CURRICULUM VITAE. R. Lawson Veasey Professor and Head Department of Political Science and Public Administration Jacksonville State University

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1 EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND CURRICULUM VITAE R. Lawson Veasey Professor and Head Department of Political Science and Public Administration Jacksonville State University Doctor of Arts: Idaho State University, Government 1979 Emphasis: Public Administration and Organizational Behavior, Public Policy, Intergovernmental Relations, American Institutions Master in Public Administration: Idaho State University, 1979 Emphasis: Financial Management, Budgeting, Planning Master of Arts: Stephen F. Austin State University, Political Science, 1976 Emphasis: Comparative Government, Urban Analysis Bachelor of Arts: Louisiana Tech University, Political Science, 1974 Emphasis: General American, Comparative Government TEACHING Positions Held: Professor and Head, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Jacksonville State University, August 1, 2001 to present. Interim Chair, Department of Geography, Political Science, and Sociology, University of Central Arkansas, January 1, July 1, Professor and Director of the Public Administration Program, Department of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas, 1989 to Associate Professor and Director of the Public Administration Program, Department of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of Public Administration Program, Department of Political Science, University of Central Arkansas, Fellowship, Department of Government, Idaho State University,

2 Teaching Assistantship, Department of Political Science, Stephen F. Austin State University, Government Experience: Economic Planner, Bannock County Land Development Board, Pocatello, Idaho, Consultant to various private and government agencies (i.e. Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Conway Interchurch Housing, Inc., City of Conway, Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, Arkansas Power and Light Company/Entergy, and the Arkansas Policy Foundation). Courses Taught: Evaluations: United States Government, State and Local Government, Public Administration, Public Policy Analysis, Community and Regional Planning, City Government and Politics, Government Budgeting, Intergovernmental Relations, and Public Administration Internship. Available on request. University evaluation instrument indicates an excellent teaching record. PROFESSIONAL GROWTH Publications and Reports: 2006, Spring, Chapter 14-Financial Issues in Community Development, in Community Development Handbook, by Robert H. Pittman and Rhonda Phillips. (Community Development Council: Atlanta, Georgia). 177pp Winter, The Ebb and Flow of Global Competition: Morrilton, Arkansas, The Phoenix of Small Town America. Arkansas Business and Economic Review, (Vol. 33, No. 4), pp With Kelly Hawkins Spring, Heaven or Hell: What Fate Awaits Post-Property Tax Arkansas? Arkansas Business and Economic Review, (Vol. 33, No. 1), pp With Ronn Hy Winter, Lotto Fever: Is It Catching in Arkansas? Arkansas Business and Economic Review, (Vol. 32, No. 4), pp With Jonathan Ross Fall, An Assessment of the Economic Impact of a Multipurpose Arena, Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal (Vol. 4, No. 4), with Ronald J. Hy.

3 Fall, Symposium: Economic Modeling In The Public Sector, Public Administration Quarterly (Vol. 23, No. 3), with Ronald J. Hy and Denise Cobb (eds.) October, Comments on Mary Ellen Guy s Civic Nutrition, Citizen Empowerment, and Civil Communities, in Public Administration and Management: An Interactive Journal (Vol. 4, No. 2), Symposium: PA 2000: The Future of Public Administration, Jack Rabin and C. Wynn Teasley, editors. With Ronald John Hy January, Comments on Mary Ellen Guy s Civic Nutrition, Citizen Empowerment, and Civil Communities, in PA 2000: The Future of Public Administration, Proceedings of the Southeast Conference on Public Administration Convention, in Pensacola, Florida. With Ronald John Hy May, Improving Productivity by Reducing Taxes, a Report for the Murphy Commission/Arkansas Policy Foundation. With Ronald John Hy January, Devolutionary Federalism and Elazar s Typology: The Arkansas Response to Reagan s New Federalism, and Citizen Opinion: The Future of the Arkansas Economy, published in Richard P. Wang and Michael B. Dougan, Arkansas Politics: A Reader. (Fayetteville, Arkansas: M&M Press, 1997) Summer, Intergovernmental Programs Under President Clinton, The American Review of Politics, Vol. 14, pp With Ronald John Hy Autumn, Book Review, Impossible Jobs in Public Management, Erwin C. Hargrove and John C. Glidewell (eds.) in The Midsouth Journal of Political Science, Vol. 13, pp Fall, Industrial Location Decisions and Citizen Opinion in Arkansas, Arkansas Business and Economic Review, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp With Kent L. Oots Fall, Citizen Opinion: The Future of the Arkansas Economy, Arkansas Business and Economic Review, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp With Kent L. Oots Fall, Minority Business Participation in the Arkansas State Purchasing Process: Perception of Arkansas Minority Vendors, State and Local Government Review, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp With Curtis Barnett Fall, The Impact of Economic Development Policies on Rural Communities: A Review of Four Incentive Programs, Occassional Papers Series, The Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management of the American Society for Public Administration, No. 4, 68 pages.

