DATE OF BIRTH: January 9, 1947
BIRTH PLACE: Brooklyn, New York
MARITAL STATUS: Married, one child
EMPLOYMENT ADDRESS: Savannah State University
Savannah, Georgia 31404
EDUCATION: B.S., Urban Geography and General Science
North Carolina Central University
Durham, North Carolina
M.A., Urban-Economic Geography
University of California
Berkeley, California
June, 1971
Ph.D., Urban-Economic Geography
University of California
Berkeley, California
June, 1977
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY: Currently
Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, SSU.
Professor, Master of Public Administration Program, September, 1989 to 1995; Professor, MPA Program, 1995 - 1998. Director, MPA Program, 9/96 to 8/98. Acting Director, MPA Program, March 1990 to September, 1996. Associate Director, MPA Program, Georgia Southern University in affiliation with Savannah State College, November 1990 to August 1995.
Accomplishments at SSU during past five years
. Co-author article titled Continuity in Power:The 2003 Election of Otis Johnson as Mayor of Savannah;
URBAN NEWS, American Political Science Association, Vol. 18, No.2., Fall 2004.
. Authored three essays in The Malcolm X Encyclopedia, edited by Robert Jenkins and Mfanya Donald Tryman; Greenwood Press, 2002.
. Co-author of article titled The Presidential and Congressional Documents on the First African-American Holiday: National Freedom Day; accepted for publication by the Journal of Negro History, 2002.
. Co-author of article title African American Voting Behavior,
President Clinton’s Scandal, and the 1998 Election:TheSearch
for New Variables, with Hanes Walton, Jr. et. al; published by the National Political Science Review, Vol. 8., Transaction Publishers, 2001 .
. Conducted review of book, Re-Election: William Jefferson Clinton as Native-Son Presidential Candidate, Hanes Walton, Jr., Columbia University Press, 2000.
. Co-authored the prologue to Hanes Walton book, African American Power and Politics: The Political Context
Variable, Columbia University Press, 1997.The prologue was titled, The Conceptualization of A Variable, with Modibo Kadalie.
Professional Development and Scholarly Activities
. Presented paper titled Educational Accessibility Among Racial Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Affirmative Action and The Politics of Exclusion, Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of The National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Crystal City, Virginia, March 26-29, 2005.
. Presented paper titled Affirmative Action in the Post Clinton Era: Is Affirmative Action Dead? at the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Atlanta, Ga. March, 2002.
. Chaired panel on “Critical Issues in the 21st Century Urban America at NCOBPS, March, 2002.
. Presented paper at the Georgia Political Science Association,
Savannah, Ga., January, 2002. Paper titled Affirmative Action in the post Clinton Era: Is Affirmative Action Losing Ground?
. Prepared paper to be presented at the National Conference of Minority Public Administrators (COMPA), February, 2002, in
Jackson, Mississippi. Paper titled Conflict, Controversy and Chaos In an Era of Cultural Diversity. Paper was read at that conference with my colleague, Dr. Willie E. Johnson because I was unable to attend.
. Presented paper at the Teaching Public Administration Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, January, 2002.
Paper was titled Positioning Yourself for Success in Higher Education: Strategies for Obtaining an Academic Appointment,
Achieving Promotion and Tenure at Level II Institutions.
. Gave a presentation on Cultural Diversity Defined, at the
President’s Leadership Breakfast as part of a program on Dialogue on Race at HBCUs. Received a note of congratulation
from Vice-President Silver on job well done.
. Was Keynote speaker at the Black History Program for the Evans County Local Chapter of the NAACP in Claxton, Ga.on
February 27, 2000. Presentation was titled Spiritual Preparation and Leadership challenges in the New Millennium.
. Attended the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials (GABEO), on the campus of Savannah State University, 1999.
. Conducted a leadership development workshop in partnership with Dr. Willie E. Johnson, for The First African Baptist Church in Claxton, Georgia, February, 2000.
. Conducted a Training and Assessment Needs Survey and Analysis for the Department of Human Resources at SSU during the 1999-2000 academic year.
. Attended American Social and Behavioral Sciences Conference in Garden City, Georgia, 1999. Presented paper titled
Affirmative Action in an Era of Cultural Diversity: Policies,
Politics, and Prospects.
. Presented paper at COMPA (Conference of Minority Public
Administrators), March, 1999. Paper titled Legal and Political . Challenges of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity
In an Era of Cultural Diversity: Implications for Social
Political and Public Policy.
. Attended NCOBPS in April, 1998 in Atlanta, Georgia. Presented paper titled Environmental Racism and the
Formation of Political and Public Perceptions of Health
And Safety Risks: The Case of the Savannah River Site.
. Served as keynote speaker for Founders Day at Grant Chapel
Presbyterial Church, Darien, Ga., 1999.
. Served as Guest Lecturer for SOWK 6780, during Fall Semester, 1998 for Dr. Jerry Wright. Spoke on The Role
of Management and Leadership and the linkage between Social Work and Public Administration.
. Attended “Planning Assessment and SACS Accreditation
Preparation Retreat”, Jekyll, Island, Ga. July, 1998.
. Attended Department Head’s workshop in Macon, Ga.
March, 1998
. Attended Governor’s Inaugural Ball, Atlanta, Ga. Jan.
1999.
. Attended the AAHE , American Association for Higher
Education Assessment Forum, Cincinnati, Ohio, 6, 1998.
