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Raymond W. Cox III is a Professor in the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies at the University of Akron. He received his PhD in Public Administration and Policy from Virginia Tech. Dr. Cox is the author of nearly fifty academic and professional publications, including two books (an introductory text and a book on grievance procedures and labor relations) and ten reports for government agencies, as well as more than thirty-five professional papers. His articles have appeared in the leading journals in the field of public management, including Public Administration Review, Public Administration Quarterly, Public Integrity, the International Journal of Public Administration and the American Review of Public Administration. He has served on the editorial boards of three professional journals. His most recent works have been on discretionary judgment and performance measurement. He recently completed two articles on ethics and is working on a new introductory public management text and a book on discretionary judgment and public decision-making.

Dr. Cox has developed training programs on a variety of management topics. He has most often offered such training in strategic management, in performance appraisals and evaluation, and in public sector ethics. He has served as a consultant to municipal, county, state and federal government agencies as well as to the government of Latvia. He has performed management audits for agencies as well as facilitated the development of strategic plans for governments and not-for-profit organizations. Training projects have included training sessions on communications and interpersonal relations, parliamentary procedure, ethics strategic management and labor relations. He has consulted with a variety of local governments in Minnesota, New Mexico, Florida and Ohio. A sample of recent projects include: revisions to a Position Classification and pay program; development of a pay for performance salary structure; review and revisions to code enforcement practices; revisions to city civil service code; develop a strategic management plan for both a federal prison and for a municipality; and a management audit for a various county departments. Because of this combination of professional and academic experience he was approved for the Fulbright Senior Specialist Program. His first assignment was to develop a performance measurement training program for mid-level managers in the government of Latvia. Later he created a career development training program for that government.

In addition to more than five years as a grants manager for the federal government (distributing some $7,500,000 in competitive awards to state governments) Dr. Cox has been the recipient of a variety of grants and contracts ranging in size from $10,000 (NSF) to over one million dollars (U.S. Air Force). He served for four years on the Community Development Council of the State of New Mexico, allocating some $45,000,000 in CDBG funds annually. He has worked as a consultant to local governments writing grants for a variety of state and federal programs include to the US Department of Justice, US HUD, the Florida Department of Natural Resources and the Florida Department of Parks and Recreation.

CURRICULUM VITA

RAYMOND W. COX III

Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies

The Polsky Building, #265; 330.972.8891

rcox@uakron.edu

The University of Akron

EDUCATION:

1979-1983 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University -- Blacksburg, VA Ph.D., Public Administration and Public Affairs

1977 University of Southern California -- Washington, DC graduate classes in Public Administration

1976 University of Massachusetts -- Boston, MA

(General Court Fellowship) graduate classes in Political Science

1974-1975 Suffolk University -- Boston, MA

M.P.A., Graduate School of Management

1967-1972 Northeastern University -- Boston, MA

B.A., Political Science

WORK EXPERIENCE:

2000- Professor, Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies – The University of Akron --Akron, OH [Chair from 2000-2005]

1998-2000 Director, Public Administration Program- Nova Southeastern University—Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Director of MPA and DPA programs

1995- 2000 Principal, Innovations in Management-Sunrise, FL. Management consulting firm specializing in management services and training for small governments and small businesses

1994-1995 Visiting Associate Professor-Florida Atlantic University--Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Taught graduate and doctoral level courses in public administration, including labor relations and conceptual foundations

1991-1994 Chief of Staff, Office of the Lt. Governor, State of New Mexico -- Santa Fe, NM. Responsible for policy matters, constituent services (State Ombudsman), budgetary matters and office management. Also responsible for project activities: Border Development, Rural Development, Space Technology Utilization, Management Development/TQM and Principal Investigator on $1.1 million Air Force Grant.

1992-1994 Adjunct Faculty, University of New Mexico, Santa Fe Campus. Taught graduate classes in Intergovernmental Relations, Organization Theory and Ethics.

1987-1991 MPA Director and Associate Professor [Acting Department Head (July 1, 1989 - June 30, 1990)], New Mexico State University -- Las Cruces, NM. Responsible for teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in Public Management (Theory and Organization) and Ethics. Responsible for all aspects of program operation, including curriculum, recruitment and faculty.

