Curriculum Vitae of Jeremy
R.T. Lewis, PhD.
Revised 28 Sep. 2008
Professor and Program Coordinator of Political
Science, with tenure, Huntingdon
College.
| I. QUALIFICATIONS
| II. PUBLICATIONS | III.
EXTERNAL SERVICE | IV. INTRA-MURAL SERVICE &
TEACHING |
Box 947, Political Science Program,
Huntingdon College, 1500 E. Fairview Ave, Montgomery AL 36106.
Voice: (334) 833-4521; Fax: (334) 833-4272 or 833-4486
| e-mail: jlewis@huntingdon.edu.
Extensive website: www.Political-Science.org;
alias www.JeremyLewis.org. World Affairs web: www.awac.us.
Dr. Lewis, a British citizen by birth, in 2002 became
an American citizen.
I. QUALIFICATIONS:
Subjects: American and
British national politics; public policy; voters, parties & elections;
presidency; executive politics, public administration & bureaucracy;
public organization theory; West European politics; and international relations.
Degrees:
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Johns Hopkins University: MA, PhD in American Government
& International Relations.
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University of Oxford (UK): BA, MA in Philosophy, Politics
& Economics (member of Keble College).
Scholarly and
Service Awards:
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Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Inaugural Greek
Awards Convocation, Huntingdon College, April 2008
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Exemplary Teacher Award (with honorarium), US Methodist
Board of Higher Education, 2006.
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Open Scholarships, Keble College of the University
of Oxford, UK.
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University Distinction (six awarded), University of
Oxford, UK.
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College Prize, Keble College of the University of
Oxford, UK.
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full graduate fellowships, four years, the Johns Hopkins
University.
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Huber dissertation fellowship, Wellesley College.
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plaque for teaching and service excellence from students
at UNI.
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plaque for "outstanding contribution to experiential education,"
CUNY.
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inducted to Pi Sigma Alpha, Political Science Honor Society,
CUNY.
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honorary 'renaissance' member, Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity,
for accademic service, Huntingdon College.
Current
Position:
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program coordinator for political science 1996-, responsible
for design, advising and implementation of major field in political science
1996-
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program coordinator for international studies, public administration
and public affairs, 1996-2004
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recruiting, advising, budgeting, course rotation and alumni
placement for 33-44 student majors per year, 1996-.
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currently teaching 13 Political Science courses in 2 year
rotation, 4 or 5 per term, at HC.
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taught postgraduate seminar for Auburn University Montgomery's
Master of International Relations program, 2005.
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additional evening and online classes for credit and for
non-credit lifelong students.
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hosting numerous guest speakers from the academic, national
security, political and legal communities
Teaching Experience:
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taught 3 interdisciplinary symposia at HC, and a social sciences
symposium at CUNY.
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liberal arts seminars at Huntingdon College, Wellesley College
and Colby College
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state university lecture courses at University of Northern
Iowa.
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teaching and supervision of graduates in Masters of Public
Policy program, UNI, 1990-96.
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taught and advised diverse inner city undergraduates and
internships at City University of New York
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extensive senior thesis supervision; senior capstones; independent
study projects
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graduate research supervision (at UNI)
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distance learning experience: created American Government
in a Comparative Perspective.
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online and video conference classes for adult learners.
Administrative
Experience:
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program coordinator, political science, 1996-
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director of college-wide faculty-student Justice symposium
with multiple co-curricular events, 1998-2001
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convener of faculty research symposium (UNI)
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extensive committee work including chairing, tenure &
promotion; self-study; education policy; faculty searches and academic
services.
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dean's search committee, elected faculty-wide representative.
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master's level graduate program design and comprehensive
examinations (at UNI)
Faculty Seminar
Experience:
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faculty seminar participant, on recent and controversial
history, with Prof. Ernest May, Harvard University, 21-23 June 2005
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director of "Justice" weekly faculty seminar, 1998-2001
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faculty research seminar convener, UNI
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faculty privatization policy seminar convener, UNI
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faculty seminar participant, Harvard University's Center
for European Studies, and CFIA, 1983-5.
Skills:
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Languages: fairly fluent French; some Spanish; residual
Latin & German.
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Excellent skills in personal computer applications: created
extensive web sites at (above); intensive online component to classes;
authoring graphical applications, internet, spreadsheets, charts, desktop
publishing, databases, word processing.
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Webmaster for the following communities: HC
political science public and international affairs; HC
Justice liberal arts symposium; Comparative
Administrative Culture (Research Group 48) of the World Congress of
Political Science, of International PSA, 2000-; Alabama
World Affairs Council; World Affairs
Councils of America, Conference 2002; American
Society of Access Professionals, Conference 2001; and political
science researchers on the effect of the Internet.