4 Spring, A Further Discussion of Basic Grant Writing: Practioner Concerns, National Association of State Judicial Educators News, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 2-3 and Winter, Devolutionary Federalism and Elazar s Typology: The Arkansas Response to Reagan s New Federalism, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 18, pp March, Undertaking A Community/Economic Development Program: Roles for a Regulated Public Utility, prepared for Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, 50 pages. With Hayward D. Horton Winter, A Note on the Extent, Operation and Results of Enterprise Zones in the American States, Arkansas Political Science Journal, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp With Hayward D. Horton August, Report on Project ESTEEM: The Jobs Training Partnership Act (JTPA), for the Arkansas Department of Human Services and JTPA. Analysis of A Training Program October, States Initiate Enterprise Zone Programs, SIAM: Intergovernmental News, Vol. 9, No. 1. With Hayward D. Horton April, A Multi-Disciplinary Undergraduate Program in Public Administration: A Possible Solution for Medium and Small Institutions of Higher Education, Proceedings of the Eighth National Conference on Teaching Public Administration, April, Vol September, New Federalism, Second Edition: A Contingency Plan for the State of Arkansas. Arkansas Political Science Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1. With David Moody January, Shootout at Blackrock: The Politics of Land-Use Planning, National Resource and Environmental Administration, published by the American Society for Public Administration, Vol. 5, pp With Richard H. Foster. Reprinted and edited with the permission of Public Service August, Shootout at Blackrock: The Politics of Land-Use Planning, Public Service, published by the Center for Public Service, Texas Tech University, Vol. 8, pp With Richard H. Foster June, Writing Grant Proposals: A User s Guide, published through a grant obtained from the University of Central Arkansas Research Council, 35 pages. With Jerry Overton. Presentations: 2003 October, The Demise of a Federal Agency: The U.S. Bureau of Mines, 1910-

5 5 1996, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Savannah, Georgia April, Devolutionary Federalism and Alabama s Deficit Dilemma, Alabama Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Troy, Alabama October, Devolutionary Federalism Among the States: Alabama s Reaction to Cutback Management, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Columbia, South Carolina October, Feasibility Analysis of a Lottery in the State of Arkansas, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, St. Petersburg, Florida January, Comments on Civic Nutrition, Citizen Empowerment and Civil Communities, by Dr. Mary Ellen Guy, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Pensacola, Florida September, You Can t Cut Expenditures by Cutting Expenditures, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Knoxville, Tennessee July, Moral Dilemma and Fiscal Necessity: State Lottery Programs, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Kansas City, Missouri October, Competitive Federalism and Lotteries: An Application Elazar s Subcultures Model, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Cocoa Beach, Florida February, Intergovernmental Programs Under Clinton, Arkansas Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Conway, Arkansas October, Industrial Location Decisions and Citizen Opinion in Arkansas, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, Montgomery, Alabama April, The Impact of Economic Development Policies on Rural Communities: A Review of Four Incentive Programs, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Miami, Florida March, The New Public Administration Movement and Its Impact on Organizational Theory: A Twenty Year Retrospective, Arkansas Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Fayetteville, Arkansas October, Devolutionary Federalism, Enterprise Zones and the American States, Southeast Conference on Public Administration, New Orleans, Louisiana.