1985-1987 Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University -- Flagstaff, AZ. Responsible for teaching graduate and undergraduate classes in Management, Organization Theory, Ethics, Personnel, and Political Thought. Director of Public Administration Program (1985-1986).

1983-1985 Assistant Professor, Bemidji State University -- Bemidji, MN. Responsible for development of courses and instruction in Public Administration and for instruction in American Government courses.

1977-1982 Program Director, State Executive Program, National Science Foundation -- Washington, DC (1980-1982). Responsible for all awards made to governors' offices, public interest associations and universities. Also responsible for overall management and coordination of both the Executive and Legislative awards under the State Science, Engineering and Technology (SSET) Program.

(1977-1980) Program Manager, State Legislatures. Responsible for the program management of the State Legislative awards under the SSET Program. Shared responsibility for awards to State Legislatures, universities, and public interest associations.

1970-1976 Assistant Director of Research, Office of the Speaker, Massachusetts House of Representatives -- Boston, MA. Served as legislative advisor to the Speaker. Responsible for the following issue areas: housing, civil service, taxation and economic development.

1975-1976 Adjunct Faculty [Lecturer]. Suffolk University, Graduate School of Management-Boston, MA. Taught courses on State Government Administration and Organization.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

PUBLICATIONS [books and chapters in books]

Cox III, Raymond W and Kelly Cronin. “Instituting Innovation and Change: Introducing a New Administrative Paradigm at the Ohio Liquor Control Board” in Jurkiewicz and XXX

Drunk with Money:  Alcohol Control in the 21st Century. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 2006. Pp. X-xx.

Voronchka, Inesa, Raymond W. Cox III and Mara Grudule. “Professional Development of Personnel in Latvia’s Public Administration” in New Technology in Public Administration: Materials of International Conference 25-28th of May, 2004. Moscow: Poligraph Services, (Nov. 2004) Pp.210-211. (published in Russian).

Voronchka, Inesa, Raymond W. Cox III and Mara Grudule. “Professional Development of Personnel in Latvia’s Public Administration” in Frolova, ed. Scientific Papers of the University of Latvia #674: Management. Riga: University of Latvia, (2004). Pp. 226-235. (published in Latvian)

Cox III, Raymond W. “On Being an Effective Local Government Manager” in Newell, ed. The Effective Local Government Manager, 3^rd ed., Washington, DC: ICMA, (2004). Pp1-19.

Cox III, Raymond W. “Performance Measurement: Cultural and Socio-psychological Factors” in van der Molen, van Rooyen and van Wyk ed. Outcomes-based Governance: Assessing the Results. Johannesburg, South Africa: Heinemann, (2002), pp.160-191.

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Cox III, Raymond W. "Administrative Discretion: the Conundrum Wrapped in an Enigma" in van Baallen, Schwella and Burger ed. Public Management and Governance: the Seventh Winelands Conference. Stellenbosch, SA: University of Stellenbosch, (2000), pp.249-263.

Cox III, Raymond W. "Organization Development and TQM: Which is the Chicken and Which is the Egg?" in Halachmi and Bouckaert ed. Public Productivity: The Challenge of Total Quality and Strategic Management. Amsterdam: Russell IIAS/IOS, (1997).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Administrative Discretion," in Shafritz ed. The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, (1997).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Administrative Policy" in Shafritz ed. The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, (1997).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Consultant" in Shafritz ed. The International Encyclopedia of Public Policy and Administration. Boulder, CO: Westview Press, (1997).

Cox III, Raymond W., Susan J. Buck, and Betty Morgan Public Administration in Theory and Practice. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc., (1994).

Cox III, Raymond W. "The Cabinet and the Bureaucracy" in Hain and Garcia ed. New Mexico Government 3rd ed. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press, (1994).

Cox III, Raymond W. "The Governor as a Manger" in Eric Herzik ed. The Governors and Public Policy. Greenwich, CT: Greenwood Press (1992).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Gubernatorial Politics in the West" in Clive Thomas ed. Government, Politics and Public Policy in the American West. Albuquerque, NM: University of New Mexico Press (1991).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Managerial Concepts of Control of the Organization-The Management Audit" in Harry More and Peter C. Unsinger ed. Managerial Control of the Police: Internal Audits and Affairs. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas Publishers (1991).