II. PUBLICATIONS & WRITINGS:
Articles, Chapters and Dissertation:
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"Program Evaluation and Review Technique - Critical Path
Analysis," essay with Bradley Best, in Jack Rabin (ed) Encyclopedia
of Public Administration and Public Policy, (Marcel Dekker, spring
2003). [Abstract
Online]
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Three articles, April 2003 on the war with Iraq: "Bush
Thrives on War," "Blair Takes
Greater Risks," and "Taking
the War on Faith." Montgomery Advertiser.
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"FOIA
and the Emergence of Federal Information Policy in the 1980s and 1990s,"
chapter 4 of G. David Garson (ed), Handbook of Public Information Systems
(NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000). Contents.
Bibliography.
Table.
Book
Contents, Abstracts and Contributors
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"Electronic
Access to Public Records," chapter 15 of G. David Garson (ed), Handbook
of Public Information Systems (NY: Marcel Dekker, 2000). Contents.
Bibliography.
Book
Contents, Abstracts and Contributors
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"Reinventing
(Open) Government: State and Federal Trends." Government Information
Quarterly, 12(4):427-455 (Fall 1995). Abstract
& Contents. (The British Cabinet Office in October 1997 acknowledged
reading this article in preparation for their freedom of information bill.)
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"The
Next Cycle of FOIA Policy? A Model for the Electronic Future." Access
Reports 20(13):3-10 (22 June 1994.)
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"New
Technologies and FOIA Processing: Part I." Access Reports, 19(15):2-7
(July 21, 1993)
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"New
Technologies and FOIA Processing: Part II." Access Reports,
19(16):4-9 (August 4, 1993).
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Thatcherism, review essay of 3 books in the American
Political Science Review, 86(1):269-270 (March 1992).
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15
encyclopedia entries in L. Sandy Maisel (ed), Encyclopedia of American
Political Parties and Elections, (New York: Garland Publishing, 1991).
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"Simulations in Political Science: a Review Essay."
Social
Science Computer Review, 7(3):369-377 (Fall 1989).
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"Freedom
of Information: Developments in the United Kingdom." International
Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence, 3(4):465-474 (Winter
1989).
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The Freedom of Information
Act: From Pressure to Policy Implementation.
PhD Dissertation (Johns
Hopkins University and University Microfilms, 1982). A policy history via
extensive case law, official documents and statistics; combined with participant
interviews among counsel, interest groups, legislative staff, and agency
officials.
External Grants:
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"Access to Official Information in the Federal and Ontario
Provincial Governments of Canada." Research grant from Canadian embassy:
$2,000 awarded November 1994-97 for production of MS; presented papers
at American PSA '95 conference and International PSA '97 World Congress.
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"The Original Open Government." Research travel grant proposal
to Swedish Information Service 1994 for journal article MS in 1996-97.
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PSC-CUNY Research Foundation Grant #669440: "Official Information
in the U.K. and U.S.A." $5,870 granted June 1989 for July 1989-August 1989.
Book Reviews:
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4 book reviews in European
Studies Journal, 13(1):78-88, Spring 1996:
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Pascaline Winand. 1993. Eisenhower, Kennedy, and the United
States of Europe.
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Alan W. Cafruny and Glenda G. Rosenthal, eds. 1993. The
State of the European Community, Vol. 2: The Maastricht Debates and Beyond.
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Gerald De Groot. 1993. Liberal Crusader: The Life of Sir
Archibald Sinclair.
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Henry Pelling. 1993. A Short History of the Labour Party.
Tenth
Edition.
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5 book reviews in European
Studies Journal, 12(1):108-123, Spring 1995.
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Michael Smith and Stephen Woolcock, Redefining the US-EC
Relationship,(1993).
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Anthony Goodman, John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely
Power in Fourteenth Century Europe, (1992).
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Steven James Lambakis, Winston Churchill: Architect of
Peace,(1993).
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Francois Dreyfus, Jacques Morizet, and Max Peyrard, France
and EC Membership Evaluated, (1993).
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R.A. Johns and C.M. Le Marchant. Finance Centres: British
Isle Offshore Development Since 1979, (1993).
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book review: In American PSA, British Politics Group Newsletter,
Summer 1992: of Rosamund Thomas, Espionage and Secrecy: The Official
Secrets Acts 1911-1989 of the United Kingdom.
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book review: in Policy
Studies Journal, 17(4):952-954 (Summer 1989): of Susan G. Hadden, A
Citizen's Right to Know, (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1989).
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book review: in American PSA, British Politics Group Newsletter,
Winter (Jan) 1987: of David Bell (ed), The Conservative Government.
III. EXTERNAL PROFESSIONAL SERVICE:
Consultancy and reviewing:
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Textbook manuscript and proposal reviewer, Scientific
Journals International, 2006-; Thompson Publishing, 2003-; Pearson
Publishing, 2003-; Polity Press, UK, 2003-.
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Doctoral dissertation reviewer for Andhra University,
India, 2000-.