6 April, The States Forge Ahead With Enterprise Zones: Program Maturation and Administrative Adjustment, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Anaheim, California April, A Multi-Disciplinary Undergraduate Program in Administrative: A Possible Solution for Medium and Small Institutions of Higher Education Eighth Annual Conference on Teaching Public Administration, St. Louis, Missouri March, Intergovernmental Relations and Elazar s Typology: The Effects of Reaganomics on a Poor, Sunbelt State, American Society for Public Administration National Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana October, Stress and Fiscal Management: Coping with Reaganomics in a Low Tax, Low Service State, Southwest Conference on Public Administration, Memphis, Tennessee April, A Multi-Disciplinary Undergraduate Program in Public Administration: A Possible Solution for Medium and Small Institutions of Higher Education, National Conference of the American Society for Public Administration, Denver, Colorado November, New Federalism, 2nd Edition: A Contingency Plan for Arkansas, Southwest/Midwest Joint Region Conference (ASPA) on Reaganomics, Louisville, Kentucky. With David Moody March, Influencing State Legislatures: The Case of Corporate Interest Groups, Southwestern Political Science Association Convention, Dallas, Texas. With Charles D. Dunn February, Influencing State Legislatures: A Typology of Interest Groups, Arkansas Political Science Convention, Arkadelphia, Arkansas. With Charles D. Dunn April, A Shootout at Blackrock: The Politics of Land-Use Planning, Southwestern Political Science Convention, Houston, Texas. With Richard H. Foster March, The Politics of Planning, Idaho Political Science Association Convention, Boise, Idaho. With Richard H. Foster. Conference Service: Chaired panel and served as a discussant at the International Community Development Society Conference in Little Rock (1990). Chaired panels at the American Society for Public Administration s National Conferences

7 7 in Kansas City (1994), Miami (1989), Portland (1988) and Anaheim (1986). Chaired panels at the Southeast Conference on Public Administration in Cocoa Beach (1993), Little Rock (1988) and New Orleans (1987). Chaired panels at the Arkansas Political Science Association Conventions in Conway (1993), Jonesboro (1992), Little Rock (1991), Fayetteville (1989), North Little Rock (1986), Russellville (1985), Arkadelphia (1983), DeGray Lodge (1981), and Fairfield Bay (1980). Chaired panel at the Southwestern Social Science Convention in Houston (1980). Grant Writing Activities: June-April, received contract from Charles Day Family to prepare land use and economic development plan for the Day Farm with GIS and planning techniques. With Sergei Andronikov. Funded $ June, Kellogg Grant for Delta Redevelopment, not funded June, received funding from UCA Research Council to conduct an investigation into the passage of State sponsored lottery programs October, received funding from the Arkansas Forestry Commission to support the Beautification Program in the city of Morrilton, Arkansas October-1998 July, received funding from Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company to continue the Community Partner training program August, received grant support from Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company, Conway Development Corporation, and Tokusen, USA to create an English as a Second Language (ESL) program at UCA January, received UCA Research Council Grant to fund the development of a manuscript detailing the community and economic development initiatives in the State of Arkansas January, received Arkansas Louisiana Gas Community Partner Program Grant to conduct training sessions in Arkansas communities concerning economic development conducted during Sabbatical leave April, received UCA Research Council Grant to conduct research concerning elite perspectives on socio-economic development in Arkansas. With Kent L. Oots February, received UCA Research Council Grant to conduct research concerning the Enterprise Zone phenomenon.