Cox III, Raymond W. Dispute Resolution Processes: A Comparative State Perspective. Washington DC: International Personnel Management Association (1987).

PUBLICATIONS [journal articles]

Cox III, Raymond W. “Accountability and Responsibility in Organizations: The Ethics of Discretion,” Public Policy and Administration (Lithuania). Vol. 13. 39-51 (Nov 2005).

Johnson, Terrance A. and Raymond W. Cox III, “Police Ethics: Organizational Implications,” Public Integrity Vol 7 (1): 67-79 (Winter 2004-2005).

Cox III, Raymond W. “Going to War: A Commentary on Ethical Leadership and Politics” Public Integrity Vol 6 (4): 319-331 (Fall 2004)

Johnson, Terrance A. and Raymond W. Cox III, “Restrictions on the Police; Reviewing Miranda One More Time,” The Justice Professional. Vol. 14 No. 1, (Winter 2001)

Cox III, Raymond W. “Creating a Decision Architecture” Global Virtue Ethics Review, Vol. 2 No. 1: 1-31 (Summer 2000).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Getting Past the Hype: Issues in Starting a Public Sector TQM Program" Public Administration Quarterly, Vol 19 No. 1 (Spring 1995).

Cox III, Raymond W. "The Winter Commission Report: The Practitioners Prospective," Public Administration Review Vol. 54 No. 2 (March/April 1994).

Cox III, Raymond W. "MPA as Management Education," International Journal of Public Administration, Vol. 13, No. 1 & 2 (December - January 1990).

Cox III, Raymond W. "The Expanding Role of the Western Governor as Manger," Western Governmental Researcher, Vol. IV, No. 1 & 2 (Summer-Winter 1988).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Looking into the Future: Strategic Planning in the Department of Defense," Public Administration Review, Vol. 48, No. 2 (March/April 1988).

Cox III, Raymond W. "Politics, Administration and Legislatures," American Review of Public Administration, Vol. 18, No. 1 (March 1988).

Cox III, Raymond W. "American Political Theory and the Bureaucracy," Dialogue, Vol 9, No. 2 (Winter 1986/1987).

PUBLICATIONS [monographs]

Cadena, Cecilia, Raymond Cox, Martha Laura Hernández Pérez, Ma. Esther Morales Fajardo, and Ramona Ortega-Liston. “Civil Service Reform in Comparative Perspective: The Case of Local Government Change in Mexico and the United States” in Marshall Kaplan, ed. Papers and Case Strudies Comparing Federalism and Its Impact in the United States and Mexico. Denver: University of Colorado, Denver, 2004.

Star, Phil, Mark Chupp, Raymond W. Cox III, Claudia J. Coleman, Ruth Durack, Jim Shanahan, Norma Stefanik. Guide to Creating Stronger Neighborhoods and Communities. Cleveland: Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Initiative Network, Ohio Urban University Program, August 2003.

Cox III, Raymond W. "Issues in the Role and Management of Policy Staff in the Minnesota Legislature," Hubert H. Humphrey Institute, July 1985.

Cox III, Raymond W. "Administrative Issues in Legislative Reform," Occasional Paper Series, State University of New York - Albany, 1982.

Cox III, Raymond W., ed. Achievements of the Massachusetts Legislature '71-'72, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1972.

Cox III, Raymond W., John Eller, Constance Kaufman, et al. Achievements of the Massachusetts Legislature 1970, Massachusetts House of Representatives, 1970.

PUBLICATIONS [reports]

Cox III, Raymond W. “Position Audit and Time Study for Selected Employees of the City of Canal Fulton [July 2005]

Cox III, Raymond W. and Inese Vorontchuk and Mara Gudrule. “Developing a Competency-based Career Training and Professional Development Program” for Latvian National Government, [December 2003].

