H.S. Warwick Research Awards in Alumni Relations for Educational Advancement

The goal of the H.S. Warwick Research Awards is to encourage research in alumni relations relating to volunteerism, alumni programming, alumni giving, advocacy, student alumni membership, marketing and other areas.

CASE presents awards in two program areas:

• Outstanding Master's Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation
• Outstanding Published Scholarship

Theses, dissertations and published scholarship must be helpful to educational advancement practitioners in devising strategies and tactics for accomplishing their work in alumni relations.

The H.S. Warwick Research Awards are named in honor of Herbert S. "Dave" Warwick, the first full-time alumni secretary at Ohio State University and founder of the Association of Alumni Secretaries in 1913, one of CASE's predecessor organizations.

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International Recognition

Winners are announced each year in May and recognized in July. Each program carries cash awards and brings the award recipients international recognition.

2013 Nomination deadline: Feb. 20, 2013. See eligibility guidelines and nomination instructions.

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Past H.S. Warwick Winners

2012 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Lisa Skari
"Who Gives? Characteristics of Community College Alumni Donors," Washington State University, 2011

2012 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Jonathan Meer 
"Brother, can you spare a dime? Peer pressure in charitable solicitation," Journal of Public Economics Education 95, no. 7-8 (2011): 926–41

2011 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Andrew P. Christopherson
"Alumni Association Membership Levels at Public Universities: A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Alumni Association and Institutional Characteristics,"  University of South Carolina, 2010

2011 Outstanding Published Scholarship
No winning entry

2010 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Melissa D. Newman
"Determinants of Alumni Membership in a Dues-Based Alumni Association," University of Kentucky, 2009

2010 Outstanding Published Scholarship
David J. Weerts,  Alberto F. Cabrera and Thomas Sanford
"Beyond Giving: Political Advocacy and Volunteer Behaviors of Public University Alumni," Research in Higher Education 51, no. 4 (June 2010): 346–65

2009 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Noah Drezner
"Cultivating a Culture of Giving: An Exploration of Institutional Strategies to Enhance African American Young Alumni Giving," University of Pennsylvania, 2008

2009 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Jonathan Meer and Harvey S. Rosen
"Altruism and the Child-Cycle of Alumni Donations," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 1, no. 1 (February 2009)

2008 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Wendy Levine
"Communications and Alumni Relations: What Is the Correlation Between an Institution's
Communications Vehicles and Alumni Annual Giving?" University of San Francisco, 2007

2008 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Michael A. Gottfried and Erica L. Johnson
"Solicitation and Donation: An Econometric Evaluation of Alumni Generosity in Higher Education," International Journal of Educational Advancement 6, no. 4 (2006): 268–81

2007 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Xiaogeng Sun
"A Multivariate Causal Model of Alumni Giving at a Midwest, Public University," University of Nebraska, 2005

2007 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Ronald Ehrenberg
What's Happening to Public Higher Education? Preager Publishers, 2006

2006 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Gregory Clark Wolniak
"How Major Field of Study in College Affects Job Satisfaction: A Study of the Job Satisfaction of College Alumni and the Influences of Undergraduate Major, Major-Job Field Congruence, and Income," University of Iowa, 2004

2006 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Michael Worth
Securing the Future: A Fund-Raising Guide for Boards of Independent Colleges and Universities, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2005.

2005 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Beth Bienvenu
"Opinions from the Field: Graduate Assessments of the Value of Master's Degrees in Arts Administration," University of Oklahoma, 2004

2005 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Alan Wendroff
Special Events: Proven Strategies for Nonprofit Fundraising, John Wiley & Sons, 2004

2004 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation (co-winner)
Scott Gaier
"The Impact of Alumni Satisfaction with Their Undergraduate Academic Experience on Alumni Giving and Alumni Participation," Purdue University, 2003

2004 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation (co-winner)
Pommashea Noel-Bentley
"Leveraging the Balanced Scorecard to Measure Accountability in Alumni Relations," Centre for Innovative Management, 2003

2004 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Marybeth Gasman and Sibby Anderson-Thompkins
Fund Raising from Black-College Alumni: Successful Strategies for Supporting Alma Mater, CASE, 2003

2003 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
Stephanie J. Hueftle
"Development of a University Alumnae Mentoring Program: A Case Study," University of Nebraska, 2002

2003 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Janice Gow Pettey
Cultivating Diversity in Fundraising, John Wiley & Sons, 2002

2002 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
LeKita V. Scott
"A Description of Successful Fund-Raising Units at Public Historically Black Colleges and Universities," Florida State University, 2000

2002 Outstanding Published Scholarship
Doug Eadie
Extraordinary Board Leadership: The Seven Keys to High-Impact Governance, Aspen Publishers, 2001

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Finding Award-Winning Dissertations and Published Scholarship

Award-winning theses, dissertations and other published scholarship may be available through your campus library or interlibrary loan service. Members are encouraged to contact their campus librarians for assistance.

Books and articles may be available for purchase from the publisher. When available, CASE has provided a link to the publisher's website.

Theses and dissertations may be available for purchase through ProQuest UMI Dissertation Publishing or free of charge through ProQuest's open access service, PQDT Open.

For further information contact the research department at research@case.org.