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VITA
CALVIN C. JILLSON
Home Address:
3024 Green Hill Drive
Plano, Texas 75093
(972) 307-8422
Office Address:
Department of Political Science
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas 75275
(214) 768-4321
I.
Personal Information:
Born:
Education:
II.
August 2, 1949.
B.S., Oregon State University, 1971, Political Science.
M.A., University of Maryland, 1976, Government and Politics.
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1979, Government and Politics.
Teaching and Research Interests:
American Politics and American Political Thought: Origins of American Political
Institutions, American Political Thought, Texas Politics, Presidency,
Congress, Political Parties, Democratization, and
the History of Political Thought.
III.
Employment History:
Professor, Southern Methodist University, 1995-present.
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences,
Southern Methodist University, January 2007-June 2009.
Chair, Political Science, Southern Methodist University, 1995-2001.
Director, John Tower Center for Political Studies, 1996-2001.
Professor, University of Colorado, 1994-95.
Director, Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment, 1993-95.
Chair, Political Science, University of Colorado, 1989-93.
Associate Professor, University of Colorado, 1987-94.
Associate Professor, Louisiana State University, 1985-87.
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, 1980-85.
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IV.
Publications
A.
Authored Books
Lone Star Tarnished: A Critical Look at Texas Politics and Public Policy, Calvin Jillson,
(New York: Routledge, 2012; 2nd ed. forthcoming, 2014.)
Texas Politics: Governing the Lone Star State, Calvin Jillson, (New York, NY: McGrawHill, 2007, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2009, 3rd ed., Routledge, 2011, 4th ed., Routledge,
2013).
Pursuing the American Dream: Opportunity and Exclusion Over Four Centuries,
Calvin Jillson, (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2004).
American Government: Political Development and Institutional Change, Calvin
Jillson, (1st ed., Harcourt-Brace, 1999, 2nd ed., Wadsworth, 2002, 3rd ed., Wadsworth,
2005, 4th ed., Routledge, 2007, 5th ed., Routledge, 2009, 6th ed. Routledge, 2011, 7th ed.,
Routledge, 2013, 8th ed. Routledge, forthcoming 2015.).
Congressional Dynamics: Structure, Coordination and Choice in the First American
Congress, 1774-1789, Calvin Jillson and Rick K. Wilson, (Stanford, CA: Stanford
University Press, 1994).
Constitution Making: Conflict and Consensus in the Federal Convention of
1787, Calvin Jillson, (New York: Agathon Press, 1988).
B.
Edited Books
Perspectives on American Government: Readings in Political Development and
Institutional Change, Edited by Cal Jillson and David Robertson, (Routledge, 2010, 2nd
ed., Routledge, 2014).
Taiwan’s National Security: Dilemmas and Opportunities, Edited by Alexander Tan,
Steve Chan, and Calvin Jillson, (Aldershot, Hampshire, UK: Ashgate, 2001).
Pathways To Democracy: The Political-Economy of Democratic Transitions, Edited by
James Hollifield and Calvin Jillson, (New York: Routledge, 2000).
The Dynamics of American Politics: Approaches and Interpretations, Edited by
Lawrence C. Dodd and Calvin Jillson, (Boulder, CO., Westview Press, 1994).
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New Perspectives on American Politics, Edited by Lawrence C. Dodd and
Calvin Jillson, (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1994).
C.
Refereed Journal Articles
"Leadership and Coordination in Legislatures: The `President' of the First American
Congress, 1774-1789," Calvin Jillson and Rick Wilson, Congress and the Presidency,
(Autumn, 1990), pp. 85-107.
"Leadership Patterns in the Continental and Confederation Congresses: 1774-1789,” Rick
Wilson and Calvin Jillson, Legislative Studies Quarterly, (February, 1989),
pp. 5-37. Reprinted in Silbey, et. al. (ed.), The Congress of the United States,
1789-1989 (New York: Carlson Publishing, 1991).
