The Norton Long Career Achievement Award is presented annually to a scholar who has made distinguished contributions to the study of urban politics over the course of a career through scholarly publication, the mentoring of students, and public service.
Nomination instructions: To nominate, two supporting letters should be sent to each committee member.
Award Committee (2026):
Vladimir Kogan, Ohio State University (kogan.18@osu.edu)
Sarah E. Reckhow, Michigan State University (reckhow@msu.edu)
Paru Shah, Rutgers University (paru.shah@rutgers.edu)
Deadline for Nominations: March 15, 2026
Recipients:
| 2025 | No award given. |
| 2024 | Terry Jones, University of Missouri – St. Louis |
| 2023 | Laura Reese, Michigan State University |
| 2022 | Adolph Reed Jr., University of Pennsylvania |
| 2021 | Terry Moe, Stanford University |
| 2020 | Margaret M. Weir, Wilson Professor of International and Public Affairs and Political Science, Brown University |
| 2019 | Luis R. Fraga, University of Notre Dame |
| 2018 | John Hull Mollenkopf, The Graduate Center, City University of New York |
| 2017 | H.V. Savitch, University of Louisville |
| 2016 | Steve Erie, University of California, San Diego |
| 2015 | Jeffrey Henig, Columbia University |
| 2014 | Richard Stren, University of Toronto |
| 2013 | Bryan Jones, University of Texas, Austin |
| 2012 | Hal Wolman, George Washington University |
| 2011 | Rodney Hero, University of California Berkeley |
| 2010 | Susan Clarke, University of Colorado, Boulder |
| 2009 | Wilbur Rich, Wellesley College |
| 2007 | Elaine Sharp, University of Kansas |
| 2005 | Martin Shefter, Cornell University |
| 2004 | Norton Long, University of Missouri, Saint Louis |
| 2003 | Michael Preston, University of California |
| 2001 | Marilyn Gittell, CUNY Graduate Center |
| 2001 | Dennis Judd, University of Missouri, St. Louis |
| 1995 | Paul Peterson, Harvard University |
| 1994 | Clarence Stone, University of Maryland, College Park |
| 1993 | Frederick Wirt, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
| 1992 | Donna Shalala, University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| 1991 | Robert Dahl, Yale University |
| 1990 | Oliver Williams, University of Pennsylvania |