Best Paper Award Recipients

 
Year/SitePaper AwardRecipient Name & InstitutionTitle
2015 BurlingtonBest PaperYuko Mulugetta, Ithaca CollegeUnderstanding the Impact of Test Optional Admission Policy
2015 BurlingtonBest First PaperHeidi Baez, CUNY School of Professional Studies, & Evgeniya Reshetnyak, Fordham UniversityIncreasing Connections to Increase Online Student Retention
2014 PhiladelphiaBest PaperThomas McGuinness, Bates CollegeIntegrative Learning: Helping Students Make the Connections
2013 NewportBest PaperDi Chen and Heather Kelly, University of DelawareUnderstanding the Leaky STEM Pipeline by Taking a Close Look at Factors Influencing Retention and Graduation Rates
2013 NewportBest First PaperAlexander C. Yin, The Pennsylvania State UniversityAn Institutional Model for Degree Completion: A Moneyball Approach
2013 NewportBest IR/PractitionerYuko Mulugetta, Ithaca CollegeGoing Test-Optional: Gathering Evidence and Making the Decision at Ithaca College
2012 BethesdaBest PaperDebra Allen and Theodore Coladarci, University of MaineExamining the Threat of Nonresponse Bias as a Follow-up to the National Survey of Student Engagement
2012 BethesdaBest First PaperChunmei Yao, SUNY College at OneontaUsing Internal Market Ratios to Detect Gender Differences in Faculty Salaries
2012 BethesdaBest IR/PractitionerLaura Ariovich and W. Allen Richman, Prince George’s Community CollegeNon-Returner Survey: Why Students Leave
2011 BostonBest PaperLeslie S. Stratton and James N. Wetzel, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityAre Students Dropping Out or Dragging Out the College Experience? The Roles of Socioeconomic Status and Academic Background
2010 Saratoga SpringsBest PaperMeredith S. Billings and Dawn Geronimo Terkla, Tufts UniversityUsing SEM to Describe the Infusion of Civic Engagement into the Campus Culture
2010 Saratoga SpringsBest First PaperJoel D. Bloom, The University at Albany, SUNYIssues in Web Surveys of Student Populations: Response Rates and Post Stratification Weighting
2010 Saratoga SpringsBest IR/PractitionerJohn Runfeldt, William Paterson UniversityOrganizing Student Tracker Results Using SPSS
2009 BaltimoreBest PaperCorbin Campbell and Jessica Mislevy, University of MarylandStudents’ Perceptions Matter: Early Signs of Undergraduate Student Retention/Attrition
2009 BaltimoreBest First PaperMeredith S. Billings, Tufts UniversityEvery Dollar Matters: Examining Young Alumni Giving Behavior
2009 BaltimoreBest IR/PractitionerMarie Wilde, Cedar Crest CollegeFrom Smart Car to NASCAR: Assessing Institutional Effectiveness Using a KPI Dashboard
2008 ProvidenceBest First PaperMarin Clarkberg and Marne Einarson, Cornell University
 		Improving Response Rates through Better Design: Rethinking a Web-Based Survey Instrument
2007 New BrunswickBest PaperMarianne Guidos and Michael J. Dooris, The Pennsylvania State UniversityUnderstanding Adult Learner Program Completion
2007 New BrunswickBest IR/PractitionerJanet Easterling, Seton Hall UniversityInteractive, Multidimensional NSSE Dashboards Showing Structured Multi-Year NSSE Outcomes: Simple, Uniform Displays to Improve Understanding of Complex Data
2006 PhiladelphiaBest PaperSally A. Lesik, Central Connecticut State UniversityDo Academic Integration Programs Have a Causal Impact on Student Retention? A Study of a Developmental Mathematics Course Using Discrete-Time Survival and Regression-Discontinuity Analysis
2006 PhiladelphiaBest IR/PractitionerMichelle Appel and Chad Muntz, University of MarylandThe Pluses and Minuses of Policy Analysis: Predicting the Impact of a New Grading Policy
2005 Saratoga SpringsBest PaperEllen M. Boylan, Marywood UniversityUsing Factor Analysis to Clarify Operational Constructs for Measuring Mission Perception