"Political Culture and the Pattern of Congressional Politics Under the Articles of
Confederation," Calvin Jillson, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, (Winter, 1988),
pp. 1-26. Reprinted in Elazar, (ed.), American Confederal Experiences: Past and
Present (Philadelphia, PA: Center for the Study of Federalism, 1997).
"A Social Choice Model of Politics in the Continental Congress: Insights Into the Demise
of an Institution," Calvin Jillson and Rick Wilson, Legislative Studies Quarterly,
(February, 1987), pp. 5-32. Reprinted in Silbey, et. al. (ed.), The Congress of the United
States, 1789-1989, (New York: Carlson Publishing, 1991).
"Voting Outcomes in the 1984 Democratic Party Primaries and Caucuses," Wayne Parent,
Calvin Jillson, and Ronald Weber, American Political Science Review, (March, 1987),
pp. 67-84.
"The Political Structure of Constitution-Making," Calvin Jillson and Cecil
Eubanks, American Journal of Political Science, (August,1984), pp. 435-458.
Reprinted in Robert Harmel, American Government: Readings on Continuity and
Change, (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1988,), pp. 24-36, 2nd edition, 1993, pp.
23-34; and in Peter S. Onuf, The New American Nation, 1776-1815, (Hamden,
CT: Garland Publishing Company, 1994).
"Constitution-Making: Alignment and Realignment in the Federal Convention of
1787," Calvin Jillson, American Political Science Review, (September, 1981),
pp. 598-612.
"The Representation Question in the Federal Convention of 1787: Madison's Virginia
Plan and its Opponents," Calvin Jillson, Congressional Studies (now called Congress and
the Presidency), (Vol. 8, Number 1), pp. 21-41.
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"The Executive in Republican Government: The Case of the American Founding," Calvin
Jillson, Presidential Studies Quarterly, (Fall, 1979), pp. 386-402.
"Voting Bloc Analysis in the Constitutional Convention: Implications for an
Interpretation of the Connecticut Compromise," Calvin Jillson and Thornton Anderson,
Western Political Quarterly, (September, 1978), pp. 535-547.
"Realignments in the Convention of 1787: The Slave Trade Compromise," Calvin Jillson
and Thornton Anderson, Journal of Politics, (August, 1977), pp. 712-729.
D.
Book Chapters
“Fighting for Control of the American Dream: Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson
and the Election of 1800,” Calvin Jillson, in Kenneth R. Bowling and Donald Kennon
(eds.), Establishing Congress: The Removal to Washington, D.C., and the Election of
1800 (Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2005), pp. 1-21.
“Why Congress: What the Failure of the Confederation Congress and the Survival of
the Federal Congress Tell Us about the New Institutionalism,” John H. Aldrich, Calvin
C. Jillson, and Rick K. Wilson, in David W. Brady and Matthew D. McCubbins
(eds.), Party, Process, and Political Change in Congress: New Perspectives on the
History of Congress (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2002), pp. 315-342.
“Election 2000: Precedents and Prospects,” New Century Update, American
Government: Political Change and Institutional Development, 2nd ed., (HarcourtBrace, 2001), pp. 1-57.
“Introduction: The Democratic Transformations – Lessons and Prospects,” James H.
Hollifield and Calvin Jillson, in James H. Hollifield and Calvin Jillson (eds.),
Pathways to Democracy: The Political Economy of Democratic Transitions (New
York: Routledge, 2000), pp. 1-18.
"Founders and Religion," Calvin Jillson and Michelle Dye. In Paul Finkelman
(ed.), Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia, (New York: Garland Publishing
Company, 2000), pp. 191-194.
“The Clinton Impeachment and Its Aftermath,” Century Update, American
Government: Political Change and Institutional Development (Harcourt-Brace,
1999), pp. 1-32.