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Manuscript reviewer, Jan - May 1997: James A. Nathan. Soldiers,
Statecraft and History: Coercive Diplomacy and International Order, Johns
Hopkins University Press, 2002.
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Grant reviewer, Latin American area studies research grants
consortium, Ford Foundation. Periodic meetings to review faculty travel
and document purchase grant proposals at Auburn University, 1998-2001.
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Consultant for U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 1986-96.
Freedom of Information staff: conducting occasional 2-day courses covering
legislative history, theory, case law and federal regulations. Consulted
on administrative and legal strategies for resolving current dilemmas in
FOIA cases and law. Narrated /moderated training documentary shown to FDA
Commissioner and developed demonstration training software.
Conference
Paper Presentations in Political Science:
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"Conflict, Character and Succession: Politics in the Royal
Tragedies of William Shakespeare," A paper with Charles Walters,
a student, for the Alabama Political Science Association conference, Tuscaloosa,
AL, 29 Apr. 2006.
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"Impact of
the W. Bush administration on official information, privacy and security
issues, 2001-04." A paper for the Alabama Political Science Association
conference, Jacksonville, AL, 1 Apr. 2005.
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"Electronic freedom
of information, privacy and security issues during the W. Bush administration."
Succesful grant proposal for faculty-student research, for the HC Faculty
Renewal Alumni Minigrant Project, Jan. 2005.
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"Electronic freedom
of information, privacy and security issues during the W. Bush administration."
A paper for the Southern Political Science Association conference, New
Orleans, 7 Jan. 2005.
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"The Supreme Court's Role in Access Policy" paper presented
to the panel on Law and the Courts, American PSA Annual Conference, 6 Sep
1998 in Boston, MA.
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"Comparative Administrative Culture: Bureaucratic Transparency
in Sweden, Canada, Britain and the United States," poster session in Comparative
Politics I for the American PSA Annual Conference, 4 Sep 1998 in Boston,
MA.
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"Internet Research Resources in Political Science," oral
presentation for panel on Limits of Internet Research at Faculty Development
Consortium 1998: Fourth Annual Instructional Techology Conference at Tuskegee
University, March 11-13, 1998.
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"The Justice of Information Control: The Supreme Court and
Access to Official Data." for Panel on Justice, Politics and the Law, Southern
Humanities Foundation Conference on Justice, March 20-22 1998, in Montgomery
AL.
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"A New Transparency of Administrative Culture? A comparison
of the US, UK, Canada and Sweden." for Panel on Comparative Administrative
Culture, Research Group 36, at triennial World Congress of Political Science
of International PSA, Seoul, South Korea, August 1997.
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"The Clinton Administration, the Information Highway, and
Freedom of Information Policy." Panel on communications and the information
highway, Center for the Study of the Presidency conference at Chicago,
Nov 1995.
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"Citizenship Rights in Canadian, US and British Bureaucracies:
Reinventing (Open) Government?" Panel on comparative bureaucratic control,
American PSA conference at Chicago, Aug-Sep 1995.
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"Reinventing (Open) Government? Bureaucratic Reform and Digital
Documents." Panel on technology and changing nature of organizations at
the Midwest PSA, Chicago, April 1995.
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"Reinventing (British) Government? Bureaucratic Reform Versus
Privatization." Panel on comparative privatization policy, Midwest PSA,
Chicago, April 1995.
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"The Trojan Horse of European Public Administration? British
Bureaucratic Reform Under the Conservatives, 1979-89." European Studies
Conference '94, at Omaha NE, October 1994.
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"Information Technology and the Transformation of Federal
Government Efforts to Redact and Disclose Official Documents." American
PSA, New York, Sep 1994.
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"The Uses of Computers in the U.S. Government for Freedom
of Information Act Request Processing." Academy of Business conference,
London, U.K., June 1994.
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"Perotistas, Banking Scandal, Redistricting, the Gender Gap
and 'Stealth Bombing': An Exit Poll of the 1992 General Election in an
Iowan Urban Area." American Politics Group, British PSA, at Durham University,
Jan 1994.
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"Privatization and Liberalization in Britain, 1979-89: the
'Handbagging' of Public Institutions." Northeastern PSA at Newark, N.J.,
November 1993. Also chaired.
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"Can Privatization in Britain be a Model for Others in Europe?
'Handbagging' Nationalized Industries and the Professions in the Thatcher
Administrations, 1979-89." European Studies Conference at Omaha, October
14-16, 1993. Also chaired panel on "The Resurgent Right."
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"The British Sport of Handbagging: Sales of Public Enterprises
and Institutional Liberalization Under the Thatcher Administrations, 1979-89."
Iowa Conference of Political Scientists, at Simpson College, November 7,
1992. Also chaired panel.
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"The Mother of All Privatizations: U.K. National Assets Under
the Conservatives, 1979-89." Third World Studies Conference, at Omaha,
October 1992.
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"The Municipal Elections of New York, 1989: Mayoral Milestone
and Charter Reform." American Politics Group, British PSA, at Bristol,
January 1991.
