Category Archives: Guidance for Nominations
The Lamb Prize: Your Academic Call to Adventure
Heed the call. Oppportunity is knocking. For those of you seeking the adventure of prize-winning political science and innovation, the deadline for the 2019 Lamb Prize is swiftly approaching. Applications for the 2019 Prize are due to the Selection Committee … Continue reading
Guidance from the Selection Committee
The Selection Committee offers the following guidance for those planning to apply for the Prize and those contemplating making a nomination. Guidance: 1. Students who graduated in the Fall are eligible to apply for the Prize no later than the … Continue reading
Claire McMorris on the Lamb Prize
Claire McMorris is the Recipient of the 2017 Lamb Prize. In this video she describes her experience as an applicant and winner. “Claire McMorris on the Lamb Prize” provides a quick guide to preparing an application. The Lamb Prize recognizes the … Continue reading
Précis of the Winning Submissions
Click on the desired link to read the winning Précis. David Belcher, 2015: “An Efficient Electoral Method to Reduce Voter Ignorance” Quinn Massaroni, 2016: “A United States Sustainable Energy Transition Based on Successful International Models” Claire McMorris, 2017: “Corporate Oregon: … Continue reading
Good Writing
Good writing is important because the sponsors of the Bert & Phyllis Lamb Prize in Political Science want the findings or products developed by the winner of the prize to be useful and useable. Good writing helps ensure the usability … Continue reading
A Word about Innovation
Bert and Phyllis Lamb’s interest in innovation might be best described as a concern for efficiency. Phyllis designed homes for individual clients and for sale. Bert built them. She and Bert were looking for ideas, improvements, short cuts, systems of order, … Continue reading