"Conversations on the Study of American Politics: An Introduction," Lawrence
C. Dodd and Calvin Jillson, pp. 1-23. In Lawrence C. Dodd and Calvin Jillson
(eds.), The Dynamics of American Politics: Approaches and Interpretations,
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(Boulder, CO, Westview Press, 1994).
"Patterns and Periodicity In American National Politics," Calvin Jillson, pp. 24-58.
In Lawrence C. Dodd and Calvin Jillson (eds.), The Dynamics of American Politics:
Approaches and Interpretations, (Boulder, CO: Westview Press, 1994).
"Reassessing American Politics: An Introduction," Lawrence C. Dodd and Calvin
Jillson, pp. 1-12. In Lawrence C. Dodd and Calvin Jillson (eds), New Perspectives
on American Politics, (Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Press, 1994).
"Ideas in Conflict: Political Strategy and Intellectual Advantage in the Federal
Convention," Calvin Jillson. In Herman Belz, Ronald Hoffman and Peter Albert,
To Form A More Perfect Union: Critical Ideas of the American Constitution, pp. 303356. (Charlottesville, VA: University of Virginia Press, 1992).
"How Was the Bill of Rights Created," Calvin Jillson and Michelle Dye, pp. 37-56.
In Charles Quigley and Duane Smith, With Liberty and Justice For All: The Story
of the Bill of Rights, Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution,
(Calabasas, CA: Center for Civic Education, 1991).
"Gouverneur Morris: New York's Other Delegate," Calvin Jillson and George Ruiz, New
York Delegate, journal of the New York Commission on the Bicentennial of the United
States Constitution, Fall, 1987. Reprinted in New York and the Union: Contributions to
the American Constitutional Experience, pp. 512-523. Albany, NY: New York
Commission on the Bicentennial of the Constitution, 1990.
V.
Selected Conference Participation, Lectures, and Presentations:
Calvin Jillson and Cecil Eubanks, "The Logic of Constitutional Choice: The Federal
Convention of 1787," Southern Political Science Association, 1982.
Calvin Jillson, "Stability and Change in the Confederation Congresses: 1777-1789,"
American Political Science Association, 1983.
Calvin Jillson, "Political Culture, Factional Conflict, and the Demise of Government
Under the Articles of Confederation," Southwest Social Science Association, 1984.
Calvin Jillson and Rick Wilson, "A Social Choice Model of Factional Conflict in the
Continental Congresses," Southern Political Science Association, 1984.
Panel Chair, "The Lessons of Classical Political Economy," Midwest Political Science
Association Meetings, April, 1984.
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Project `87 Summer Seminar, "The Forging of the Union: Confederation and
Constitution, 1781-1789," Columbia University, July 8-12, 1985.
Calvin Jillson, "Social Change, Critical Realignment, and Governmental Response,"
American Political Science Association Meetings, September, 1985.
Symposium participant, "Empire of Liberty: Confederation Politics," Liberty Fund
Symposium, Huntington Library, San Marino, California, February, 6-9, 1986.
Section Chair, Political Theory, Southwest Social Science Association Meetings, March,
1986.
Calvin Jillson, "Political Principles and Practical Politics at the Federal
American Political Science Association Meetings, August, 1986.
Convention,"
Panel Chair, "The Politics of Presidential Nominations," Southern Political Science
Association Meetings, November, 1986.
Panel Discussant, "Ratifying the Constitution," Southern Political Science Association
Meetings, November, 1986.
Symposium Participant, "Madison's Notes of the Debates in the Constitutional
Convention," Liberty Fund Symposium, Ambassador Garden Hotel, Los Angeles,
California, January, 8-11, 1987.
Lecture, "The Interplay of Principles and Politics in the Creation of the American
Government," University of Rochester, Political Science Department, January 14, 1987.
Symposium Participant, "Ideas in Conflict: Political Strategy and Intellectual Advantage
in the Federal Convention," United States Capitol Area Historical Society Symposium,
"To Form A More Perfect Union: The Critical Ideas of the Constitution," March, 1987.