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"The Official Information Policy Paradox: The Rational Results
of Political Bargaining." American Society of Access Professionals, at
Rosslyn, VA, Sept 27th, 1989. Also keynote speech on Sept 29th.
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"Developments in the United Kingdom." American Society of
Access Professionals, at Rosslyn, VA, Sept 27th, 1989.
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"The Iran-contra Affair: a Working Paper." American
Politics Group, British PSA, at Keele, England, January 1989.
Presentations
other than political science conference papers:
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Lecture, "From the Miners
to Major: A League of Change in Recent British Politics" [Powerpoint
file, 1MB] Buena Vista University, Iowa, ACES program. Public
lecture, evening faculty-student seminar and three morning classes on public
administration, constitutional law and American law, 12-13 Sep. 2005.
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"China
and Taiwan: Development, Coexistence and Tensions", Keynote presentation
to Model United Nations organized by Booker T. Washington magnet school,
Auburn University Montgomery, 19 April 2004.
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"Strategy versus Politics,
Technology versus Expertise: on the Twenty-first anniversary of the Battle
of the Falklands /Malvinas, May-June 1982." Presented to the
School of Advanced Airpower and Space Studies (graduate school) of the
Air University, Maxwell AFB, in July 2003.
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"Strategy Politics, and Expertise:
on the Twenty-first anniversary of the Battle of the Falklands /Malvinas,
May-June 1982." Presented to the Air War College (graduate school)
of the Air University, Maxwell AFB, in June 2003.
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"Dilemma in the Des[s]ert: US foreign policy and the war
with Iraq." Speech to the Rotary Club of Montgomery, 17 March 2003.
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"Unilateralism versus Multilateralism," presented to the
Great Decisions program of the Foreign Policy Association, at Huntingdon
College, January 13, 2003.
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"European Union Integration," presented to the Great Decisions
program of the Foreign Policy Association, at Huntingdon College, March
3, 2003.
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"The foreign policy of President Bush (43)," presentation,
and a longer town hall meeting on Bush's foreign policy, to the Alaska
World Affairs Council, Anchorage, November 2002.
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"De Tocqueville in modern American society," to the Unitarian
Universalist church of Montgomery, AL., 2002.
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"Geopolitics and Strategy in the Era of Bonnie Prince Charlie."
Essay presented to the St. Andrews Society of Montgomery, November 1996,
marking the 250th anniversary of the battle of Culloden Moor.
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"The myths of the 1996 elections." Presented to the Montgomery
Kiwanis, November 1996.
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"The Dire Treatment of 'Political Consultants' from Socrates
to the present," after dinner keynote speaker at Huntingdon's Presidential
banquet, Sep. 1996.
Other Conference
Panels Chaired:
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Great Decisions program of Foreign Policy Association, Montgomery
AL, January - March 2004. Lectured twice per series, facilitated
program of weekly seminars involving postgraduate faculty and students.
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Great Decisions program, of Foreign Policy Association, Montgomery
AL, January - March 2003. Lectured twice per series, facilitated
program of weekly seminars involving postgraduate faculty and students.
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Chaired panel on Comparative Administrative Culture (Research
Group 48) at the World Congress of Political Science, of International
PSA, Quebec City, August 2000.
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Chaired panel the on "Literature, Law and Discourses of Justice"
for the Southern Humanities Foundation Conference on Justice, March 20-22
1998, Montgomery AL.
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Moderated the final plenary session on "Justice and Education
in the C21st: Roles, Responsibilities and Rewards," (featuring the writers
Leslie Marmon Silko and Pearl Cleage) for the Southern Humanities Foundation
Conference on Justice, March 20-22 1998, in Montgomery AL.
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"Grass Roots Party Activity." For the Midwest PSA, at Chicago,
April 15, 1994.
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"Business and Official Information." American Society of
Access Profesionals, September 27-29, 1989 at Rosslyn, VA. Program chair
for one day's panels of conference.
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American politics panel at American politics group of British
Political Studies Association, annual conference, at Oxford University.
Other
Conference participation:
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Participant, International Conference on the Right to Public
Information, Jimmy Carter Center, Atlanta, 27-29 Feb. 2008.
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Participant, Conference for Department Chairs, American PSA,
Charlotte NC, Feb. 2007
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Participant, Conference on Teaching and Learning, American
PSA, Charlotte NC, Feb. 2007
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Participant, residential faculty seminar, "Interpreting recent
and controversial history," with Professor Ernest May, Kennedy School of
Government, Harvard University, 21-23 June 2005.
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Participant, US Air Force National
Security Forum, Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, May 2005.
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Participant, US Air Force Educators' Tour, San Antonio, 22-25
Feb. 2005.
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Participant, US Air Force Officer Candidate School tour,
Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, 9 November 2004.
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World Affairs Councils of America, annual conference, "Latin
American Relations," Washington DC, January 2002. Participated in
seminars and developed official website of notes of presentations throughout
the conference, as submitted by participants, plus official transcript
of the speech by President Bush (43). Received one of the inaugural
Maybach awards of conference fees for service to education in international
affairs.
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American Association of Access Professionals, Annual Symposium
December 2001. Participated in seminars and developed website of
notes of presentations throughout the conference, which was focussed on
responses in freedom of information, privacy and e-Government to the terrorist
atrocities of September 11.
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Kennedy School of Public Policy, Harvard University, academic
conference of American Association of Political Consultants, March 29-31
2001. (Took undergraduates to the forums, and participated in the
professional seminars and workshops).
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US Air Force Academy Assembly on Diversity Policy, Colorado
Springs, Co, February 2000. (Took undergraduates to the student assembly,
and participated in the faculty seminars and workshops).
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Academic conference of American Association of Political
Consultants, Baton Rouge LA, November 1999. (Took students to the
forums, and participated in the professional seminars and workshops).
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American PSA annual conference 1999 in Atlanta, GA, 1-5 Sep.
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US Air Force Academy Assembly on US-Latin American relations,
Colorado Springs, Co, 23-26 February 1999. (Took undergraduates, and participated
in the faculty seminars and workshops; reported presentation by Amb. Romero.)
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"Women In Politics: Access, Activity, Advancement" Conference
at University of AL Huntsville, 14-15 November 1997. (Took an undergrad,
and participated in seminars).
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"The Carter Presidency: Policy Choices in the Post New Deal
Era" at the Carter Library, Atlanta GA, February 1997.
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Monthly panel sessions of the Alabama World Affairs Council,
1996-.
Professional
Memberships and Activities:
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Political Science Associations: Alabama, American (sections
on political parties, legislative studies, presidency research group, British
politics, western Europe, computers and multimedia), International (Research
Group on Comparative Administrative Culture), Northeastern, Midwestern,
New England, Southern; British Political Studies /American Politics Group,
and Iowa Conference of Political Scientists.
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Member of the Academy of Political Science, Center for Study
of the Presidency, American Society of Access Professionals.
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Life member, the Oxford Union Debating Society.
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Faculty seminar participant, Harvard University Center for
European Studies, and Center for International Affairs, 1983-5.
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Interviewer, Needham Project on relative parental roles by
gender in suburban town, Wellesley College Center for Research on Women,
1983-84.
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Research assistant, Dr. Milton C. Cummings jr, on the development
of government support of the arts in the US, later published as a comparative
book on the arts in developed nations, Cummings and Katz, The Patron
State.
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Alabama World Affairs Council, 1996-. Regular participant
in discussions, also taking half a dozen undergrads to each meeting. Board
Member, webmaster, 2002-.
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Judge for Leadership speech contest, Alabama Power, Sat.
8 March 2003.
Published Educational
Materials:
Instructor's Manuals to accompany the following:
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William E. Hudson, American Democracy in Peril: Seven
Challenges to America's Future. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers.
Approx 70 pages. Third edition, January 2001; first edition, Fall, 1994.
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Ball and Peters, Modern Politics and Government. Chatham
House Publishers. Manual for the Sixth edition, 2000.
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B. Guy Peters, American Public Policy: Process and Performance,
Chatham
House Publishers. Manual for the Fifth Edition, June 1999. Manual
for the Fourth Edition, October 1995. Manual for the
Third Edition,
approx
100 pages, May 1994.
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Fesler and Kettl, Politics of the Administrative Process,
2nd Edn. Chatham, NJ: Chatham House Publishers. Approx 100 pages. December
1996.
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M. Donald Hancock, Politics in Western Europe. Chatham,
NJ: Chatham House Publishers. Approx 200 pages. August 1994.
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James McCormick, American Foreign Policy and Process,
Second Edition.
Peacock Publishers, August 1993. About 100 pages.
Educational
Software:
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Created an extensive website for the Political Science program,
2000-01.
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Greatly expanded and developed a website for the Huntingdon
Justice symposium, 2000-01.
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I created with students Windows-based graphical databases
of federal agencies, African American and female political leaders, European
political biographies and political institutions and the entire US Congress
1981-92. These databases contain graphs, maps, scanned images, and a searchable
text database.
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Interactive tutorial program Elect '88 on the opinion polls
and 1988 election results, with graphs and questions (Duke University Press).
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Several text based simulations and datasets were published
by Duke University Press in 1990-92.
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CD-ROM review for publisher: public administration
material reviewed for Chatham House publishers, January 1997.
Awards for Software:
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UNI Provost's Mini-grant competition awarded 1994, 1993,
1992.
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UNI Dean's Challenge Grant awarded 1992.
Conference
Presentations on Educational Software:
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"Development of the Website for Courses in Political Science"
for the panel on Technology in the Classroom for the Annual Instructional
Technology Conference of the Faculty Development Consortium at Faulkner
University, 14 April 2000. Presentation with projection of website and
extensive development materials.
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"Quick and Dirty Applications for the Busy Professor: From
the Standalone PC to the Internet," presentation to the Annual Instructional
Technology Conference of the Faculty Development Consortium, at Faulkner
University, 12 April 2000. Presentation of graphical software development
materials for courses.
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"Uses of the Internet for Research in Political Science"
for the panel on Uses and limitations of the Internet for Research for
the Faculty Development Conference on educational technology, at Tuskegee
University, March 1998. Presentation with data tables and research materials.
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"A Functional Comparison of Educational Technology" for the
Faculty Development Conference on educational technology at Auburn University,
March 1997. Presentation with data tables.
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"Qualitative Political Science Courseware: Some Graphical
Applications for Windows 3.1." American Politics Group of the British PSA,
at Durham, January 1994.
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"European Politics Database and Tutorial Software." European
Studies Conference at Omaha, October 14-16, 1993.
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"Technology to Assist FOIA Responses: a Software Solution
Set." American Society of Access Professionals, Annual Symposium, Rockville,
MD, August 31, 1993. Paper, and software demonstration.
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"Educational Software for Political Science." Small College
Computing Symposium '93, at UNI April 16, 1993.
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"Political Science Courseware: A Comparative Analysis." American
PSA, August 31, 1989.
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"Political Courseware: Successes and Caveats." Invited Speaker,
Faculty Development Conference, New Jersey Board of Higher Education at
Newark, March 3, 1989.
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"Interactive Courseware for Politics: Producing and Consuming."
American Politics Group, British PSA, at Keele, January 1989.
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"Computer Simulations of the Political Process: Consuming
and Producing." Carnegie-Mellon University Conference on Computing in Undergraduate
Education, Pittsburgh, October 1988.
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"Using Computer Simulations in Political Science: a Comparison."
CUNY PSA, NY, February 1988.
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"Political Software." American PSA Computer User's Group,
American PSA National Conference, San Francisco, Aug 29 - Sept 2, 1990.
IV. INTRA-MURAL SERVICE & TEACHING:
Committees, Seminars, external presentations,
student clubs, etc:
At Huntingdon College, 1996-:
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Created seminar in Third World and Terrorism, Fall 2005.
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Active participant in First Year Experience course and faculty/staff
retreat and seminars, May 2004-.
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Reviewed, pursuant to strategy of new college administration,
student numbers, progress and alumni outcomes in multidisciplinary majors,
planned deletion of the majors and transition of student advisees to newer
curriculum, 2003-2005.
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Created large website for recruitment, curriculum, advising,
research links, alumni relations, for all political science courses, 2000-.
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Helped pioneer use of smart multimedia classrooms at both
UNI and Huntingdon College.
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Created new majors and minors in Political Science, and Public
Administration together with advising booklets and tables, October 1996.
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Created new multidisciplinary majors in Public Policy, Public
Affairs Tri-subject, International Studies and European Studies, together
with advising booklets and tables, October 1996.
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Prepared three multidisciplinary Liberal Arts Symposia ("Origins",
"Justice" and "Self & Society"). Also, adapted and taught these symposia
for Lifelong learners.
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Prepared new courses in American Policy System, Public Administration,
Public Policy Analysis, Presidency and Congress, and Public Organizations,
(1977-78).
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Prepared new courses in Comparative Government; International
Relations; and Political Theory /Constitutional Law (1976-77).
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Introduced classic political theory and empirical political
science readings to all courses.
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Introduced internships and fieldwork.
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Introduced numerous guest speakers from politics, government
and law to most courses.
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Faculty committees, seminars:
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Chair, Committee on Tenure, Promotion and Development,
2007-.
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Chair, Travel Committee, 2004-. Revised travel
program and policy to adapt to budget reductions.
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Active participant in First Year Experience course and faculty/staff
retreat and seminars, May 2004-.
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Active Faculty ANTS (Assisting New & Transfer Students
on moving-in days.)
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Elected-at-large member, search committee for dean of
faculty, spring 2004. Conducted intensive national search for
Deputy Provost for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, advised president
on selection. (Consult chair Frank Buckner or member Maureen Murphy).
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Chair, core curriculum committee, which (at
the request of a new administration) consulted intensively and designed
a comprehensive revision of the college core, October-November 2003.
(Consult members Eric Kidwell, Ken Williams or Massimo Bezoari).
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Member, athletic committee, 2001-2005. Assisted
in supervising transition from NAIA to NCAA Div. III, approved match schedules
subject to academic restrictions. (Consult chair, Dr. Mitchell, and Athletic
Director.)
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Director of college liberal arts symposium on Justice,
Sep 1998 - May 2001. Chaired and minuted faculty seminar, administered
course for 200 students and 20 co-teaching faculty, and directed special
events. Added faculty lectures and essay, to positive reviews. Contributed
lecture, essays and introductions to the course web pages. Designed, conducted
and analyzed extensive social survey about the symposium.
Developed existing website.
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Member of faculty core curriculum committee, overseeing
implementation of college-wide liberal arts symposia, Sep 1998-.
Established guidelines for the teaching and assessment of the symposia.
(Also its predecessor, Ad Hoc LAS committee. Consult chair, Dr. Maureen
Murphy, or Drs. Deal, Harrell or Buckner.)
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Member of faculty self-study purpose and institutional
effectiveness committee, 1997-99, revising college purpose statement,
planning student outcomes assessment college-wide, and institutional
self-study. 1999-2000 reviewed departmental self study plans, implementation
and subsequent data. (Consult chair, Dr. John Harrell).
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Chair of faculty committee on academic services,
1998-99 researched and recommended campus wide information technology
policy in response to self study. 1997-98, planned library and (to
some degree) computer resources campus-wide during expansion of electronic
services. Member, 1998- (Consult Dean Stubbs or Prof. Kenneth Williams.)
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Member of faculty Institutional Effectiveness committee,
1997-98, planning student outcomes assessment and institutional self-study.
Helped devise first round of assessment of core skills. (Consult chair,
Dr. James Glass).
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participated with information sessions and lunches with prospective
students and parents in all Admissions Open Houses, 1996-. Cooperated
with photography crews for brochures. Met with any prospective students
on request. Devised public affairs brochures and distributed to prospective
student groups including girls' state. (Consult former VP Admissions, Suellen
Ofe, or current director, Laura Duncan.)
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Participated in faculty development seminars for new Liberal
Arts Symposia: "Origins," "Justice" and "Self and Society." 1996-. (Consult
director 1996-1998, Dr. Gregory Salyer).
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Member of faculty/student Honors committee 1996-97.
Reviewed student candidates for various academic and general honors. (Consult
chair, Dr. Frank Buckner.)
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Other New Courses Developed:
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Created new course in Current Affairs for the School of Professional
Studies, Huntingdon College, July 2006.
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Created new graduate seminar in "Area Studies, Europe" for
the Master of International Relations, Auburn University at Montgomery,
held at Maxwell AFB, July 2005.
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Created new seminar "Third World Politics and Terrorism,"
August 2005.
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Conducted new Jan Term travel course "British Politics,"
January 2004. Following preparatory 3 credit course, arranged onsite
tutorials with two Oxford professors and seminars with two members of parliament,
plus one policy entrepreneur. In conjunction with college's travel
experience tour.
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Conducted new Jan Term course "Coed Rugby," January 2000,
featured on local television.
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Created and taught Jan term seminar "Fieldwork in Public
Affairs," January 1998. Extensive onsite briefings at law courts, media
and political offices; and guest speakers.
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Conducted new Jan Term course "British Politics and Rugby,"
January 1997.
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Providing Student Research Experiences
and Resources:
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Recorded debriefing interviews with successful law school
applicants; videotapes available to undergrads.
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Advised successful law school applicants: e.g. Chad Hobbs,
Jared Lyles, Dan Ogle, .
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Purchased 56 APSA '99 and 50 APSA '98 conference papers to
found a library collection, to assist students in researching term papers.
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Began taking students to research conferences (with USAFA
Assembly '99). Led student conference trips such as to American Association
of Political Consultants conference 1999 in New Orleans and 2001 at the
Kennedy School, Harvard University.
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Service for student clubs, student current
affairs events:
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Recognized as Renaissance Member by Sigma Phi Epsilon, 2002,
an award winning chapter of the "balanced man" fraternity; became fraternity
adviser, 2005-.
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Many field trips to courts and capitol, invited guest speakers,
television discussion events in dorm, outlines on web pages.
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Multiple evening events including student television commentating
on all local channels for public affairs club during elections in 2000
& 2004.
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Facilitated creation of sailing club, 2000.
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Facilitated creation of College Democrats, 1999-2000.
Faculty sponsor, 2002-04.
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Took undergrads to evening events such as World Affairs council
(monthly), Alabama Shakespeare Theatre and Temple Beth Or.
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Recognized by tennis coach for support of tennis team and
camp.
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Recognized by basketball coach for support of team.
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Supported Huntingdon performances and children's dance and
art courses with intensive involvement of own children.
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Faculty sponsor for Freshman Class, suggesting activities
and events, 1997-2001.
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Three students interviewed on WSFA-TV during State of the
Union address in College, Feb 1998.
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Held three presidential debate evenings of analysis for students
in College, Spring 1997. One was televised by WSFA-TV.
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Created active Public Affairs Club with some three dozen
student members.
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Held evening dorm session of "politically incorrect" panel
and audience discussion of current affairs, Spring 1997.
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Brought outside speakers to several classes from state politics
(e.g., 15 in Fall 1997). Negotiated and supervised several new student
internships.
