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EDUCATION
Master of Arts (M.A) in Professional and Technical Writing. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, July
2016.
Ph.D. in Political Science. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Areas of concentration: Public
Administration, International Relations, Comparative Politics. Dissertation Title: Some
Implications of the Single European Act of 1986 on the Third World with Particular Reference to
Africa, May 12, 1996.
Master of Public Administration (MPA). University of Arkansas at Little, Rock. The Impact of President
Reagans Budget Cuts on the Delivery of Goods and Services in Arkansas State Government,
January 12, 1985.
Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French (B.A.). University of Arkansas at Little Rock, May 14,
1973.
Attended the University of Arkansas School of Law, 1975-1976.
MILITARY SERVICE
United States Naval Reserve, March 24, 1969March 25, 1971, Honorable Discharge.
EXPERIENCE
Editing
Lead Copy Editor (Intern), Journal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, Institute of Government, University
of Arkansas at Little Rock, August 2014 August 2015.
Teaching
French Teacher. St. John Missionary Baptist Church Summer Academy, Little Rock, AR. June 2013 to
August 2013.
Assistant Professor of Political Science. Distance Learning Program, American Military University, May
1998 to August 2000.
French Teacher. Dunbar International Middle Magnet School, Little Rock, AR. August 1998 to May 1999.
French Teacher. Cloverdale Middle Magnet School, Little Rock, AR. August 1998 to May 1999.
Instructor of Political Science. Philander Smith College, Little Rock, AR. June 1997 to August 1997.
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Instructor of Political Science. Social Sciences Division, Daytona Beach Community College. Daytona
Beach, FL. 1996 to 1998.
Adjunct Instructor of Political Science. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, FL. May
1997 to August 1997.
French Teacher. Mt. Calvary Academy, Daytona Beach, Fl. August 1995 to May 1997.
French Teacher. John H. Dickerson Community Center, Daytona Beach, FL. June 1996 to August 1996.
Assistant Professor of Political Science. Social Sciences Division, Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona
Beach, FL. August 1993 to May 1996.
Lecturer. Black American Studies Program, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, Carbondale, IL.
January-May 1991-August, 1992-July 1993.
Lecturer. Department of Political Science and Public Administration, University of North Florida,
Jacksonville, Fl. June-August 1991.
Teaching Assistant. Department of Political Science, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.
Carbondale, IL. 1985-1989.
French Teacher. Arkansas International Languages Program French Camp, Arkansas Technical University,
Russellville, AR. Summer 1985-1988.
Transportation
Owner and Operator of Baggage Movement and Some, Inc, Luggage delivery service, servicing
U.S. Airways, Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines, Continental Airlines, American Airlines and
Southwest Airlines, Little Rock, AR. 1999-2011.
Customer Service Agent. US Airways, Little Rock, AR. April 1999 to April 2001.
Legal
Administrative Assistant to the Director. Central Florida Legal Services, Inc. Daytona Beach, FL. June
1997 to August 1998.
Foreign Trade
Research Assistant. (Internship). University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Industrial Research and Extension
Center, International Marketing Section, Little Rock, AR. January-May 1984.
Research Assistant. (Internship). State of Arkansas, Arkansas Industrial Development Commission,
International Marketing Section, Little Rock, AR. January-May 1984.
Research
Research Assistant. (Internship). Illinois Legislative Research Unit, Springfield, IL. 1985-1986.
Grant Writing
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World Services for the Blind, Little Rock, AR. 2014.
Central Florida Humanities Council, Daytona Beach, FL. 1997.
United Nations Association of the United States, Volusia, County, FL Chapter. 1997.
Mt. Calvary Academy, Daytona Beach, FL. 1997.
Radio
Talk Show Host, "You and Your Health." Radio Station WPUL, 1590 A.M., Daytona Beach, FL. January
1997 to August 1998.
Administrative
Graduate Administrative Assistant. Illinois Minority Graduate Programs. (IMGIP and ICEOP). (Internship)
Southern Illinois University, Graduate School, Carbondale, IL. Summer 1990.
Personnel Consultant. Burroughs Computer Corporation Logistics and Reclamation Center, Little Rock,
AR. Summer 1984.
SPECIAL SKILLS
Foreign Language
Excellent in French
Can recognize spoken: Arabic, Bambara, Basa, Bulu, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Ewondo, Farsi,
German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Ibo, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kirundi, Korean, Lamso,
Mandingo, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahilli, Swedish, Tchiluba, Turkish, Yoruba,
Vietnamese
Computer & Office
Certificate of Completion, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. Daytona Beach Community College,
Daytona Beach, FL. June, 1998.
Shorthand (45 Nwpm)
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
Panel Chair and/or Discussant
Assistant to the Organizer, Dr. Leonard Lempel, "Breaking Baseball's Color Line: Jackie Robinson and 50
Years of Integration," Bethune-Cookman University, April 1996, Daytona Beach, FL.
Discussant, Substantive Issues Committee, 50th Anniversary Celebration, United Nations, June 1995, San
Francisco, CA.
