Leah Melani Christian was selected to coauthor the third edition of the well-respected textbook Mail and Internet Surveys: The Tailored Design Method.

Rich Clark was named president of the Southern Association for Public Opinion Research.

Steve Condrey was elected chair-elect of the Southeastern Consortium for Public Administration.

Ilka Decker received a 2007 Presidential Citation of Merit Award from the American Society for Public Administration.

Paul Hardy received a 2007 Walter B. Hill Award for Distinguished Achievement in Public Service and Outreach from the University of Georgia.

Harry Hayes was appointed to the Press Editorial Advisory of the International City/County Management Association.

Ed Jackson received the 2007 President's Award from the Georgia Council for Social Studies Education.

James Kundell was appointed to the Chief of Engineers Environmental Advisory Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Carl McCoy was named to the Capacity Steering Committee of the American Society for Public Administration.

Jianfeng Wang was named a University of Georgia Service-Learning Fellow.

The Building, Land, and Lease Inventory of Property created by Institute specialists for the Georgia State Properties Commission received the 2007 Innovation Award from the National Association of State Facilities Administrators.