For 34 years, The Journal of Research Administration, whose goal is
to expand the knowledge and tools of research administration, has given
research administrators a means to exchange ideas and provided a vehicle
for new voices in the profession. Rod Rose was the first part time
director of SRA and, as chair of the publications committee, produced
the first edition of the Journal, then named the Journal of the Society
of Research Administrators, in July 1969. To recognize the authors of
articles and draw greater attention to the Journal, the SRA board
established a cash award program in 1973 to honor the best paper
published in the Journal each year.
The article chosen for the Rod Rose Award for best paper this year
is "The Research Administrator as Servant-Leader," by Pam
Krauser, director of Electronic Research Administration at the
University of Notre Dame. Ms. Krauser developed the paper as a result of
her interest in organizational behavior and originally presented it as a
contributed paper at the 2002 SRA International annual meeting in
Orlando, Florida. The winning paper was published in volume 34, issue 1
of The Journal of Research Administration.
Ms. Krauser's current responsibilities include management of
sponsored electronic systems, in addition to proposal review and
submission. Her previous experience in research administration also
includes non-financial post-award work. Ms. Krauser received her MBA
from the University of Notre Dame. She is chair of the education
committee for SPA and has given numerous presentations for both SRA and
NCURA.
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