Symposium Participant, "Ratifying the Constitution: Ideas and Interests in the Several
American States," the National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina, May 22-23, 1987.
Calvin Jillson and Rick K. Wilson, "The Continental Congress and the Origins of the
U. S. House of Representatives," American Political Science Association Meetings,
September, 1987.
Roundtable Participant, "Lessons From the Federalist," Southern Political Science
Association Meetings, November, 1987.
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Calvin Jillson, "The Intellectual Context of Critical Realignment and Governmental
Response," Southwestern Political Science Association Meetings, March 23-26, 1988. Pi
Sigma Alpha Best Paper Award granted at 1989 meetings.
Symposium Participant, "Conference on the History of Congress," June 2-4,
1988, Stanford University.
"Leadership Patterns in the Continental and Confederation Congresses:
1774-1789," Rick Wilson and Calvin Jillson, American Political Science
Association Meetings, September 1-4, 1988.
Panel Discussant, "Toward A Usable Past: Conference on the Origins and
Implications of State Protections of Liberty," October 13-15, 1988,
Albany Law School.
Panel Chair, "The American Founding," Southern Political Science Association
Meetings, November 3-5, 1988.
Symposium on Calvin Jillson, Constitution Making: Conflict and Consensus in the
Federal Convention of 1787, Institute for Governmental Studies, University of California,
Berkeley, November 10, 1988.
Section Chair, Political Theory, Southwest Political Science Association
Meetings, March 29-April 1, 1989.
Panel Discussant, "The Forgotten Partners: The Bill of Rights and the States,"
American Political Science Association Meetings, August, 1989.
Lecture, "Political Culture, Institutionalism, and the Congress Under the Articles of
Confederation," Political Economy Group, Duke University, January 17, 1991.
Discussant, "Conference on Term Limitations, University of California, Irvine,
May 31 and June 1, 1991.
Panel Chair, Liberalism and Participatory Democracy," and "Interest and Influence
in Congress," Southern Political Science Association, November 3-5, 1991.
Symposium Participant, "Liberty and Responsibility," Liberty Fund, Portland,
Oregon, October 22-25, 1992.
"Patterns and Periodicity in American National Politics," Conference on the
Dynamics of American Politics. Boulder, CO, February 20-22, 1993.
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"Institutional Design and Party Development: Lessons from the Continental and
First Federal Congresses," Rick K. Wilson, Calvin Jillson, and John H. Aldrich,
Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 14-16, 1994.
Symposium Participant, "Jurisprudence and Constitutional Theory," New York
University School of Law, July 23-26, 1994.
Symposium Participant, "Democracy and Decision," Liberty Fund, Indianapolis,
Indiana, March 3-5, 1995.
Panel Discussant, “History and Politics,” Western Political Science Association
Meetings, Portland, Oregon, March 1995.
Roundtable: Congressional Dynamics (Jillson and Wilson, Stanford, 1994) and
Why Parties? (Aldrich, Chicago, 1995). Southern Political Science Association
Meetings, Tampa, Florida, November 3, 1995.
Symposium Participant, “Liberty and the Separation of Powers,” Liberty Fund,
San Antonio, Texas, November 30-December 2, 1995.
Conference Co-organizer, “Pathways to Democracy: The Political Economy of
Democratic Transitions,” SMU, April 4-5, 1997.
Conference Series Host, “The Economic and Political Challenges of Market Reforms
in Latin America,” 1st conference April 27, 1996, 2nd conference October 4, 1997. 3rd
conference, May 21-22, 1998, entitled “Regulation in Post-Privatization Environments:
The Latin American Experience,” held in Buenas Aires, Argentina. 4th conference,
“The U.S. and the Future of Free Trade in the Americas,” March 25, 2000.
Conference Co-organizer, “Dilemmas and Opportunities: Taiwan’s National Security
at the Turn of the Century,” SMU, April 18, 1998.