8 February, received UCA Research Council Grant to fund the development of a textbook on Community and Regional Planning October, attended AASCU Office of Federal Programs Convention on Government and Foundation Grants in Washington, D.C March, submitted Migrant Education Program Grant to U.S. Department of Education (funded August, 1982) January, developed Center for Public Affairs to assist in the obtaining of outside funding (approved by Arkansas Board of Higher Education, January 28, 1982) May, received grant award from the UCA Research Council to publish Writing Grant Proposals: A User s Guide and to conduct a workshop March, applied for funding for the Public Administration Internship Program under the Intergovernmental Personnel Act - U.S. Office of Personnel Management (funded August, 1981) January, attended grant writing short course presented by the U.S. Department of Education, Little Rock, Arkansas October, attended grant writing short course presented by the Professional Service Institute in Memphis, Tennessee. Professional Memberships: Alabama Political Science Association, 2002-present. Arkansas Political Science Association, 1979-present, Executive Board member, American Society for Public Administration, 1978-present, Executive Board member, Arkansas Chapter, Southwestern Political Science Association, , Public Information Committee, Community Development Society, , Vice President - Arkansas Chapter, Honors and Awards:

9 9 Bill Miller Award for Distinguished Service in Community Development, 2007 Office of Personnel Management, Presidential Management Intern Selection, 1979 Carnegie Foundation Fellowship, Idaho State University, Idaho State University Upperclassman Fellowship, 1978 Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honor Society, 1977-present NATIONAL SERVICE American Society for Public Administration: Donald Stone Awards Committee, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, Chair, Regional Coordinator, Section on Intergovernmental Administration and Management, UNIVERSITY SERVICE Jacksonville State University: JSU Search Committee for Chief of University Police Department, 2008 Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Search Committee, member, 2002 Institutional Effectiveness Committee, member, 2002-present Distance Education Advisory Committee, member, 2003-present. University of Central Arkansas: Outreach Committee, , Secretary Interdisciplinary Doctoral Task Force, North Central Accreditation Steering Committee, Task Force on Administration, NCA Self-Study, , Chair Teaching Excellence Award Committee, Athletic Committee, , Advisory Council on Continuing Education, Sabbatical Leave Review Committee, Secretary, Research Council, Secretary, Advisor, Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, Morris Udall Scholarship Committee, 1996-present College (UCA): Research Committee, Student of the Year Award Committee, Curriculum Committee, Chair,

10 10 Research Committee, Chair, Committee on Committees, Research Committee, Department (UCA): Search Committee, , Chair Textbook Committee, 1979-present; Chair, , Tenure and Promotion, ; Chair, , 1987, Curriculum Committee, 1997-present Travel Allocation & Equipment Needs Committee, 1997-present Book and Journal Reviews: Review textbooks for various publishers, such as: Macmillan, Prentice-Hall Harcourt-Brace-Jovanovich, D.C. Heath, McGraw-Hill, Aspen Publishers, and Longman. Reviewer for the Midsouth Journal of Political Science, State and Local Government Review, and Economic Development Quarterly COMMUNITY SERVICE Director and Founder, Alabama Community Development Institute (CDI), 2007-present. Member, Board of Directors, Conway Interchurch Housing, Inc., 1983-present Participant, Arkansas Endowment for the Humanities Energy Project, Board Member, County Officials Training Program, Member, City of Conway Transportation Advisory Committee, Author, articles to Arkansas Gazette, Log Cabin Democrat, etc. Federal Evaluator, Good Faith Fund AFDC Training Project, Pine Bluff region, Chair, Faulkner County Reapportionment Committee, 1990 Chair, Habitat for Humanity of Faulkner County, Development Committee, 1995-present Selection Committee, KARN Business Radio New Business Startup Award Program, Faculty Member and Curriculum Committee Chair, Community Development Institute, 1987-present

THE MIDSOUTH POLITICAL SCIENCE JOURNAL (ISSN ) Editorial Board

THE MIDSOUTH POLITICAL SCIENCE JOURNAL (ISSN 1051-5054) Editors Gary D. Wekkin, University o f Central Arkansas Michael A. Maggiotto, Bowling Green State University Book Reviews: Conrad P.Waligorski, Editorial