Edwin E. and Mary T. Huddleson Outstanding Teacher Award
The role of every PRGS instructor is to help build a new generation of policy leaders and to foster a highly stimulating, analytically deep, and intellectually rich learning environment. The Edwin E. and Mary T. Huddleson Award is an esteemed academic distinction presented to those instructors with outstanding achievement. The recipients are chosen by vote of the PRGS student body. This makes the award unique for PRGS as it is a direct reflection of the fellows' educational experience.
Past recipients include:
- 2010: Paul Heaton
- 2009: Paco Martorell
- 2008: Krishna Kumar
- 2007: Darius Lakdawalla
- 2006: Lionel Galway and Dana Goldman
- 2004: Bart Bennett
- 2002: Jacob Alex Klerman
- 2000: James Dertouzos and C. Richard Neu
- 1998: Bart Bennett
- 1995: Robert J. MacCoun
- 1993: C. Richard Neu
Formally established in 1995, the award was made possible by an endowment gift from the family of the late Mary T. and Edwin E. Huddleson, Jr. Mr. Huddleson's career of distinguished public service included 27 years as a RAND trustee and 31 years as RAND's corporate counsel. As a trustee, he was instrumental in founding the RAND Graduate School. The family's gift was supplemented by other contributions to RAND made in the Huddlesons' memory, and since 2006 the award has been presented annually, alternating between instructors who teach core courses and those who teach electives. It is scheduled to be presented again in June 2010.