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| The
CSU Political Science Alumni Newsletter • Autumn
2005 |
OUTSTANDING
STUDENTS
May, 2005
At the end of the 2004-05 year, the department
named Ryan T. Whalen (left)
our Outstanding
Senior. Ryan will be attending graduate school
at American University in Washington, D.C. this
fall.
Jesse Dee Baker (right)
was named Outstanding Junior.
Rebecca Young (center)
was this year’s President of
Pi Sigma Alpha, CSU’s chapter
of the national Political Science
Honorary Society. She received a
special service award for her many
contributions to the department.was
presented with the department's Outstanding
Senior award at a department meeting
in May. |
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Longtime Prof
Bob Lawrence (left
top) announces retirement
It’s more than a little
hard to imagine, but the department will
soon be without one of its longest serving faculty
members. Bob Lawrence recently announced that
he will retire next summer, after a distinguished
career at CSU.
NEW FACULTY
Courtenay Daum (left - middle) joined
the faculty this year and will teach our Constitutional
Law and Civil Rights courses, among others. Courtenay
completed her PhD at Georgetown University a year
ago, and served this past year in the prestigious
Presidential Management Intern program, in the
Department of Justice.
Eric Ishiwata (left
- bottom) joined the faculty this year, with an
appointment shared between Political Science and
CASAE (the Center for Applied Studies in American
Ethnicity). Eric’s research involves comparative
global ethnicity. He completed his PhD in Political
Science at the University of Hawaii, Manoa this
summer. Eric, who grew up in California’s
Silicon Valley, had previously received his BA
from CSU.
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FEATURED
ALUMNI UPDATE - more
updates in the full issue...
William J. Leone
(BA, 1978) was named
U.S. Attorney for the District of
Colorado. Leone was hired as First
Assistant United States Attorney
in 2001. Prior to that, he was a
partner at Cooley Godward LLP. He
obtained his law degree from the
University of Colorado School of
Law in 1981. |
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| The
CLA Political Science Alumni Newsletter • Summer
2005 |
UNDERGRAD
NEWS
Thanks to the efforts
of several students, the department
now has a lively student organization
going, combining our honors society
(a local chapter of the national
political science honors society,
Pi Sigma Alpha) and the political
science club. With the assistance
of faculty sponsor John Straayer,
the group has been very active
this year, with a couple of bowling
outings, a ropes course event,
and several scheduled speakers.
For her work on this and other projects, Rebekah
(Bekah) Young was the department’s
recipient of the College of Liberal
Arts Award of Excellence. Bekah
graduated this spring and will
be missed. She was last year’s
Outstanding Junior in the department. |
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Michele Betsill will
be in Prague during the Fall 2006 term,
teaching in Colorado State’s
study abroad program.
Sue Ellen Charlton published
the second edition of her classic
textbook, Comparing Asian Politics:
India, China, Japan (Westview Press).
Research for the book, thoroughly
revised since the first edition was
published in 1997, took Professor
Charlton to Asia on a recent sabbatical
leave.
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FEATURED
ALUMNI - in
the full issue...
Jessica
Kingston (B.A., 2004) is
an intern for Senator Lieberman
in his Washington, D.C., office.
She’s been working on foreign
affairs, national security, and
the Middle East.
Brian Ellison
(Ph.D., 1993) has accepted
a position as the director of the
University of South Carolina/College
of Charleston M.P.A. program. He
taught last year as a visiting
professor at the School of International
Relations, St. Petersburg State
University in St. Petersburg, Russia. |
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| The
CSU Political Science Alumni Newsletter • Autumn
2004 |
OUTSTANDING
UNDERGRADS
May, 2004
 
Dana Lindenmeyer was presented
with the department's Outstanding Senior
award at a department meeting in May.
Nick Storelli-Castro was
presented with the department's Outstanding Junior award
at a department meeting in May. |
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Two long-time members of
the department faculty each were recognized with one of
CSU’s most prestigious awards.
Professor Valerie Assetto (top)
was one of five individuals recognized with this year’s
Oliver P. Pennock Service Awards.
