John Ishiyama, Distinguished Research Professor of political science, was honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Political Science Association for his outstanding contributions as an educator.

The award recognizes an educator's contribution to undergraduate and graduate teaching of political science at a two- or four-year institution, spanning an entire career or several years, or resulting from a single project of exceptional impact. Ishiyama is a faculty associate in UNT's Castleberry Peace Institute and lead editor/editor-in-chief of the American Political Science Review, the world's premier political science journal, sponsored by the APSA. The journal's editorial offices have been at UNT since 2012.