 The award is sponsored by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.It carries a US$500 cash stipend and is presented at the APSA's Annual Meeting to a winner selected from political science professors nominated by members of the award committee, chaired by L. Sandy Maisel, Professor of Government and Director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs and Civic Engagement at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.According to the Association, the Award recognizes developers of "effective new approaches to teaching" among political scientists.