Discussion Leader, Service-Learning, Council of Independent Colleges, Annual Meeting, April 1995, St.
Charles, IL.
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Chair of the Sammye D. Younge Best Student Paper Award Committee for the 26th Annual Meeting of the
National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 1994-1995, Baltimore, MD.
Chair of the Sammye D. Younge Best Student Paper Award Committee for the 25th Annual Meeting of the
National Conference of Black Political Scientists, 1993-1994, Hampton, VA.
Section Chair and Organizer of Student Panels, "Critical Issues in the African American Experience," 24th
Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 10-13, 1993,
Oakland, CA.
Section Chair and Organizer of Student Panels, "A Profile of the Black Scholar: Yesterday's Redeemer,
Tomorrow's Leader, Today!" 21st Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political
Scientists, March 15-17, 1990, Atlanta, GA.
Panel Chair, "The Impact of the Military on Economic Development in the Third World." Eighth Annual
Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies, October 11-13, 1990, Columbia, SC.
Panel Chair and Discussant, "Ethnic Politics in Comparative Perspective." 20th Annual Meeting of the
National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 15-17, 1989, Baton Rouge, LA.
Panel Chair, "South Africa: Contemporary Political Problems and Issues." Seventh Annual Meeting of the
Association of Third World Studies, September 28-30, 1989, Gainesville, FL.
Panel Discussant, "Africa: Historical and Contemporary Economic and Political Problems." Sixth Annual
Meeting of the Association of Third World Studies, October 6-8, 1988, Savannah, GA.
Papers Delivered
"Africa and Europe: The New Phase." Bethune-Cookman University Faculty Lyceum, Daytona Beach, FL,
March 2, 1994.
"Towards an Heuristic Theory of Dependency." 19th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black
Political Scientists, Washington, DC, March, 17-20, 1988.
"The Proliferation of French Multinational Firms in the African Economy: Some Implications on
Development." 18th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists,
Atlanta, GA, March 15-17, 1987.
"The French Presence in Africa: Dependency Revisited." Annual Meeting of the International Studies
Association, Lawrence, KS, November 15-17, 1987.
"An Examination of the Dependency Relationship between France and African States with French Colonial
Legacy." 17th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Chicago,
IL, April 5-7, 1986.
MANUSCRIPTS REVIEWED FOR PUBLISHERS
Review of Chapter 5, "Mexican Political Parties" in Mexican Politics, St. Martin's Press, 1993.
PUBLICATIONS IN JOURNALS
"Franco-African Dependency Re-Examined: The Case of the Square Circle." Journal of Third World
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Studies, 4, No. 2 (Fall 1987), pp. 67-82.
Review of Gabriel Kolko (1988). Confronting the Third World: United States Foreign Policy, 1945-1980.
New York: Pantheon Books. National Political Science Review, 3, (1991), pp. 253-254.
Review of Jennifer Whitaker (1988). How Can Africa Survive. New York: Council on Foreign Relations.
Journal of Third World Studies, 6, No. 1 (Spring 1989), pp. 24-245.
Review of Sanford J. Ungar (1986). Africa: The People and Politics of an Emerging Continent. New York:
Simon & Schuster. Journal of Third World Studies, 4, No. 2 (Fall 1987), p. 192.
SPECIAL HONORS
Nominated for 2015-2016 Samuel K. Gove Illinois Legislative Intern Hall of Fame honoring former
legislative interns whose careers have exemplified distinguished public service.
Grosswirth-Salny Scholarship for Excellence in Writing. 2015-2016. Mensa Education & Research
Foundation. Total applicant pool for 187 scholarships over 8,000 nationwide.
Margot Seitelman Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Writing, 2014-2015. Mensa Education &
Research Foundation. Total applicant pool for 187 scholarships over 11,000 nationwide.
S.A. Jones National Alumni Association Hall of Fame, Educational Trail Blazer Award, Huntsville, AL
July 19, 2014.
Professor Rodney Higgins Award for best overall conference paper, 18th Annual Meeting of the National
Conference of Black Political Scientists, Atlanta, Georgia, March 15-17, 1987.
Sammye D. Younge Award for best student paper, 17th Annual Meeting of the National Conference of
Black Political Scientists, Chicago, Illinois, April 5-7, 1986.
HONORS AND FELLOWSHIPS
Honors
Department of Rhetoric and Writing Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Performance in
Technical and Workplace Writing, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, May 5, 2015.
Student Research and Creative Works Expo Certificate of Participation in the UALR Student
Research and Creative Works Expo. April 13, 2015.
Department of Political Science representative to the Graduate and Professional Student Council Election
Commission, Southern Illinois University, April, 1992.
National Conference of Black Political Scientists, Member Graduate Assistantship Program Selection
Committee, Secretary of the GAP Board of Directors, 1988-1991.
Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society, Gamma Iota Chapter, Secretary and Treasurer,
1988-1989.
University of Arkansas Office of Minority Affairs Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Academic
Achievement, January, 1984.
