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Sixty footnotes, 22 sources, 19 pages, one prize-winning paper.<\/p>\n

\"Recent
Recent UMW graduate Dillon Schweers ’21 won in the ‘best undergraduate paper’ category of the Pi Sigma Alpha political science honor society’s national student writing contest. Mary Washington students have outperformed most other schools in this competition for decades.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For its author, recent University of Mary Washington graduate Dillon Schweers \u201921, it was quite the process \u2013 determining an area of interest, digging in to narrow the scope, poring through research, and writing and rewriting drafts.<\/p>\n

The workload was worth it, said Schweers, a political science major now in his first year at William & Mary Law School.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about sharpening your writing skills,\u201d he said. \u201cAt the end of the day, that\u2019s what employers and grad programs are looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n

His piece, \u201cViolence Against Journalists in Mexico,\u201d was named best undergraduate paper in this year\u2019s Pi Sigma Alpha national writing contest. It\u2019s the latest in a string of victories for Mary Washington students, who have claimed first-place or runner-up spots in the competition 11 times in the past two and a half decades, outperforming nearly every other four-year school in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe success of our political science majors, year after year, proves just how much they excel,\u201d said Professor Stephen Farnsworth, advisor for Schweers\u2019 award-winning project. \u201cUMW students regularly defeat those studying at the nation\u2019s most famous universities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Indeed, Mary Washington student names appear alongside those from Georgetown, Rutgers, Tufts and Emory universities, the U.S. Air Force Academy, University of Vermont and other top-tier contenders on the Pi Sigma Alpha best papers page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Over the years, winning Mary Washington works have explored such topics as voting trends, presidential leadership styles and the role of women in politics. Class assignments, independent study projects and honors theses bloom throughout a semester, sometimes more, into champion essays under the close watch of faculty. The process involves one-on-one meetings between students and professors, plenty of feedback and loads of revisions.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a really important part of what Mary Washington is and what we do,\u201d said Professor of Political Science and International Relations Jason Davidson, who serves as UMW\u2019s Pi Sigma Alpha chapter advisor. \u201cStudents are getting that sustained focus on their work by faculty members.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than a decade after Justin Simeone \u201908 penned his runner-up honors thesis \u2013 \u201cCrisis or Constitution? Rethinking Judicial Deference on Administrative Detention in the United States, the United Kingdom and Israel\u201d \u2013 he recalls his intense collaboration with Davidson. The piece, which compares judicial responses to policies spawned by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, involved grants to conduct field study abroad and two years of planning, research and writing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis impressive record is a testament to the personal mentorship and careful guidance that dedicated individuals like Professor Davidson provide to Mary Washington students, creating academic opportunities that meet or exceed those available at the most prestigious universities,\u201d said Simeone, an attorney who subsequently studied at the London School of Economics, Princeton University and the Georgetown University Law Center.<\/p>\n

\"PiMore than 800 Pi Sigma Alpha chapters exist nationwide, with more than 30 in Virginia alone. Chapters submit a single entry in each of two categories in the annual contest \u2013 best class paper and best thesis. Winners and runners-up, chosen by faculty judges, are seen as stand-outs among political science majors across the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cA committee of well-respected scholars in the field look at your work, and they have only a few awards to give,\u201d Davidson said. \u201cIt\u2019s an important honor to have on your r\u00e9sum\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n

The timeline below lists the 11 UMW students who have won or received runner-up status in the Pi Sigma Alpha political honor society\u2019s national writing contest since 1997. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

2021<\/strong> \u2013 Dillon Schweers<\/strong>, national winner for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cViolence Against Journalists in Mexico\u201d
\n2017<\/strong> \u2013 Kendall Parker<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cA Comparison of Female Conscription: Israel v. U.S.\u201d
\n2011<\/strong> \u2013 Annie Morris<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cPersuasion and the Bully Pulpit: Expanded Evidence on Strategies of Presidential Leadership\u201d
\n2010<\/strong> \u2013 Nicholas Jacobs<\/strong>, national winner for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cProfessional Reputation: Why the First Year of the Presidency is Overstated\u201d
\n2008<\/strong> \u2013 Justin Simeone<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Honors Project: \u201cCrisis or Constitution? Rethinking Judicial Deference on Administrative Detention in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel\u201d
\n2003<\/strong> \u2013 Erik Johnston<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cThe Non-Voter Puzzle Solved: Weak Partisanship Explains Demographics That Do Not Match Candidate Preference\u201d
\n2002<\/strong> \u2013 Ryan Balis<\/strong>, national winner for Best Undergraduate Honors Project: \u201cTelevised Presidential Debates and Exposure: Partisan, Ideological and Demographic Characteristics\u201d
\n2000<\/strong> \u2013 Sara Barokas<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cPolitical Women: Participation, Orientation and Party Identification\u201d
\n1999<\/strong> \u2013 Edwin Egee V<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cGaining Support Through Casework: A Quantitative Study of Contactors and the Support They Give Their Representative\u201d
\n1998<\/strong> \u2013 Anne Daugherty<\/strong>, runner-up for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cFeminists and Conservative Women: From the Time of ERA to the Present\u201d
\n1997<\/strong> \u2013 Luke Sbarra<\/strong>, national winner for Best Undergraduate Paper: \u201cWhither China: Marketization Without Democratization?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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