PROSE Award2003

Given by Professional and Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP), AAP

Other Names: R. R. Hawkins Award, R.R. Hawkins Award
48 Works 2,409 Books 16 Reviews ½ 3.8
Every year, the PROSE Awards are awarded to the very best professional and scholarly titles published during the previous year (based on copyright date). In prior years, these awards were named show more for the copyright year of the titles they honor. Starting in 2015, we renamed the PROSE Awards to reflect the year in which they are awarded. Thus, the 2015 PROSE Awards honor titles published in 2014. This convention will continue in the future. show less
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Categories:
All, Accounting Practice (3), Anthropology (3), Anthropology, Criminology, and Sociology (2), Applied Social Work, Nursing & Allied Health (2), Archaeology & Ancient History (5), Archeology & Anthropology (21), Architecture & Urban Planning (51), Architecture & Urban Studies (8), Art & Art History (10), Art Exhibitions (20), Art History & Criticism (29), Art Technique (2), Arts (14), Arts & Art History (3), Arts, Language & Literature (1), Arts, Literature & Language (5), Best New Journal in Science, Technology & Medicine (1), Best New Undergraduate Textbook (2), Bio & Medical Sciences (1), Biography (2), Biography & Autobiography (44), Biological & Life Sciences (7), Biological Anthropology, Ancient History & Archaeology (5), Biological Anthropology, Archaeology & Ancient History (1), Biological Science (32), Biological Sciences (27), Biomedicine (4), Biomedicine & Neuroscience (29), Business & Management (12), Business, Finance & Management (30), Business, Management & Accounting (13), Business, Management and Finance (1), Chemistry (12), Chemistry & Physics (18), Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy, & Cosmology (1), Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy (2), Classics (11), Classics & Ancient History (23), Classics and Archeology (2), Clinical Medicine (46), Clinical Medicine & Allied Health (1), Clinical Medicine Practice (1), Clinical Psychology (2), Clinical Psychology & Psychiatry (3), Communication & Cultural Studies (3), Computer Science (15), Computer Science and Data Processing (1), Computer and Information Science (5), Computer and Information Sciences (2), Computing & Information Science (3), Computing & Information Sciences (17), Cosmology & Astronomy (19), Cultural Anthropology & Sociology (6), Earth Science (10), Earth Sciences (17), Economics (58), Education (18), Education Practice (11), Education Practice & Theory (4), Education Theory (10), Engineering (10), Engineering & Technology (24), Engineering Handbooks (8), Environmental Science (16), European & World History (26), European History (4), Excellence in Biological & Life Sciences (8), Excellence in Book Design & Production (6), Excellence in D & P - Books (1), Excellence in D & P - Journal (1), Excellence in Design & Production (7), Excellence in Humanities (8), Excellence in Physical Sciences & Mathematics (8), Excellence in Reference Works (3), Excellence in Social Sciences (10), Finance & Economics (3), General Engineering (10), Geography & Earth Science (7), Geography & Earth Sciences (10), Geology & Earth Science (4), Geology and Geography (4), Government & Political Science (27), Government & Politics (30), Government, Policy and Politics (2), History (22), History and American Studies (4), History of STM (6), History of Science (10), History of Science & Technology (6), History of Science, Medicine & Technology (12), History of Science, Technology & Medicine (3), History, Government & Political Science (1), Language & Linguistics (19), Law (8), Law & Legal Studies (27), Legal (6), Legal & Accounting Practice (2), Legal Practice (3), Legal Studies (1), Legal Studies & Criminology (4), Literature (28), Literature & Language (15), Literature, Language & Linguistics (14), Mathematics (38), Mathematics & Statistics (12), Media & Cultural Studies (32), Medical Science (23), Multi Volume Reference Works/ Humanities & Social Sciences (3), Multi Volume Reference Works/ Science (2), Multivolume Reference/Humanities (8), Multivolume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences (22), Multivolume Reference/Science (11), Multivolume Reference/Sciences (4), Multivolume Reference/Social Sciences (1), Multivolume/Humanities & Social Sciences (1), Multivolume/Science (4), Music & the Performing Arts (25), Neuroscience (1), New Journal In Humanities (1), Nonfiction Graphic Novels (4), North American History (2), North American/U.S. History (3), Nursing & Allied Health (29), Nursing & Allied Health Sciences (7), Outstanding Scholarly Work by a Trade Publisher (7), Outstanding Work by a Trade Publisher (8), Philosophy (41), Philosophy & Religion (17), Physics & Astronomy (15), Popular Science & Mathematics (3), Popular Science & Popular Mathematics (23), Psychology (48), Psychology & Applied Social Work (5), Psychology & Cognitive Science (2), Reference & Textbooks in Humanities (1), Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences (3), Religion (6), Single & Multivolume Reference and Textbooks in Biological and Life Sciences (1), Single Reference Humanities (2), Single Reference Sciences (1), Single Volume Reference /Biological Science (1), Single Volume Reference/Humanities (6), Single Volume Reference/Humanities & Social Sciences (20), Single Volume Reference/Science (23), Single Volume Reference/Sciences (5), Single Volume/Humanities & Social Sciences (2), Single Volume/Science (2), Social Sciences (1), Social Sciences/Humanities (1), Sociology & Anthropology (20), Sociology & Social Work (29), Textbook/Best in Physical Sciences & Mathematics (3), Textbook/Best in Social Sciences (2), Textbook/Biological & Life Sciences (4), Textbook/Biological Sciences (1), Textbook/Clinical Medicine (7), Textbook/Clinical Science (1), Textbook/Humanities (4), Textbook/Physical Sciences & Mathematics (4), Textbook/Social Sciences (6), Textbooks (1), Theology & Religious Studies (39), U.S. History (27), U.S. History & Biography/Autobiography (8), World History (6), World History & Biography/Autobiography (7), No Category (32)
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All, 2024 (38), 2023 (40), 2022 (42), 2021 (36), 2020 (41), 2019 (46), 2018 (86), 2017 (124), 2016 (113), 2015 (99), 2013 (88), 2012 (79), 2011 (82), 2010 (83), 2009 (72), 2008 (89), 2007 (48), 2006 (64), 2005 (51), 2004 (42), 2003 (48), 2002 (47), 2001 (48), 2000 (45), 1999 (35), 1998 (22), 1997 (22), 1996 (24), 1995 (49), 1994 (54), 1993 (24), 1992 (21), 1991 (15)
Announced:
March 27: Winner2024 Recent