. Attended the Leadership Development and Minority
Development Recruitment Seminar at Jekyll, Island, Ga.
April, 1998. Carried 10 SSU student representatives.
. Attended Socad workshop at Fort Stewart, Ga. 3/1998.
. Served as consultant for the SSU Survey Research Center in
Collaboration with the city of Savannah. Consultation was in the area of survey research, sampling and data collection. Developed a citizen satisfaction survey for the city and
participated in the analysis and writing of the final report,
1998.
. Presented power point presentation of statistical analyses of
data collected by SSU’s survey research center on the . perceptions of citizens who live near the Savannah River site in Aiken, South Carolina. Presentation was delivered
at Xavier University in New Orleans, La. in April, 1997.
Presentation was given at the Consortium for Environmental
Risk Evaluation at the Minority Voice in Public Participation
Workshop at Xavier University.
. Attended the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs Conference, (NASPAA) in Denver, Colorado, 1996.
. Attended 18 day faculty development seminar on Culture, Democracy, Environmental Protection and Economic Development in Southern Africa: South Africa and Zimbabwe, from August 21 - September 9, 1997. Initiative was sponsored by the Chancellor’s office in Atlanta
. Conducted cultural Audit for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Savannah, Ga., summer, 1996.
Attended the Conference of Minority Public Administrators in Louisville, Kentucky, March, 1997.
. Attended the National Black Graduate Students Association Conference (NBGSA), in Raleigh, N.C., May, 1997.
. Served on the NASPAA Diversity Committee, 1997.
. Served as registration chair for the National Conference of
Black Political Scientists held in Savannah, Ga., March, 1996.
. Participated as a Social Science Scholar for The Albany State University History and Political Science Department and the Bridge to Social Science Careers Project, Minority Improvement in the Sciences (MSIP) , winter, 1996.
. Participated in the 1996 U.S. Geological Survey and GIS
Faculty Seminar Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the
Interior, August 3rd, Department of Geography, North Carolina Central University.
University and Community Service
. Secretary of the Faculty, 1997-2000
. Vice-Chair of Faculty Senate, 1999.
. During the past five years, I served on more than 40 committees among which include:
Faculty Handbook committee, Chair, Athletic Committee,
HASS Asessment Program Review Committee, Chair.
Faculty Senate Task Force, Graduate Faculty Membership Committee, Chair; Computer Advisory Committee, MPA faculty search committee, MPA admissions committee, chair, Political Science faculty search committee, History Faculty search committee, Social Work Search Committee,
Dean’s Search Committee, Registrar search committee, chair; Business Dean Search committee, Mission Statement Committee, Graduate Council, co-chair, Graduate Ad hoc Committee, Urban Affairs Committee, co-chair, Personnel Committee, chair, Faculty Senate Evaluation committee, Committee on Dialogue on Race, Class Advisement committee, Class Post-Tenure Review committee, SACS Committee on Intercollegiate Athletics, over 70 Oral Comprehensive Exam Committees for MPA program, writing across the curriculum committee, Master Of Urban Studies Exit Exam. Committee, and others....
Significant Community Service
Chair, REACH, (Reaching Out To Every Adult and Child in the Home) advisory board of the Greenbriar Children’s Center, 1990-1996. Also served as member of board of directors.
Vice-President, America’s Second Harvest Food Bank of Coastal Georgia (2001-2002. Member of Board of Directors. Member of Nominating Committee. (1996 to Present).
Task Force of The Health and Human Services Planning Committee for United Way, 1996-1997.
Member of Georgia Health Decisions, 1995-1996.
Member of Liberty County Family Connections, 2001-2002.
Gave talk to 3rd graders at White Bluff Elementary School,
For Black History Month Program, February, 2000.
Gave Talk on Cultural Diversity at the Chatham County Counter Narcotics Division, 1996.
Member, advisory board, St. Paul Academy for Boys, 1995- 1998.
Chair, Steward Board No. 1, St. Paul C.M.E. Church.
Goals for Next Five Years
To Develop Minor in Geography for the Department of
Social and Behavioral Sciences
To present paper and participate in at least one professional conference per year.
To continue to recruit students to attend SSU in general and the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences in particular.
To submit at least three (3) scholarly papers to be considered for publication in a major refereed journal.
To maintain a high level of teaching in all courses taught
To continue to serve the University, the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, and the Department of Social and
Behavioral Sciences in any significant way possible.
To continue to provide my time and talents in the service to the community and various external publics in the local area.
TEACHING:
Graduate Courses Taught
Local Government Administration
State Government Administration
Directed Reading
Public Organizations
Program Evaluation
Research Methods I
Research Methodology II
History, Scope and Practice of PA
Public Policy
Research Methods in Public Administration
Research Methods in Urban Affairs
Contemporary Urban Problems
Urban and Regional Planning
Economic and Community Development
Comparative Administration
Urban Finance and Administration
Statistics and Data Analysis in the Social Sciences
Group Processes and Leadership
Seminar in Public Administration
Undergraduate Courses Taught (list not inclusive)
Introduction to Urban Affairs
Geography of Economic Activity
Housing and Community Development
Urban Geography
Economic Geography
Municipal Government
American National Government
The Urban Land Use Planning Process
Public Opinion and Voting Behavior
The Legislative Process
Research Methods
Statistics