Cox III, Raymond W. “A Salary Classification System for Summit County” [Summit County, Ohio, October, 2003]

Cox III, Raymond W. “Salary Analysis and Review: Summit County Children’s Services Board [February, 2003]

Cox III, Raymond W. “Instructors’ Manual: Performance Measurement Training” [Latvian School of Public Administration, February 2003]

Cox III, Raymond W. and Debra Martin, ed. "Public Service Frontiers: A National Dialogue Celebrating Excellence in Public Service" [American Society for Public Administration, July 1987].

Cox III, Raymond W., Hubert Hendren and Dewey McLean. "Yuma in the Year 2000: The Workplace and the Workforce” [Yuma Economic Development Corporation, April 1986].

Gregg, Frank, Larry Agenbroad, Raymond Cox, et al. "Government, Budgetary and Natural Resources Considerations for the Future Needs of the State" [Arizona Board of Regents, March 1986].

Cox III, Raymond W. "Intergovernmental Relations as an Instrument of Political Change: The Experience of the National Science Foundation" [NSF #82-SP-0840, 1984].

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

CONSULTING AND TRAINING

American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Workshop on working with State Legislature (1981).

Beltrami County, NM, Department of Public Welfare. Consultant for managerial audit of county office (1983-1984).

Intergovernmental Program, National Science Foundation. Analysis of the first decade of operation of that program (1984).

Council of State Governments. Rural development activities in state of Arizona (1986).

Town of Camp Verde, AZ. Consultants on designing new City Manager government (1986-87).

City of Yuma, AZ. Analysis of workforce for Economic Development Council (1986).

Board of Regents, AZ. Task force on preparing for the year 2000 (1986-1987).

U.S. Bureau of Land Management. consultation on waste management issues in Dona Ana County, NM (1989).

New Mexico Taxation and Revenue Department. Workshops on Ethics in the Workplace (1988 and 1989).

La Tuna Federal Prison -- El Paso, TX. Workshops on Strategic Management (1989 and 1990).

City of Silver City, NM. Workshop on Strategic Management (1990).

New Mexico State University -- Consultant to College of Arts and Sciences' Planning Committee on preparing a five-year plan (1990).

USDA, Soil Conservation Service-- Angel Fire, New Mexico. Workshops on management and interpersonal relations (1992).

Broward City/County Management Association -- facilitator for meetings on the future of EMS services in the county (1995).

City of Boca Raton, FL -- Training seminar for the City Council on parliamentary procedures (1995).

Town of Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL -- Consultation on Main Street project (1995).

City of North Lauderdale, FL -- Consultant on the reorganization of the Division of Code Compliance (1995).

City of Oakland Park, FL -- Consultant on salary comparability review (1995).

City of South Bay, FL -- Consultant on review and revision of civil service procedures and pay (1995).

Palm Beach City/County Management Association -- workshop on strategic management (1995).

City of Oakland Park, FL -- Consultant on salary comparability and performance appraisal systems (1999-2000).

Summit County, OH – Transition team, County Executive, Chair of Operations Subcommittee (2000- 2001)

Village of Minerva, OH – Consultant on developing Strategic Assessment for community (2001).

State of Ohio – Ohio Department of Transportation, District 4. Management Training (2001)

Good Samaritan—Consulting on strategic assessment process (2002)

Summit County, OH—Principal Investigator on salary comparability and performance appraisal systems revisions (2002- 2003).

Government of Latvia – Fulbright Senior Specialist Assignment, Performance Measurement training and Ethics consultation (2003).

“Leadership Skills” Workshop for Mid-Career Specialists, Riga, Latvia (2003)

“Performance Measurement” Two-Day Workshop for Mid-Career Specialists, Riga, Latvia (2003)

International Institute of Akron— survey design and analysis (2004)

Five training workshops for CPSRT—Ethics, Leadership, Effective Communications, Negotiations and Bargaining, Performance Measures (February- May 2005)

City of Canal Fulton, OH—Position Audit (2005)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

ADDRESS AND LECTURES

“Lobbyist Regulation” Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia, Commission on Prevention of Corruption and Conflict of Interest (2003)

“Legislative Ethics” Saeima (Parliament) of Latvia (2003)

"Spaceport New Mexico" Professional Aerospace Contractors Association (1993)

"Politics and Budgeting" City of Taos (1993)

"Public Administration Ethics" American Society for Public Administration James B. Lewis Institute, Albuquerque (1993).