Professor Scott Moore (bottom)
received one of six campus-wide Cermak Advising Awards
for 2004.
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FEATURED
ALUMNI UPDATE - more
updates in the full issue...
Jill VandenBosch (B.A., 2001) is
the Executive Director of the bi-partisan Caucus
of Women Legislators. She recently completed a
Masters in Public Affairs at the University of
Massachusetts Boston and hopes to pursue a Ph.D. |
HIGHLIGHTS: Click
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| The
CSU Political Science Alumni Newsletter • Autumn,
2003 |
OUTSTANDING
UNDERGRADS
Outstanding Junior & Senior
For 2002-2003, the Outstanding Seniors
were Brook Nightwalker
(left) and Penny Burke (right).
Outstanding Junior was Rebecca
Young.
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Straayer
recognized by the Colorado legislature.
On April 17, the legislature recognized
John’s remarkable contribution with a Special Commendation.
It read, “The Colorado House of Representatives
... hereby extends sincere commendation to Professor
John Straayer, PhD, Colorado State University’s
Director of the Political Science Legislative Internship
Program, who for 23 years has been bringing interns to
the Capitol to assist legislators.
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“Our Ph.D. students
publish extensively while they’re here, and their work
gets recognized. In the last seven years, they’ve received
two Fulbrights, two awards for top conference papers, and
major fellowships.”
Assoc. Professor Robert Duffy, Political
Science
FEATURED ALUMNI UPDATE - more
updates in the full issue...
Leslie R. Alm
(Ph.D., 1990) is Professor
and Director of Graduate Studies at the Department
of Public Policy & Administration, Boise
State University, where he was named last year’s
Outstanding Teacher of the Year. |
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| The
CSU Political Science Alumni Newsletter • Winter,
2003 |
OUTSTANDING
UNDERGRADS
Outstanding Junior & Senior for
2001-2002, the Outstanding Junior (left) was Aaron
Catbagan and the Outstanding Senior (right)
was Paul Sampson.
***
“We joke about CSU’s logo tagline, ‘knowledge
to go places.’ Sounds like a fast food franchise. But
it has a point; our graduates go on to do good work, in no
end of fascinating places.”
Professor Scott Moore, Political Science
Undergraduate Coordinator
“Our graduate program gives our students a great start
in professional life. Even in a tight job market, we’ve
placed nearly every one of our recent PhD’s—and
they’re doing well.”
Professor Dimitris Stevis, Political Science
Graduate Coordinator |
***
True enough, Penfield Tate III, who graduated in 1974, was
a sociology major. But he also took political science classes,
and has sponsored our interns at the legislature.
Plus, his career has definitely taken him in the political
direction. |
Greetings
from the New Chair
Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Bill Chaloupka,
PhD Hawaii 1980, and I’m the new chair. I came to
CSU after 20 years at The University of Montana, Missoula,
where I taught Political Science until moving to the Environmental
Studies Program six years ago. I came to CSU because it’s
a lively department with real opportunities to succeed
at its mission, and maybe even to grow and prosper. The
department has a great story to tell, and we wanted to
get a newsletter out to start telling it.
 Editor’s
note: We asked Prof. Charlton to reflect on her experience
in Japan. She kindly agreed, and typed this note for
us, literally on the plane flying back. Living
and learning abroad is both intimidating and seductive.
The trite sayings, “never a dull moment” or “never
too old to learn” come alive—and so do I.
Or at least that’s what I said to myself in September
2002 when I looked out at my 20 Kansai Gaidai students,
seemingly impassive, clearly expectant. These students
had all spent a year studying abroad in Europe, Canada
and the United States. Memories of my first study-abroad
experience flooded back. I remembered the culture shock
of going, the loneliness, but also the reverse culture
shock of my return to the United States. Have these students
experienced all of that, I wondered?
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FEATURED
ALUMNI UPDATE - more
updates in the full issue...
Eric Shibuya (Ph.D., 1999) has
been selected to be one of the 2002 Pacific Century
Fellows as one of the “future leaders” of
Hawaii. The fellowship is patterned after the
White House Fellows and brings mid-career individuals
into contact with leaders of business, government,
and industry. |
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