Discussant, “The History and Evolution of the Presidency,” Southern Political Science
Association Meetings, Atlanta, GA, October 28-31, 1998.
Chair, “Party Effects in Legislatures and Legislative Elections,” Southwestern Political
Science Association Meetings, San Antonio, TX, March 31-April 3, 1999.
Symposium Participant, “Liberty in the Face of Sovereignty: Jean Bodin and Thomas
Hobbes,” Liberty Fund, San Antonio, TX, April 13-16, 2000.
Symposium Participant, “The Long-Term Budget Challenge of the G-7 Nations: An
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International Symposium,” European University Institute, Florence, Italy, March 1517, 2001.
“Fighting For Control of the American Dream: Thomas Jefferson, Alexander
Hamilton, and the Election of 1800,” United States Capitol Society, Washington,
D.C., April 20, 2001.
Member, Academic Study Mission, Taipei, Taiwan, May 18-23, 2001, to review the
economic, political, military, and strategic dilemmas facing Taiwan. The sponsor of
the study mission was the government of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Council on Foreign Relations, National Conference, focused on terrorism and related
threats to U.S. national security, June 6-8, 2002, New York, New York.
Symposium Participant, Conference on Representation in honor of former House
Speaker Jim Wright, “Representation: Then and Now,” Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, Texas, October 3, 2003.
“Election 2004,” Association of Texas Graduate School Deans,” Southern Methodist
University, November 11, 2004.
“A Shining City On A Hill: Globalizing the American Dream,” World Affairs Council
of Greater Dallas, Melrose Hotel, November, 21, 2004.
Member, Steering Committee, The American Assembly’s “Successor Generation
Project,” to study and recommend domestic and international institutional reforms to
better serve the security and prosperity of America’s future generations, New York,
February 7, 2005.
“Campaigning and Governing in Texas and the Nation,” Texas Community College
Teachers Association, Austin, Texas, February 18, 2005.
Member, Interfaith Dialogue Study Mission, Turkey, December 11-21, 2006, to
promote intellectual, cultural, and religious understanding.
Symposium Participant, “American Liberty in Political Documents before 1787,” Liberty
Fund, Omni Houston Hotel, Houston, Texas, March 29-April 1, 2007.
Chair and discussant, “Institutions and Public Policies,” Midwest Political Science
Association, Chicago, IL, April 12-14, 2007.
Discussant, “The Constitutional Convention of 1787,” American Political Science
Association, Chicago, IL, August 30-September 2, 2007.
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Symposium Participant, “Immigration, Identity, and Political Community in America,”
Liberty Fund, Benson Hotel, Portland, Oregon, October 4-7, 2007.
“Presidential Election of 2008,” Boller Sympoium, Texas Christian University,
Fort Worth, Texas, November 9-10, 2009.
Discussant, “Spatial Models of the Convention,” The American Constitution: 225th
Anniversary of the Ratification, University of Georgia, March 22-24, 2013.
VI.
Academic Fund-Raising
Recognizing that there are many participants in successful university fundraising,
the following external gifts were made to units under my direct administration.
Founding Director, Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment, University of
Colorado, Boulder, 1993-1995. $300,000 endowment.
Director, John Goodwin Tower Center for Political Studies, SMU. Total fundraising to the Tower Center from January 1, 1996 to 2001: $3.6 million.
Chair, Department of Political Science, SMU. Total fund-rasing to the Political
Science Department from August 15, 1995 to 2001: $2.6 million.
VII.