R. R. Hawkins Award 1

WorkYear
Developmental Plasticity and Evolution by Mary Jane West-Eberhard2003

Winner 24

WorkCategoryYear
Interior Graphic Standards by Maryrose McGowanArchitecture & Urban Studies2003
Julia Margaret Cameron: The Complete Photographs by Julian CoxArts2003
The History of Japanese Photography (Museum of Fine Arts) by Anne Wilkes TuckerArts2003
Mendelssohn: A Life in Music by R. Larry ToddBiography & Autobiography2003
For Love of Insects by Thomas EisnerBiological Science2003
Software Ecosystem: Understanding an Indispensable Technology and Industry by David G. MesserschmittBusiness, Management & Accounting2003
Handbook of Fingerprint Recognition by Davide MaltoniComputer Science2003
Interest and Prices: Foundations of a Theory of Monetary Policy by Michael WoodfordEconomics2003
Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering & Design by Myer KutzEngineering2003
Identity in Democracy by Amy GutmannGovernment & Political Science2003
Art in the Lives of Ordinary Romans: Visual Representation and Non-Elite Viewers in Italy, 100 B.C.-A.D. 315 by John R. ClarkeHistory2003
The Worldwide History of Telecommunications by Anton A. HuurdemanHistory of Science2003
Rabinal Achi: A Mayan Drama of War and Sacrifice by Dennis TedlockLiterature & Language2003
Mathematics in Nature: Modeling Patterns in the Natural World by John A. AdamMathematics & Statistics2003
Decisions, Uncertainty, and the Brain: The Science of Neuroeconomics (Bradford Books) by Paul W. GlimcherMedical Science2003
Handbook of Psychology [set] by Irving B. WeinerMultivolume Reference/Humanities2003
Diagnosis and Management of Lameness in the Horse by Michael W. Ross DVM DACVSNursing & Allied Health2003
Walking the Tightrope of Reason: The Precarious Life of a Rational Animal by Robert FogelinPhilosophy2003
Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century, Volume 1: The Dawn of Analysis by Scott SoamesPhilosophy2003
Seeing and Visualizing: It's Not What You Think by Zenon W. PylyshynPsychology2003
The Monotheists: Jews, Christians, and Muslims in Conflict and Competition, Volume II: The Words and Will of God by F. E. PetersReligion2003
The Encyclopedia of Ireland by Brian LalorSingle Volume Reference/Humanities2003
Encyclopedia of Insects by Vincent H. ReshSingle Volume Reference/Sciences2003
Lothagam: The Dawn of Humanity in Eastern Africa by Meave LeakeySociology & Anthropology2003