"Public Administration Ethics" Council of State Governments Regional Conference (1992).

"TQM in the Public Sector," Federal Quality Institute Regional meeting (1992).

"Professional Ethics" New Mexico Department of Taxation and Revenue (1989).

"The Meaning of Ethics in Government" University of Texas at El Paso (1987).

"On Being an Effective City Manager" Annual Meeting of Arizona Municipal League (1987).

"The Constitution and Managing Bureaucracy" Region VIII Conference, American Society for Public Administration (1986).

"Role of the Public Sector Board Member" Arizona Department of Commerce Advisory Committee (1986).

"Issues in Science and Technology in the State Legislatures in the '80's " National Conference of State Legislatures, Science and Technology Committee (1980).

"Legislative Administration" Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg (1979).

"Communicating Scientific and Technical Information to Legislators," National Conference of State Legislatures, Management Improvement Committee (1978).

"ZBB, the Federal Process" Western Michigan University (1978).

"Engineers and State Legislators" American Association for Engineering Education (1977).

"How Legislators Communicate" Boston University Graduate School of Urban Affairs (1976).

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

PAPER PRESENTATIONS

2006 “American Local Government Perspectives on Public Integrity,” 67^th Annual ASPA National Conference, Denver, CO

2005 “City Managers as Faculty,” ICMA 91^st Annual Conference, Minneapolis, MN

2005 “Accountability and Responsibility in Organizations: The Ethics of Discretion,” Ethics and Integrity in Governance: The First Trans-Atlantic Dialogue, Leuven, Belgium

2005 “Organizational Roadblocks to Preventing Police Misconduct” Ethics and Integrity in Governance: The First Trans-Atlantic Dialogue, Leuven, Belgium

2003 “The Changing Role of the City Manager in Council-Mayor Cities”, Urban Affairs Association Annual Meeting

2002 “The New Dichotomy: How the Dead Horse We Were Beating Managed to Escape”, Public Administration Theory Network Annual Meeting

2001 “Performance Measurements: Political, Cultural and Social-Psychological Influences”, Eighth Winelands (South Africa) Conference

2000 “The Decision Architecture of Discretion,” 3^rd Ethics Conference

2000 “Community Values and Discretionary Judgment,” 61^st ASPA National Conference

2000 “The ‘New’ Leadership and the City Manager,” Florida City/County Management Association Winter Institute

1999 "Administrative Discretion," Southeastern Council on Public Administration Annual Meeting

1999 "Practitioner vs. Academic Programs," NASPAA Doctoral Conference

1999 "Administrative Discretion," Seventh Winelands (South Africa) Conference

1989 "Democracy as Organization Theory," American Political Science Association.

1989 " Professional Development and Management Skill Enhancement: Plans and Programs for the Future," American Society for Public Administration.

1989 "The Governor as a Manager," Western Social Science Association.

1988 "A Congressional Declaration of Independence : Why Legislative Politics Cannot and Should Not Be Managed," American Political Science Association (co-authored).

1986 "Scientific and Technical Information Management in State Legislatures," American Society for Public Administration [Annual Meeting] (co-authored).

1986 "Training the Policy Analyst to Optimize Policy Analysis" American Society for Public Administration Annual Meeting.

1986 "Efficient Government vs. Effective Government," Western Political Science Association.

1985 "The Structure and Role of Staff for Policy Analysis," American Political Science Association.

1985 "Responsibility, Religion and Government," Minnesota Academy of Science.

1985 "American State Legislatures: Models of Organization and Reform," Midwest Political Science Association.

1985 "American Political Theory and Bureaucracy," Midwest Political Science Association.

1985 "Organizing for Innovation," American Society for Public Administration.

1984 "Policy Management Assistance: An Intergovernmental Strategy That Worked," Minnesota Academy of Science.

1982 "University - Legislative Relations," American Political Science Association.

1982 "Building a New Panama Canal," National Transportation Research Board Annual Conference (co-authored).

1978 "Science and Technology and the State Legislatures," Southern Legislative Conference.

