Professor wins notable award for ideas on corruption

Chosen from among 50 nominations worldwide, Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana Professor of political science at Colgate University, has won the 2009 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order, which carries with it a significant cash prize.

Johnston earned the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for ideas he set forth in his 2005 book, Syndromes of Corruption: Wealth, Power, and Democracy (Cambridge University Press).