October 11, 2002

BOISE STATE’S PI ALPHA ALPHA CHAPTER HONORED

The Boise State University chapter of Pi Alpha Alpha, a national honor society for public administration, has been chosen to receive the 2002 Pi Alpha Alpha Award of Excellence. The award will be presented to adviser Janet Mills and student leaders on

Oct. 18 at the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration luncheon in Los Angeles.

The purpose of the Award is to recognize excellence in programming and chapter management in pursuit of Pi Alpha Alpha's goals of scholarship, leadership, and excellence in graduate education in public affairs and administration.

Chapter officers for the 2001-2002 academic year were Janet Howard, president; Kelly Jennings, vice president; Brian Ashton, secretary; and Russ Eanes, treasurer.

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Janet Mills

Public Policy and Administration

(208) 426-3778

Kathleen Craven

communications and marketing

(208) 426-3275