Pi Alpha Alpha


What is Pi Alpha Alpha?	Who is eligible?	What are Pi Alpha Alpha activities?

Dues	Pi Alpha Alpha Inductees	Contact

Pi Alpha Alpha is a national honor society that recognizes outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in the field of public affairs and administration. Those universities and colleges which are members of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) are eligible to establish a Pi Alpha Alpha chapter. Pi Alpha Alpha is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies, a national organization dedicated to encouraging fraternal and specialized honor societies in establishing and maintaining high standards, scholarship and achievement of their members.

The purpose of Pi Alpha Alpha is to encourage and recognize outstanding scholarship and accomplishment in public affairs and administration, and to foster integrity, professionalism and effective performance in the conduct of government and related public service activities.

Pi Alpha Alpha's membership identifies those with the highest performance levels in educational programs and prepares them for public service careers. Established in 1974, the society has grown significantly. Currently there are 99 chapters and over 15,000 members nationwide.

Who is eligible for membership?

Students, alumni and faculty of the Master of Public Policy Administration (MPPA) and Bachelor of Science in Public Administration (BSPA) Programs at UM-St. Louis are eligible to join Pi Alpha Alpha.

MPPA students who have completed 50 percent of the required coursework (a minimum of 20 semester hours) and have attained a GPA of at least 3.7 are eligible for induction into the UM-St. Louis Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha.

Eligible BSPA students are those who have completed at least 75 credit hours, 15 semester hours of required coursework for the BSPA major, and attained a 3.5 GPA in all courses included in the BSPA major and at least a 3.0 in all other coursework.

MPPA and BSPA alumni who meet the GPA requirements are eligible for membership.

All MPPA and BSPA faculty members are invited and encouraged to join Pi Alpha Alpha.

What are Pi Alpha Alpha activities?

Each year the UM-St. Louis MPPA program holds an induction ceremony for new Pi Alpha Alpha inductees. The most recent induction ceremony took place during the PPA Program's Annual Fall Reception, which took place on Friday, October 15, at the UM-St. Louis Alumni Center. Three MPPA students were inducted: Jeanine Arrighi, Angie Postal and Jeff Bogue. To see pictures of the event and our inductees, click here.

The UM-St. Louis Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha is student driven, which means that the groups' activities could perhaps include, for example, an orientation for incoming MPPA and BSPA students, tutoring services, and/or seminars, leadership conferences or lecture series.

Nationally, Pi Alpha Alpha sponsors the Pi Alpha Alpha Student Manuscript Award in Public Administration, an annual competition open to students attending a NASPAA member institution in public affairs and administration. Each year, at NASPAA's Annual Conference, two students are recognized and presented the award--one for the best Master's-level paper and one for best doctoral-candidate paper. Student entries are judged on the basis of relevance of the topic, appropriate use of methodology, quality of presentation, originality, innovativeness, clarity and academic quality.

The two awards include a plaque and a check for $200.

Membership Dues

A one-time membership fee of $40 is required by NASPAA.

Pi Alpha Alpha Inductees

2009	1999
Jeanine Arrighi	Paul A. Fensterman
Angie Postal	Holly E. Ingraham
Jeff Bogue	Robert S. McClary
	Mary G. Mobley
2008	Gretchen W. Nichols
John A. Atilano	Mark E. Rudolph
Matthew R. Barker
Nathan Graves	1998
Douglas R. Lee	David G. Dolphus
Lawrence Miskel
Ellen G. Reed	1997
Craig Robinson	Joanne S. DeBernardi
	Wendy M. Hopkins
2007	Susan G. Mason
David R. Gipson	Susan A. Wofford
Mary E. Rocchio
	1996
2006	Stacey A. Curry
David M. Bardgett	Dean R. Darrough
James W. Knowles III	John R. Houck, Jr.
	Julie A. Jimenez
2005	Robbyn G. Wahby
Jeffrey V. Breuer	Bruce S. Weinberg
Katrina G. Lewison
Tyler G. Lewison	1995
Glen A. MacDonald	Beth A. Battock
Laura S. Winters	Randy Breese
Patricia A. Zahn	William W. Chase
	Cassandra Hickman-Walls
2004	Kevin J. Jackson
Colleen M. Bradford	Dexter C. Payne
Christian T. Bright*	Everett G. Phillips
Kevin P. Cummiskey*	S. Kristi Walker
Rhonda J. Ferrett	Anita T. Yeckel
Dustin J. Heland
Brian T. Hoffman*	1994
John P. Ringquist*	Heather M. Beaven
Carrie A. Trent	Kathleen M. Freeman
	J. Joseph Hardy
2003	Lindsey Rutledge-Neas
Kendra L. Brown	Brian G. Scott
David P. Hayhurst, Jr.*	Mary J. Wilson
Stephen A. Heinz*	Joseph L. Yancey
M. Nicole Kreisel
Brian P. Luti*	1993
Kelly Pollock	Timothy V. Arnett
Natasha L. Radovich	David L. Blackburn
Elizabeth A. Scioletti*	Denise F. Cale
Lawrence E. Welty	Kenneth M. Crisler
	Lisa C. DeLorenzo
2002	Carol W. Kohfeld
Elizabeth A. Kurila	Melissa T. Lange
Kurt K. Kysar	Leslie A. Leip
Elizabeth L. Mahoney*	Charles A. Letourneau
	George J. McCall
2001	Corinne B. Patton
Sara B. Albright	Patricia A. Peck
Carol M. Bish	Andrea L. Perr
Tom G. Morrison	Randall W. Sifers
Donna T. Small

2000
Joseph G. Frank (Pol. Sci. Undergrad)
Daniel C. Reynolds




*Ft. Leonard Wood MPPA student

For further information on the UM-St. Louis Chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, please contact:

Professor Nancy Kinney
Pi Alpha Alpha Faculty Advisor
ntkinney@umsl.edu
(314) 516-5420