Peter H. Rossi Award

About the Award

The Rossi award honors the lifetime achievements of Peter Rossi (1921–2006) by recognizing important contributions to the theory or practice of program evaluation. The award may be for a recent paper, publication, or for an entire body of work.

Applications are now closed.

Qualifications / Eligibility

  • Recognizes important contributions to the theory or practice of program evaluation either a recent paper/publication or an entire body of work.
  • Open to any individual; nominees may even nominate their own work.
  • Work may address any aspect of planning, conducting, or analyzing program evaluations, directed at lay or professional audiences.

Nomination / Application Requirements

  • Nominations may be made by any individual or organization.
  • A letter of nomination is required.
  • The nomination should include the paper or relevant examples of the nominee’s body of work.

Award Recognition (Monetary Prize / Travel Support)

  • A major address at the APPAM Annual Fall Research Conference.
  • A plaque, reimbursement for travel expenses to the conference, and a $2,000 cash award.

Congratulations to the 2026 Recipient of the Peter H. Rossi Award!

Peter Schochet received the 2026 Peter H. Rossi Award for his career-long contributions to advancing the theory and practice of program evaluation. Over more than three decades, his methodological innovations have strengthened the statistical foundations of randomized controlled trials and helped shape rigorous evaluations of education and workforce policies.

Schochet has also made rigorous evaluation methods more accessible to researchers and practitioners through tools such as RCT-YES, helping translate methodological advances into everyday evaluation practice. His methodological excellence, practical impact, and lasting contributions to the field exemplify the spirit of the Peter H. Rossi Award.

Peter Z. Schochet
Mathematica

Prior Recipients

  • 2024: Thomas Dee, Stanford University & Eugene Bardach, University of California
  • 2022: Bridget Terry Long, Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • 2020: Randall S. Brown, Mathematica
  • 2018: Mark Lipsey, Vanderbilt University
  • 2016: Rudolph Penner, Robert Reischauer, and Alice Rivlin, Congressional Budget Office
  • 2014: Larry L. Orr, Johns Hopkins University
  • 2012: Thomas D. Cook, Northwestern University
  • 2010: Howard Bloom, MDRC
  • 2009: Rebecca Maynard, University of Pennsylvania
  • 2008: Judith Gueron, MDRC
  • 2007: Grover (Russ) Whitehurst, U.S. Institute of Education Sciences
  • 2006: Rob Hollister, Swarthmore College
  • 2005: Frederick Mosteller, Harvard University