historic and picturesque city of Boston in 2002 for its 98th Annual Meeting. Beginning on August 29, 2002 and running through mid-day on September 1, 2002, the meeting will feature hundreds of panels, numerous professional workshops, and many special addresses. Even with all the excitement APSA has to offer, be sure to take some time out to enjoy the many sites Boston has to offer. Headquartered in the heart of the city, at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Sheraton Boston Hotel, and the Hynes Convention Center, you will have easy access to all of the key sites.

Robert F. Cushman Christopher Mitchell and Richard S. Randall New York University

Dale A. Hathaway David Mason, William Watts and Craig Auchter Butler University

Stuart Nagel William J. Crotty Northeastern University

L. Earl Shaw, Jr. William Crotty Northeastern University

Richard N. Swift Farhad Kazemi and Christopher Mitchell New York University

On February 1 Michael Brintnall assumed the role of APSA executive director. Brintnall was selected to succeed Catherine Rudder after a search process led by a six-member committee and approval by the APSA Council.

With Council approval, APSA President-Elect Theda Skocpol of Harvard University has selected Henry E. Brady and Margaret Weir, both of the University of California, Berkeley, to serve as Program Co-Chairs for the 2003 Annual Meeting. The 2003 meeting will mark the Centennial of the Association and will be held in Philadelphia, August 28–31.

APSA president Theda Skocpol's research has had a profound intellectual influence that crosses disciplinary boundaries and spans several subfields in political science, including comparative politics, comparative-historical analysis, and American politics. Her work addresses major questions about politics and social organization in a remarkably diverse range of empirical settings. What are the causes of major social revolutions, such as the French, Russian, and Chinese revolutions? What is distinctive about the development of the welfare state in United States? How do basic forms of civic life influence American democracy? Running through this diverse body of work is a core concern: Skocpol's passion to show how politics works by studying patterns of conflict and institutional change at the intersection of government and society. This central goal drives the defining features of her work: the comparative-historical approach, attention to institutions and actors whose political role has been neglected, and a dedication to making social science address real world problems. Skocpol's research offers fresh perspectives and provocative arguments that have sparked spirited debates and launched whole new lines of research. In the process, her work has had a profound impact on both the questions that political scientists ask and the methods that they use. She has also served as a powerful voice in favor of universal social support for families in American public policy.

The Association's 2002 Nominating Committee convened at the national office on February 1 and 2 and agreed upon a slate of Officers and Council members.

The 98th Annual Meeting, held for the first time in a convention center, drew a near-record attendance to Boston during the sometimes stormy week before Labor Day. Total attendance, including members of the APSA 2002 press, exhibitors, and guests, numbered 6,432, almost surpassing the previous record set in Boston in 1998. APSA will return to Boston again in 2008.

Jean Bethke Elshtain, Fred I. Greenstein, and Charles O. Jones were honored with the 2002 Frank J. Goodnow Award for their significant contributions to the political science profession and the American Political Science Association at the 2002 Honors Reception, Wednesday, August 28, in conjunction with the APSA Annual Meeting in Boston.

APSA President Robert D. Putnam spoke about “American Society and American Political Science After 9/11/01” as part of the thirty-third meeting of the Northeastern Political Science Association and the International Studies Association-Northeast, which was held in Philadelphia in November 2001.

The Association honored 21 members for career achievements and outstanding research at the APSA Awards Ceremony in Boston. Hosted by 2002 Program Co-Chairs W. Phillips Shively and Kathryn Sikkink, the ceremony drew nearly 300 attendees. Following the ceremony, 2002 APSA President Robert D. Putnam delivered his Presidential Address, “The Public Role of Political Science,” which will appear in the inaugural issue of Perspectives on Politics this March.

A Disability Income Insurance Plan with monthly benefits up to $3,000 is available to members of the American Political Science Association. All members and/or spouses or domestic partners under age 60, who have been actively working full-time (at least 25 hours a week) for the last 90 days, and have not been hospitalized in the last six months are eligible to apply for the Disability Income Plan.

During a lively and interesting meeting on August 28, 2002, the APSA Council approved several significant initiatives focused on civic engagement and the public presence of political science. In addition, Council helped generate substantial changes to the Association's Mentoring and Minority Fellowship Programs by supporting and conditionally approving the reports and proposals of the ad hoc committees.

The Internet is an ever-growing resource for scholars and students. As the technology evolves APSA is working to provide more advanced online services for members. The latest program to be released is myAPSA.

Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, and director of the Center for American Political Studies at Harvard University, became the Association's 99th President on August 31 at the annual Business Meeting of the Association. Outgoing APSA President Robert Putnam of Harvard University presented Skocpol with the Association gavel. Joining Skocpol in guiding the Association are six new officers and eight council members.

On February 4, the Bush Administration submitted its $2.13 trillion budget for FY03. In light of the budget's proposals for dramatic spending increases for homeland security, terrorism prevention, and the Defense Department ($48 billion)—as well as a projected $106 billion deficit—America's cultural programs have fared better than many expected.