Honorable Mention 23

WorkCategoryYear
Architecture for the Shroud: Relic and Ritual in Turin by John Beldon ScottArchitecture & Urban Studies2003
Emerson by Lawrence BuellBiography & Autobiography2003
Paul Whiteman: Pioneer in American Music. Volume 1, 1890–1930 by Don RaynoBiography & Autobiography2003
Empires of Profit: Commerce, Conquest and Corporate Responsibility by Daniel LitvinBusiness, Management & Accounting2003
Modern Surgical Pathology (2 Volume Set) by Richard CoteClinical Medicine2003
Mining the Web: Discovering Knowledge from Hypertext Data by Soumen ChakrabartiComputer Science2003
The Size of Nations by Alberto AlesinaEconomics2003
The New Financial Order: Risk in the 21st Century by Robert J. ShillerEconomics2003
Ancient Wine: The Search for the Origins of Viniculture by Patrick E. McGovernGeology & Earth Science2003
Deforesting the Earth: From Prehistory to Global Crisis, An Abridgment by Michael WilliamsGeology & Earth Science2003
Science in the Private Interest: Has the Lure of Profits Corrupted Biomedical Research? by Sheldon KrimskyGovernment & Political Science2003
Sensory Worlds in Early America by Peter Charles HofferHistory2003
Genesis: The Evolution of Biology by Jan SappHistory of Science2003
An Anthology of Modern Urdu Poetry: In English Translation, With Urdu Text (Mla Texts and Translations, 12) by Rafey HabibLiterature & Language2003
Applied Longitudinal Data Analysis: Modeling Change and Event Occurrence by Judith D. SingerMathematics & Statistics2003
How to Win the Nobel Prize: An Unexpected Life in Science by J. Michael BishopMedical Science2003
Brain Architecture: Understanding the Basic Plan (Medicine) by Larry W. SwansonMedical Science2003
Creeds & confessions of faith in the Christian tradition by Jaroslav PelikanMultivolume Reference/Humanities2003
Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness for Chemical, Biological and Radiological Terrorism and Other Hazards, 2nd Edition by Tener Goodwin VeenemaNursing & Allied Health2003
Remembering Trauma by Richard J. McNallyPsychology2003
God's Man for the Gilded Age: D.L. Moody and the Rise of Modern Mass Evangelism by Bruce J. EvensenReligion2003
The Columbia Companion to Modern East Asian Literature by Joshua S. MostowSingle Volume Reference/Humanities2003
Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration by Richard AlbaSociology & Anthropology2003

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Every year, the PROSE Awards are awarded to the very best professional and scholarly titles published during the previous year (based on copyright date). In prior years, these awards were named for the copyright year of the titles they honor. Starting in 2015, we renamed the PROSE Awards to reflect the year in which they are awarded. Thus, the 2015 PROSE Awards honor titles published in 2014. This convention will continue in the future. (English, Member-written)
One of the PROSE Awards, from the Professional and Scholarly Publishing (PSP) division of the Association of American Publishers.
Each year, publishers and authors are recognized at the PSP Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., for their commitment to pioneering works of research and for contributing to the conception, production, and design of landmark works in their fields. The R. R. Hawkins Award, presented to the most outstanding work among the publications selected, has been given to more than 30 works since its inception.
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