Doctoral student wins Mortimer A. Dittenhofer Dissertation Research Award

Abstract

C. Patrick Washington, a Virginia Tech doctoral student in the Center for Public Administration and Policy, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, has won the Mortimer A. Dittenhofer Dissertation Research Award for his research proposal entitled, "Examining the Fiscal Implications of a 'Catch 22' Mission: The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Proliferation of Improper Payments in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina."