Activities

Scott L. Althaus, associate professor, departments of political science and speech communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, has been named a 2004–2005 Beckman Associate at the University's Center for Advanced Studies.

Administrative Appointments

Richard J. Collings, president, Wayne State College of Nebraska.

Catherine E. Rudder, associate dean for academic affairs, school of public policy, George Mason University.

New Appointments

Lori Cox Han, chair, department of political science, Austin College.

Timothy McKeown, professor, department of political science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Andrew Reynolds, associate professor, department of political science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Donna Lee Van Cott, assistant professor, departments of political science and Latin American studies, Tulane University.

Promotions

Gary Marks, Burton Craig Distinguished Chair of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Diana C. Mutz, Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication, School of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania.

Visiting and Temporary Positions

Gil Friedman, visiting assistant professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Chong-Min Hyun, distinguished visiting professor, department of political science, Oklahoma State University.

Jon A. Krosnick, visiting professor, department of communication, Stanford University.

Gary Schaub, Jr., visiting professor of political science, school of advanced air and space studies, Air University.

Awards

Scott L. Althaus, associate professor, departments of political science and speech communication, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, was awarded a 2004 Goldsmith Book Prize by the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard University for Collective Preferences in Democratic Politics: Opinion Surveys and the Will of the People (Cambridge, 2003).

Kim Quaile Hill, professor, department of political science, Texas A&M University, and Carl Klarner, visiting assistant professor, department of political science, Miami University of Ohio, received the 2002 best paper published in The Journal of Politics award. “The Many Faces of Elite Power in the ‘System of 1896” was published in the November issue.

Lester M. Salamon, director, Center for Civil Society Studies, Johns Hopkins University, was presented with the 2003 ARNOVA (Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action) Award for Distinguished Achievement and Leadership in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research. The annual award was presented at the ARNOVA annual conference in Denver.

FOR THE RECORD

Dale Rogers Marshall, Wheaton College president for the past 12 years, has announced that she will resign on June 30, 2004. Since Marshall's appointment as president in 1992, and her authorship of Excellence and Equilibrium, Wheaton's strategic growth plan in 1993, the College has seen a remarkable doubling of applicants and, as a result, increased selectivity. In addition, College fundraising ballooned to $90 million, well surpassing the $65 million campaign goal and allowing for more faculty hiring, higher faculty salaries, more student scholarships, and new campus facilities and buildings.

Marshall received her B.A. in government from Cornell University, her Master's in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow, and her Ph.D. in political science from UCLA in 1969. Marshall was a professor in the political science department at the University of California, Davis, and previously taught political science at UC, Berkeley and UCLA. At UC, Davis, Marshall broke into administration as the associate dean of the College of Letters and Sciences and as faculty assistant to the vice chancellor. Marshall moved onto Wellesley College where she served as academic dean from 1986 to 1992, including a stint as acting president of that institution from 1987–1988.

Marshall is known not just for her administrative accomplishments, but also as a highly respected political scientist. In 1984 she co-authored, with David H. Tabb, Protest is Not Enough: The Struggle of Blacks and Hispanics for Equality in Urban Politics (UC Press), which won two prestigious APSA prizes: for the best book on American policy and the best book on ethnic relations. Most recently she co-edited Racial Politics in American Cities (Longman, 1990). She has been very active in the professional community, serving as a member of the Council of Foreign Relations, as vice president of the APSA, and as president of the Western Political Science Association. Throughout her years at Wheaton she continued to teach courses on urban politics.

Patricia A. King, chair of the board of trustees, said of Marshall: “She has been a very skillful, collaborative leader who understands how to build consensus and inspire others to commit themselves to the college's advancement. Wheaton is unquestionably stronger today because of President Marshall's leadership.”

Andrei S. Markovits was named the Karl W. Deutsch Collegiate Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. He has held this position since September 1, 2003. As of September 1,2004, Markovits will also join the University's department of political science as Professor of Political Science. His latest book, Offside: Soccer and American Exceptionalism (Princeton, 2001) has been very well received in the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. He is currently completing a book on anti-Americanism and anti-Semitism in Western Europe.

Judy Krutky, professor, department of political science, Baldwin-Wallace College, won the College's Distinguished Faculty Leadership Award in December 2003. The Award is given annually to the senior full-faculty member wo best demostrates sustained outstanding performance in every facet of a faculty member's academic responsibities.

Amy Gutmann, provost and Laurance S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics, Princeton University, has been elected to serve as the next president of the University of Pennsylvania starting July 1. Gutmann, an award-winning political philosopher known for her works on democracy and public discourse, is a past recipeint of the Ralph Bunche Award and author of, most recently, Identity in Democracy (2003).

James C. Garand, Emogine Pliner Distinguished Professor, Louisiana State University, was elected president of the Southern Political Science Association at the SPSA annual meeting in New Orleans. He will serve as president until the January 2005 SPSA meeting. His coedited book, Before the Vote: Forecasting American National Elections, was published by Sage Publications in 2000. His current research agenda includes numerous projects relating to the study of American politics.

Elinor Ostrum, Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, won the 2004 John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science “for her exceptional contributions to the study of social institutions, research that has greatly advanced our understanding of resource management, and the governance of local public economies.” The Award is presented by the National Academy of Sciences and will be presented during the Academy's 141s annual meeting April 19.

In the News …

Earl Black, Rice University, NPR's Morning Edition, on the Democratic primary process.

Matthew Wilson, Southern Methodist University, Christian Science Monitor, on how General Wesley Clark will carry the Oklahoma Democratic primary.

Carl Grafton, Auburn University, Montgomery, Associated Press, on his belief that the Alabama State Legislature will not expand gambling but will raise taxes to make up massive budget shortfalls.

Ken Warren, Saint Louis University, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, on the paltry sum of money the Democratic candidates have spent on TV ads in the St. Louis market, even after Rep. Dick Gephardt dropped out.

Danielle Vinson, Furman University, Charlotte Observer, on how the South Carolina Democratic primary is a two-man race too close to call.

Hadi Semati, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Houston Chronicle, on the very real development of diplomatic ties between the U.S. and Iran.

Christopher Stream, University of Alabama at Birmingham, NPR's All Things Considered, on Alabama's budget dilemma.

Don Kettl, University of Wisconsin at Madison, Boston Globe, analyzing the differing campaign styles of Democratic primary frontrunners John Edwards and John Kerry.

Robert Smith, San Francisco State University, and Ronald Walters, University of Maryland, Talon News, on the need for Al Sharpton to pull out of the race for Democratic nominee so that black voters can better focus on the frontrunners.

Jose Antonio Crespo, Center for Investigation and Economic Teachings, Knight Ridder, on the uneven political legacy of the late Lopez Portillo, former president of Mexico.

Janet Boles, Marquette University, Associated Press, on the scandal that ended John Norquist's career as mayor of Milwaukee.

Bill Lunch, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Bend Bulletin, on the declining numbers of registered voters in Oregon and what it means for the 2004 presidential contest.

Kathryn Dunn Tenpas, University of Pennsylvania, Hartford Courant, on Senator John Kerry's strategy of not calling himself the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination.

William Stewart, University of Alabama, Associated Press, on the need for Alabama Republicans to unite behind Gov. Bob Riley, or face losing seats to Democrats in the fall elections.

Thad Kousser, University of California, San Diego, San Francisco Chronicle, on the recent national prominence that San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom has gained by allowing same-sex couples to marry.

George C. Edwards, Texas A&M University, Business Week, on the negative affect that Halliburton's ties to Vice President Dick Cheney might have on President Bush's reelection campaign.

Laura Olson, Clemson University, and Alan Wolfe, Boston College, NPR's All Things Considered, on the diverse voting habits of religious Americans and the role of personal belief in choosing a president.

Alan Abramowitz, Emory University, Associated Press, on Democrats' efforts to reach out to “NASCAR Dads,” the newest group thought to be a viable voting demographic.

Thomas R. Morris, Emory and Henry University, Virginian Pilot, on what affect, if any, a downgrading of Virginia's credit rating would have on state elections.

Raphael Sonenshein, Califorinia State University, Fullerton, Los Angeles Times, on the electoral susceptibility of incumbent Los Angeles Mayor James K. Hahn and of all incumbents in general.

George Connor, Southwest Missouri State University, Associated Press, on the effectiveness of Missouri gubernatorial candidate Matt Blunt not campaigning with his father, U.S. Congressman Roy Blunt.

Susan Howell, University of New Orleans, Times-Picayune, on the irrelevance of Louisiana's presidential primary since it takes place after Senator John Kerry has sewn up the nomination.

Betty Glad, University of South Carolina, Knight Ridder, on John Kerry's need to stress the ideological differences between he and the president to keep the liberal wing of the Democratic party from voting for Ralph Nader.

Bob Adams, Wright State University, Associated Press, on the political risk that President Bush is running in unveiling his program for a manned mission to Mars while the U.S. government has record-high budget deficits.