Teaching and Graduate Committee Work:
a. Undergraduate Courses Taught: American Government, Introduction to Political
Theory, Introduction to Public Policy, Political Parties and Interest Groups,
Presidency, Legislative Politics, Texas Politics, Ancient and Medieval Thought, Modern
Political Thought, American Political Thought, Basic Issues of American Democracy.
b. Graduate Courses Taught: Scope and Approaches to the Study of Political Science,
Proseminar in American Politics, American Political Thought.
c. M.A. Committee Work: James G. Fleming (1986, directed), Megan Edwards
(1989), Roger Snow (1991), Steve Primm (1993).
d. Ph.D. Committee Work: Sean Kelly (1992), Kelly Daniel (1995), Vincent McGuire
(1995, directed), Brent Pickett (1995), David Van Mill (1995).
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VIII.
Administrative Experience:
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences,
Southern Methodist University, 2007-2009.
Chair, Department of Political Science, Southern Methodist University, 1995-2001.
Director, John Tower Center for Political Studies, Southern Methodist University,
1996-2001.
Director, Large-Class Improvement Project, Faculty Teaching Excellence
Program, University of Colorado, 1993-94, co-director 1994-95.
Director, Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment, University
of Colorado, 1993-95.
Interim Chair, Communication Disorders and Speech Science, 1993-95.
Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado, 1989-93.
Director of Graduate Studies, Political Science Department, LSU, 1983-86.
IX.
Professional Service:
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Politics, 1988-1996. I have also reviewed
regularly for the following journals, foundations, and presses; American Political
Science Review; American Journal of Political Science; Journal of Conflict Resolution;
Journal of Politics; Legislative Studies Quarterly; Publius; Political Research Quarterly;
Congress and the Presidency; Social Science Quarterly; Polity; American Historical
Review; Cambridge University Press, University of Florida Press, Johns Hopkins
University Press, University of Kansas Press, University of Massachusetts Press, Oxford
University Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Princeton University Press, Stanford University
Press, Texas A&M University Press, Chatham House, Brown and Benchmark, St.
Martin’s Press, the MacArthur Foundation, and the National Science Foundation.
External Reviewer, Promotion and Tenure and Promotion to Full, University of North
Florida (1989); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1992); Florida Atlantic University
(1992); University of Texas, Dallas (1993, 1998, 2000); Louisiana State University
1993); Indiana University (1994); Oklahoma State University (1994); Wichita State
University (1997); University of Houston (1997); University of Oklahoma, (2004);
University of Georgia (2005, 2013), National University of Singapore (2013).
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External Reviewer, Political Science Departments, Weber State University (1990);
University of Oklahoma (1994); Bowling Green University (1998); Mississippi Valley
State University (1998), University of Southern Mississippi (2008), Wayne State
University (2010).
Extensive interview and commentary on national and international politics for print
and electronic media. Print media include AP, Akron Beacon Journal, Arkansas
Democrat Gazette, Arizona Republic, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Atlantic City Press,
Austin American Statesman, Baltimore Sun, Billings Gazette, ;Bloomberg, Boston Globe,
Boston Herald, Calgary Press, Chattanooga Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science
Monitor, Chronicle of Higher Education, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Congressional
Quarterly, Corpus Christi Caller-Times, Correio Brazilense (Brazil), CQ Weekly, Daily
Telegraph (Australia), Daily News (Poland), Dallas Business Journal, Dallas Morning
News, Denver Post, Detroit News, Diario Financiero (Brazil), Dow Jones Newswire,
Economist (England), Education Week, El Dia (Dallas, Spanish), El Paso Times,
Financial Times (London), Florida Today, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Gannett News
Service, Hartford Courant, The Hill, Houston Chronicle, Investor’s Business Daily, Irish
Independent (Dublin), Kansas City Star, Kyodo Wire Service (Japan), Lansing State
Journal, La Opinion (Los Angeles, Spanish), Le Figaro (Paris), Lianhe Zaobao
(Singapore), Liberation (Paris), Longview News Journal, Los Angeles Times, Lowell