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Joined pre-law and pre-med undergrads in dormitory evening
of quiz game (with Dr. Buckner.)
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Public Relations Service for College:
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Dr. Lewis judged the congressional
debate at St. James school's tournament, 7 Oct. '06
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Quoted
extensively in Montgomery Advertiser newspaper article on terrorist bombings
in London, 8 July '05
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Interviewed by WAKA-TV evening news on bombings of London,
7 July '05.
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Appearance on APTV's For the Record, review of 2004, discussion
of the war with Iraq, 30 minutes, shown 29 Dec. 2004.
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Contacted prospective students in the relevant majors by
telephone, e-mail, letter and web page, to assist in recruitment, 2000-.
(Consult Admissions Director Christie Mehaffey and former director Laura
Hinds Duncan.)
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Frequent appearances alone or with students on all Montgomery
television news stations and in the Advertiser newspaper during election
campaign season, autumn 2000.E.g., during first presidential debate, students
or professor appeared on all local channels; commentated on electoral college
during vote counting dispute in Florida; and discussed middle east strategy
and naval damage control tactics during USS Cole bombing.
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Spoke to the Universalist church and participated regularly
in United Methodist Churches including bible related classes.
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Quoted by Montgomery newspaper about Liberal Arts Symposium
speaker, February 1999.
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Television commentating on APTV: on state politics, 1998-99.
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Television commentating on WSFA-TV: e.g, State of the Union
1/1998; Presidential debates 10/96; Newsmakers panel on presidential campaign
11/96.
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Television commentating on WHOA-TV.
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Featured in College viewbooks, alumni relations newsletter
(interviewed) and print advertising.
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Brief Summary of Service At Previous Institutions:
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UNI Dept research presentation series convener.
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UNI College computer committee: established multimedia presentation
classrooms and a full computer lab with initial $200,000 grant.
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UNI Educational Policies Commission: dealt with grading standards,
grievance procedures and withdrawal system.
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Extensive committee and commission work, arranging of speaker
presentations, internal research presentation, dept newsletter,
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Interviewed about Iowa caucuses by Ms. Gwen Ifill on NBC
national nightly news, January 27, 1996 (two evenings).
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"The Federal Freedom of Information Act." Sociology and anthropology
faculty colloquium at UNI, April 2, 1993.
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Exit Poll of the 1992 general election in Cedar Falls &
Waterloo, Iowa. KWWL-TV.
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Co-convened regular faculty research seminar series on privatization,
with grant, summer 1993. This seminar resulted in several scholarly
publications by members.frequent commentating on TV (including NBC nightly
news) and in print media.
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Sponsored and revitalized student political science societies
& clubs, at each college. Many evening panel events on current topics
such as US interventions abroad, Watergate, Northern Ireland, the Iran-contra
Affair and various general elections.
Courses Currently Taught (in
2 year rotation unless noted, 4 or 5 courses per term):
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American Government (annually).
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American Policy System (annually).
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Senior Capstone Research Project (annually)
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Voters, Parties and Elections.
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Political Theory & Constitutional Law.
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Presidency and Congress
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Comparative Government.
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British Politics
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International Relations.
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Third World and Terrorism seminar
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Introduction to Public Administration.
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Public Organizations.
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Public Policy Analysis.
Additional courses: (taught
as needed).
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Current Affairs, evening course for adult learners in person
and via internet & video conference (webinar), Huntingdon School of
Professional Studies, Sep. 2006.
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Graduate seminar in European Studies, for Auburn University
Montgomery's MIR program, summer '05.
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British Politics travel experience, including tutorials with
Oxford professors and seminars with members of parliament.
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Internship or Fieldwork in Politics or Law.
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Coed Rugby: January Term 2000.
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British Politics and Rugby Football: January Term 1997.
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Fieldwork in Public Affairs: January Term 1998.
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Lifelong learning (evening) adapted Symposia: "Origins,"
"Justice" and "Self and Society".
Other sample courses taught previously:
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West European Democracies (UNI).
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American Government in a Comparative Perspective. (Both on-site
and correspondence courses, UNI).
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Presidential Politics (CUNY).
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Introduction to Politics. (Wellesley).
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British Politics, as study abroad (one month in London, Colby).
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Policymaking in a Bureaucratic Age (Wellesley).
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Internship and class in New York City Politics (CUNY).
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Senior Research Seminar in Official Secrecy and Information
(Wellesley).
REFEREES:
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Associate Dean Maureen Murphy, First Year Experience seminar,
Huntingdon College, Montgomery AL 36106. (334) 833-4462. Class observation.
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Prof. Frank Buckner, former Head of Humanities Division,
Huntingdon College. (334) 833-4541. Class observation.
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Dr. Eric Kidwell, Library director, (committee colleague
and and liberal arts symposium co-director) Huntingdon College. (334) 833-4420.
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Prof. Diana Green (co-teacher of symposium at Huntingdon)
(334) 277-3666.