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2001 Alpha Sigma Nu National Jesuit Book Award Winners

Alpha Sigma Nu, the honor society of Jesuit colleges and universities, announces the winners of the 22nd annual National Jesuit Book Awards.  The awards are administered by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities (AJCU).

 IN THE CATEGORY OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Extended Surface Heat Transfer
by Dr. Abdul Aziz (Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Gonzaga University) with co-authors Dr. Allan D. Kraus (University of Akron, Ohio) and Dr. James Welty (Oregon State University).  Written by authors who themselves have made significant contributions to the field, this book has the potential of becoming a definitive reference for both practicing engineers and academicians.   Well-written and well researched, with thorough historical overviews, coverage of the topic is thorough. Just about every application and operating condition for extended surfaces is covered.  The topic also spans several disciplines, and could be of interest to electrical and computer engineers, mechanical engineers, and automotive engineers. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,  2000)

The Evolving Bargain: Strategic Implications of Deregulation and Privatization
by Willis M. Emmons (Professor of Business, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University).  This book will have a wide appeal among scholars interested in looking at political science, management, economics, and regulatory implications of deregulation and privatization.  It also offers practitioners some insights into the impacts of the shifting regulatory environment.  The author conveys a careful approach to his research and documentation of the concepts he presents.  By labeling his work the evolving bargain, Emmons leaves room to continue the discussion in future publications. (Harvard Business School Press, 2000)

Interpreting the Free Exercise of Religion: The Constitution and American Pluralism
by Bette Novit Evans (Professor of Political Science, Creighton University).  This is not just another textbook treatment of how the Supreme Court has developed, through judicial interpretation, the constitutional law and meaning of the second clause of the First Amendment limiting the powers of Government.  While Evans refers to older well- known cases, most of the hundred cases she cites are less familiar to the general public and decided in recent decades.  They pertain to such issues as conscientious objection, ritual use of drugs by Native Americans, hiring practices in religious intuitions, animal sacrifice, efforts to modify the military uniform for the maintenance of one's religious identity, and the Court's definition of religion.    Evans work adds up to a scholarly comprehensive, readable and thought-provoking treatise in the political philosophy and jurisprudence of the place of religion in our culturally heterogeneous society.  It deserves a wide audience throughout the humanities and the social sciences. (The University of North Carolina Press, 1998)

No Equal Justice: Race and Class in the American Criminal Justice System
by David Cole (Professor of Law, Georgetown University).  We like to believe that in the decades since World War II there has been steady progress toward the achievement of equal justice for all in the American judicial system.  David Cole, however, argues compellingly that our administration of justice  by the police, the legislatures and even the Supreme Court still not only reflects but actually depends on race and class disparities.  He sees a glaring discrepancy between the formal rules that prescribe equal treatment and the actual practice which benefits the privileged and discriminates against ethnic minorities and the economically disadvantaged.  This is a well-argued, thoroughly documented, and persuasively written study.  One need not be an expert in constitutional law to be impressed by his scholarship, eloquence and conviction. (The New Press, 1999).