2005 Saratoga SpringsBest First PaperEileen M. McDonnell, SUNY Empire State CollegeCalculating Retention for Adults: Moving Beyond the Traditional Model
2005 Saratoga SpringsBest IR/PractitionerPatrick Mizak, Canisius CollegeAn Analysis of Time to Degree and Credit Hour Workload by Selected Program
2004 PortsmouthBest PaperJ. Fredericks Volkwein and Kyle Sweitzer, The Pennsylvania State UniversityThe Influences on Institutional Prestige and Reputation
2004 PortsmouthBest First PaperJerret K. LeMay, Binghamton UniversityStopouts And Readmits: Using Student Record And NSC Data To Predict Re-Enrollment
2003 PittsburghBest PaperMeihua Zhai, West Chester UniversityUsing Multiple Projection Models to Fit Different Student Populations
2003 PittsburghBest First PaperChisato Tada
Tsuey-Ping Lee
University of Albany		To Show How We Care:  Combining Web-Based Technology and International Student Needs"
2002 AnnapolisBest PaperStephen R. Porter and Michael E. Whitcomb, Wesleyan UniversityThe Impact of Contact Type on Web Survey Response Rates
2002 AnnapolisBest First PaperEllen Boylan-Fick and Barbara R. Sadowski, Marywood UniversityLinking Assessment Planning and Mission Review: One University's Experience
2001 CambridgeBest PaperAnne Marie Delaney, Babson CollegePromoting a Global Perspective Through Institutional Research
2000 PittsburghBest PaperMeihua Zhai and Jennie Skerl, West Chester University of PennsylvaniaThe Impact of Remedial English Courses on Student College-Level Coursework Performance and Persistence
2000 PittsburghBest First PaperChisato Tada, University at Albany, SUNYTo Show How We Care: Combining Web-Based Technology and International Student Needs Assessment Survey
1999 NewportBest PaperStephen R. Porter, University of Maryland, College ParkIncluding Transfer-Out Behavior in Retention Models: Using the NSLC Enrollment Search Data
1998 PhiladelphiaBest PaperEmily Thomas, Gayle Reznik, and William Dawes, State University of New York at Stony BrookUsing Predictive Modeling to Target Student Recruitment: Theory and Practice
1997 HartfordBest PaperKarl Boughan, Prince George's Community CollegeNew Approaches to the Analysis of Academic Outcomes: Modeling Student Performance at a Community College
1996 PrincetonBest PaperRobert K. Toutkoushian, University System of New Hampshire, Halil Dundar, University of Minnesota, and William E. Becker, Indiana UniversityWhat Do the NRC Graduate Program Ratings Measure?
1995 BurlingtonBest PaperAnne Marie Delaney, Boston CollegeComparative Perspective on the Role of Institutional Research: Variation by Institutional Characteristics
1994 BaltimoreBest PaperBarbara H. Palmer, Brandeis UniversityLesjes van de nederlanders: Little Lessons from the Dutch to Promote Educational Quality
1993 Bolton LandingBest PaperJ. Fredericks Volkwein and Bruce Szelest, University at Albany, SUNYThe Relationship of Campus Crime to Campus and Community Characteristics
1992 Washington, D.C.Best PaperJennifer A. Brown, Connecticut State UniversityRisky Practices, Gender and Power: A Study of Heterosexual College Students
1991 CambridgeBest PaperCraig A. Claggett, Prince George's Community College, and Helen S. Kerr, Washington CollegeAn Information Infrastructure for Enrollment Management: Tracking and Understanding Your Students
1990 AlbanyBest PaperJane Anderson Price, Franklin and Marshall CollegeThe Use of Structured Interviews in a Qualitative Study of Admissions Publications
1988 ProvidenceBest PaperEllen Armstrong Kanarek, Rutgers - The State University of New JerseyGender Differences in Freshman Performance and Their Relationship to Use of the SAT in Admissions