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Fellowships
Congressional Black Caucus Research Internship. Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Washington,
DC. 1993-1994. (Declined).
Beloit College, Center for Language Studies Merit Scholarship to study Chinese, Summer 1991. (Declined)
Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity Program Fellowship, 1988-1992.
National Conference of Black Political Scientists Conference Scholarship, 1988.
Southern Illinois University Graduate Dean's Fellowship, 1986-1988.
L. C. Bates Scholarship for Doctoral Students, 1985-1989.
National Conference of Black Political Scientists Graduate Assistantship, 1985-1986.
John Hay Whitney Foundation, Earl Warren Legal Training Scholar, University of Arkansas at Little
Rock School of Law, 1975-1976.
SERVICE-LEARNING/COMMUNITY SERVICE
"Service in the Community." Universalist Unitarian Church of Daytona Beach, August 3, 1997.
Current Events Discussion Leader, Veterans Outpatient Clinic, Daytona Beach, FL 1997.
Regional Coordinator, Great Decisions, Central Florida Region, Foreign Policy Association, 1996-1997.
"Second Language Acquisition and Globalization." Universalist Unitarian Church of Daytona Beach,
November 4, 1996.
President, Mt. Calvary Academy Parent-Teacher Fellowship, 1996-1997.
Keynote Speaker, Summer Commencement, Phonetically Sound Foundation, Inc., August 2, 1996.
Advisory Committee, United Nations Association of the United States, Model United Nations Initiative with
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), 1996.
Judge, 19th Annual Volusia County Foreign Language Festival, Atlantic High School, Port Orange, FL,
March 2, 1996.
Performer in the African Dance Troupe, Kujichagulia Festival, Daytona Beach, FL, February 18, 1996.
Sunday School Teacher, Youth Group, Greater Friendship Baptist Church, Daytona Beach, FL, 1996-1997.
Assistant Director of the Youth Program, Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1996.
Guest Speaker on "Foreign Cultures and Languages," Girl Scout Troups 122 and 1315, Turie T. Small
Elementary School, Daytona Beach, FL, November 10, 1995.
Sergeant Waters in A Soldier's Play, Tra-Co Dram, Bethune-Cookman University, October 27-31, 1995.
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Chairman, Political Action Committee, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP), Daytona Beach, FL, 1995.
Substantive Issues Committee, United Nations Association of America, 1995. Budget Allocation Panel,
United Way of Volusia County (FL), April 1995.
Faculty Chaperon, Million Man March, Washington, DC, October 17, 1995.
Vice-President, Mt. Calvary Academy Parent-Teacher Fellowship, 1995.
Guest Commentator, "At Issue: The Aftermath of the Million Man March," Channel 15, WCEU Television,
Daytona Beach, FL, October 1995.
Judge, "Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award," United Way of Volusia County, Daytona Beach, FL,
April 22, 1995.
Judge, Social Science Fair, Turie T. Small Elementary School, Daytona Beach, FL, March 17, 1995.
Volunteer, Bike-Week '95, United Way of Volusia County, March 17, 1995.
Discussion Leader, Great Decisions Discussion Group, Volusia County, FL Chapter, 1994-1995.
Co-Presiding Officer of the Mary McLeod Bethune Community Center 5th Annual Community Affairs
Day, Daytona Beach, FL, May 28, 1994.
Panel Discussant on "Black on Black Crime" for the Daytona Beach, FL Chamber of Commerce
Multicultural Workshop, March 1994.
Panel Discussant on "Malcolm X" for the Carbondale Muslim Center and Southern Illinois University,
November 30, 1992.
Readers Theatre characterization of Sergeant Waters in A Soldier's Play for the Career Preparation,
Program, Southern Illinois University, March 23, 1991.
Characterization of Sergeant Waters in A Soldier's Play, Eurma Hayes Community Center, Carbondale,
Illinois, March 22, 1991.
Religious
Member, St. John Missionary Baptist Church Men of Praise Male Chorus, Little Rock, AR 2000 present.
Member, St. John Missionary Baptist Church United Voices Choir, Little Rock, AR, 2000 present.
Member, Eighth Street Missionary Baptist Church Male Chorus, North Little Rock, AR 2012 present.
FACULTY COMMITTEES
Co-Director, Thurgood Marshall Speech and Debate Society, Bethune-Cookman University,
1994-1995.
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Faculty Committee on Development, Bethune-Cookman University, 1994-1995.
Faculty Grievance Committee, Bethune-Cookman University, 1994.
Director, Bethune-Cookman University Model United Nations Program, 1994-1995.
Faculty Awards Committee, Bethune-Cookman University, 1993-1994.
PAST BOARD MEMBERSHIPS
Board of Directors, United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA), Volusia County,
FL, 1996-1999.
PAST PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Political Science Association
Arkansas Interpreters and Translators Guild
National Conference of Black Political Scientists
United Nations Association of the United States of America
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS
American MENSA, Ltd.
Arkansas MENSA
UALR Pre Law Society