1975 "Legislative Management," American Society for Public Administration.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Other Activities:

2003 University of Akron, panelist on Diversity and Multiculturalism

2002 Channel 19, “Akron Civic Review”, panelist on future of the city

1994 New Mexico State Legislature, testimony- Spaceport New Mexico

1994 Dona Ana County Commission, testimony- Spaceport New Mexico

1993 New Mexico State Legislature, testimony- TQM in state government

1990 Channel 2, Public Television, election commentary

1986 U.S. Senatorial Candidates, debate organizer

UNIVERSITY AND COLLEGE COMMITTEES

Faculty Senate, Bemidji State (1983-1985)

Commencement Committee, Northern Arizona University (1986 and 1987)

College Committee on Off-Campus Studies -- Chair, Northern Arizona University (1985-86)

Sociology Chair Search Committee, Northern Arizona University (1987)

Department of Government Search Committee, New Mexico State University (1988-1990)

MPA Program Committee -- Chair, New Mexico State University (1989)

Library Search Committee, New Mexico State University (1989)

Faculty Senate [Vice Chair (1990)], New Mexico State University (1989-1990)

Promotion & Tenure Committee, New Mexico State University (1991-93)

Task Force on Criminal Justice activities, Nova Southeastern University (1999-2000)

President’s Committee on Faculty Research, Nova Southeastern University (1999-2000)

Buchtel College Council, Faculty representative, University of Akron (2000-2001)

University Judicial Review Committee, University of Akron (2004-2005)

Buchtel College Appeals Committee, University of Akron (2005-2006)

Promotion & Tenure Committee, University of Akron (2005- )

PhD Committee, University of Akron (2000- )

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Associations:

American Political Science Association

American Society for Public Administration

International City/County Management Association

Ohio City/County Management Association

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Manuscript Review:

American Political Science Review

American Review of Public Administration

International Journal of Public Administration

Public Administration Quarterly

Public Administration Review

Public Productivity and Management Review

The Western Governmental Researcher

Western Political Quarterly

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Editorial Boards:

Public Administration Quarterly (1990- )

Public Administration Review (1990-1993)

Public Productivity and Management Review (1991- )

AWARDS AND OFFICES:

Outstanding Performance Award [U.S. Department of Defense] (1968)

Pi Sigma Alpha (1972)

The Academy [Northeastern University Honor Society] (1972)

Citation for Distinguished Service [Massachusetts Retirement Law Commission] (1974)

Outstanding Young Men of America (1981)

American Society for Public Administration [ASPA]

Chair Elect --- New Mexico Chapter (1993-1994)

Executive Committee -- New Mexico Chapter (1992-1993)

Program Committee -- New Mexico Chapter (1991-1993)

President -- El Paso/SE New Mexico Chapter (1989-1990)

Chair -- Section on Public Administration Education (1989-1990)

Executive Committee-- Section on Public Administration Education (1987-1990)

Executive Committee- Section on Organizational and Professional Development (1989-1992)

Treasurer -- Northern Arizona Chapter (1985-1987)

Program Committee Chair--Region VIII Conference (1986-1987)

National Council (1986-1989)[Executive Committee (1987-1989)]

Chair-- Professional Development Committee (1988-1989)

Program Committee-- National Conference (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990)

Program Advisory Committee-- National Conference (2006)

Executive Committee -- Section on Ethics (2001-2004, 2004-2007)

Co- Vice Chair -- Capacity Steering Group (2004-2005)

Co-Chair --Capacity Steering Group (2005-2006)

National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration [NASPAA]--

Committee on Small Programs (1988-1990)

Standards Committee (1998- 2000)

Doctoral Committee (1999-2002)

Urban Management Education Committee (2002- )

ICMA Graduate Education Committee [NASPAA Liaison] (2001- )

City Manager Selection Screening Committee -- City of Las Cruces, NM (1990)

Who's Who of Emerging Leaders (1990)

Who's Who in the West (1987, 1989, 1992)

Who's Who in America (1995)

CIES/ Fulbright Senior Specialist Program (2001-2006)

Rebuilding Together of Summit County

Board of Trustees (2002- )

Secretary to the Board (2004- )

Akron Council on World Affairs

Board President (2004-2007)