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Faculty Honors and Awards By Alex Burnett
From left to right: Douglas Almond, Michael Doyle, Suresh Naidu
Congratulations to SIPA Professor Michael
Doyle, who received the 2011 Hubert
H. Humphrey Award from the American
Political Science Association (APSA).
The Hubert H. Humphrey Award is presented
annually in recognition of notable public service by
a political scientist. The 2010 recipient was David
Petraeus, former commanding general of U.S.
forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and director-designate
of the Central Intelligence Agency. Previous
honorees include former SIPA dean John Ruggie,
SIPA alumna Madeleine Albright, Richard Cheney,
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and Brent Scowcroft.
Professor Doyle is the Harold Brown Professor
of U.S. Foreign and Security Policy. He
specializes in international relations theory,
international security, and international organizations.
Previously, Doyle served as assistant
secretary-general and special adviser to UN
Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Professor Douglas Almond received the 2011
Garfield Economic Impact Award. Professor Almond
and his coauthors, Joseph J. Doyle Jr., Amanda E.
Kowalski, and Heidi Williams shared the award for
their paper “Estimating Marginal Returns to Medical
Care: Evidence from At-Risk Newborns.”
Evaluating the lifesaving benefits of advanced,
research-based medical care, they found evidence
that such care enables very low birth weight babies
to “beat the odds,” surviving at greater rates than
would be expected based on birth weight alone.
Professor Almond focuses on health and applied
microeconomics, with a particular interest in
infant health and the environment. He previously
served as a staff economist at the Council of Economic
Advisers during the Clinton administration
and studied the health effects of air pollution in
China as a Fulbright scholar.
Professor Suresh Naidu was awarded a
two-year junior fellowship from the Canadian Institute
for Advanced Research (CIFAR). The fellowships are
intended to help young and gifted scholars build their
research and leadership capacity early in their careers.
CIFAR junior fellows are embedded in one of
12 interdisciplinary research programs. Professor
Naidu will work as a program member within
“Institutions, Organizations, and Growth.”
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Professor Naidu teaches economics, political
economy, and development at SIPA. His research
focuses on the relationships between politics and
economics—particularly the history of slavery and
economic development in the U.S. South.
Professor John Micgiel was awarded the Commander’s
Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic
of Poland. President Bronisław Komorowski bestowed
state decorations on 27 distinguished people at the
Polish Consulate while on a visit to New York City.
The medals recognize those who have rendered
great service to the Polish-American community in
science, culture, business, and politics, as well as
their contribution to the Polish-Jewish dialogue.
In addition to teaching at SIPA, Professor
Micgiel is director of Columbia’s East Central
European Center.
Alex Burnett is communications manager
in SIPA’s Office of Communications and
External Relations.
Thursday, april 26, 2012
Twelfth annual Global leadership awards dinner
Honoring
Lisa Anderson
President, The American University in Cairo
Dean Emerita, SIPA
Howard G. Buffett
President, The Howard G. Buffett Foundation
Peter G. Peterson
Founder and Chairman, the Peter G. Peterson Foundation
Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus, the Blackstone Group
Mandarin Oriental, New York
saTurday, april 28, 2012
sipa alumni day
Featuring in-depth discussions with faculty and alumni
on topics in international and public affairs, with a special
celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Program in
Economic Policy Management (PEPM).
More information on both events will be available at
www.sipa.columbia.edu
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