Sun, Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, McClatchy Papers, Miami Herald, Midland ReporterTelegram, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Modesto Bee, National Post (Canada), New
Republic, Newark Star-Ledger, New York Daily News, New York Times, NewsMax,
Newsweek, News Limited (Australia), Oakland Press, Ocala Star Banner, O Popular
(Brazil), Oregonian, Portland Press-Herald, Pravda Daily (Slovakia), Reuters, Roanoke
Times, RTT Financial News, Sacramento Bee, San Antonio Express-News, San
Francisco Chronicle, St. Petersburg Times, San Jose Mercury News, Sunday Times
London), The Straits Times (Singapore), Texas Lawyer, Texas Monthly, Texas Observer,
Texas Tribune, Time, Toronto Globe and Mail (Canada), UPI, USA Today, US News
&World Report, Waco Tribune, Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, Washington
Post, Washington Times, Wisconsin State Journal, World Magazine. Electronic media
include frequent appearances on all of the Dallas radio and television stations, as well as
ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, APTN, Austrian Public Radio,
BloombergNews, 102 FM (Kingston, Jamaica), Iran Broadcast News, Minnesota Public
Radio, Wisconsin Public Radio, Romanian Public Radio, NPR, WNYC, ABC Radio
News, CBS Marketwatch, CNS News, Dow Jones Newswire, USARadio News, World
Vision Radio, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the British Broadcasting Corporation,
and the Jim Lehrer Newshour.
Vice-President (1989-90), Program Chair (1990), President-elect (1991-92), President
(1992-93), member of the Executive Council (1989-94), Southwest Political Science
Association.
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Executive Council, "Foundations of Political Theory Group" (1989-93) and "History
and Politics" section (1992-94). Both are organized sections of the American Political
Science Association.
Member, Steering Committee, Minority Identification Project, American Political
Science Association, 1993-95.
Chair, Internal Review Committee, Department of Sociology, University of Colorado,
December 1993. School of Law, University of Colorado, December 1994.
Chair, Select Committee on Constitutional Revision, Southwestern Political Science
Association, San Antonio, TX, March 29-April 3, 1994.
Member, Executive Council, 1994-98, Pi Sigma Alpha: The National Political
Science Honorary Society.
Member, Dallas Council on World Affairs, 1996-present.
Member, Dallas Committee on Foreign Relations, 1998-present.
Member, Executive Committee, Japan-America Society of Dallas-Fort Worth, 19971999.
Member, Council on Foreign Relations, 2001-present.
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Honors and Awards:
Edward S. Corwin Award - Winner 1979. The Corwin Award is given each year by the
American Political Science Association in recognition of the best dissertation in the field
of Public Law.
Pi Sigma Alpha Best Paper Award, 1988 Convention of the Southwestern Political
Science Association, Calvin Jillson, "The Intellectual Context of Critical Realignment
and Governmental Response."
Dean's Writing Award - Winner 1989. The Dean's Writing Award is given each year
by the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, for
the best book (Constitution-Making, Agathon, 1988) written by a member of the
college in the preceeding year.
Author’s Award, 2005, Dedman College, SMU, for Pursuing the American Dream:
Opportunity and Exclusion Over Four Centuries (University of Kansas Press, 2004).
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2009 Dedman Family Distinguished Professor.
McGuire Center Public Scholar for Spring 2011, McGuire Center for Ethics and Public
Responsibility, Southern Methodist University.
XI.
Academic References:
Professor John Aldrich (former chair)
Department of Political Science
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 27599
Professor Joseph Cooper (former provost)
Department of Political Science
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD 21218
Professor Cecil Eubanks (former chair)
Department of Political Science
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Professor Edward S. Greenberg (former chair)
Department of Political Science
University of Colorado, Boulder
Boulder, CO 80309
Professor Charles R. Middleton (current president)
Roosevelt University
430 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60605
Professor Walter J. Stone (current chair)
Department of Political Science
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616
Professor Ronald E. Weber (emeritus)
Department of Political Science
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201
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Professor Rick K. Wilson (former chair)
Department of Political Science
Rice University
Houston, TX 77251