DON ANTHONY WOODS CURRICULA VITAE

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1 DON ANTHONY WOODS CURRICULA VITAE 1979 Present Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland (BJ-ML) School of Public Affairs Texas Southern University 3100 Cleburne street Houston, Texas Tel: Fax: Rank: Professor Department: Political Science/ MPA Program QUALIFICATIONS DOCTOROAL DEGREE Name of Degree: Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) Year Conferred: 1984 Degree Granting Institution: University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg Areas of Study: Public Administration, International Urbanization and African Development and Administration Dissertation: An Impact Assessment of Economic Intervention on the Quality of Life In Baltimore, Maryland MASTERS DEGREE Name: Master of Public Administration (MPA) Year Conferred: 1978 Degree Granting Institution: University of Tennessee at Nashville/Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN Area of Study: Urban Administration and Organization BACHELORS DEGREE Name: Bachelor of Science, with High Distinction Year conferred: 1977 Degree Granting Institution: Tennessee State University, Nashville, TN Area of Study: Political Science

2 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Dean/Professor, Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University, Duties: Provided leadership in re-establishing the School of Public Affairs after 20 + years as a department. I was the founding Dean of the School of Public Affairs in 2003 and visionary in formulating programs in order to reestablish the School of Public Affairs. I fostered the mission of the University in implementation and support of urban programs. Allocated budgets for instruction and operational expenses. I represented the school in relations to its internal and external constituencies; ensured that the faculty enjoyed academic freedom and exercised academic responsibility. I assessed annually all personnel reporting to the Dean; reviewed departmental commendations for appointments, renewals, promotions, tenures, terminations, and dismissals and engaged in teaching, researching, and public service functions to the extent feasible. Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Dean of the Graduate Center, Kentucky State University, Duties: Provided and administered leadership and support to six faculty, tow administrative staff, and students at the Associate Degree, the Bachelor Degree, and the Master level of study. Oversaw and managed the school s budget, planned course offering, and evaluated faculty and staff on two campuses. Moreover, I was charged with the task of restructuring both the undergraduate program and the Masters of Public Administration Program and laying the foundation that would lead to the national accreditation of the graduate program. Under my administration, both the undergraduate and the PMA program experienced both growth and development in terms of student population and student and faculty diversity. Director, Cooperative Association of State for Scholarship Programs (CASS), Kentucky State University, Duties: provided leadership and supervision to Central America and Caribbean students while studying at Kentucky State University in the Associate Degree program and One Year training program. Supervised a staff of four professionals and plan, implement, and oversee the day-to-day activities of the program. This included the administration of budgets exceeding $400,000 dollars, structuring the students course of study, providing for housing and other personal needs, and a complete introduction to America and the American education system. Director, International Programs, Kentucky State University, Duties: Chaired the International Study Committee. Developed memorandums of understanding between Kentucky State University, and colleges and universities in

3 Central America and Africa. Developed plan for joint Master s degree program in International Relations between Kentucky State University and Murray State University and Murray State University. Developed and laid the foundation for a minor in International Affair, Served as the liaison for Kentucky State University with NAFEO and the American Association of land grant colleges and universities. Contact person with the State department and the White House s Initiative for Black HBCU s International Student Advisor, Kentucky state University, Duties: Recruited and assisted with the admission and enrollment of international students primarily from Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Reviewed applications and issued Form 1-20 on behalf of the University. Advised international students once enrolled into the University of laws, policies, and rules of the country, state, city, and University. Assisted with housing and other personal needs, created and maintained social outlets for new students, and served as the advisor to the International Students Association. Project Director, The Liberia Educational Project, University of Pittsburg, Institute of Training and Organization Development, Duties: Oversaw the day-to-day administration of the USAID funded program designed to place Liberian students in colleges and universities through the country. TEACHING POSITIONS Professor, Barbara Jordan Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs, Texas Southern University, 2002 Present Duties: Plan and teach graduate and undergraduate level course in the area of Public Administration and Public Affairs. Professor Emeritus 2002, Kentucky State University Professor of Public Administration, Kentucky State University, (Retired) Duties: Plan and teach graduate and undergraduate level course in the area of: Personnel administration, Organization theory, research Methods, and International Development and Administration. Advised and mentor students. Since joining the faculty of Kentucky state university in 1984, as an Assistant professor, I have earned tenure and have been promoted up through the ranks to my current rank of Full Professor. I have served on many and various committees including the Faculty Senate and the Tenure and Promotions Committee. I have personally recruited over 100 students into programs throughout the University. Also, I led the movement designed to internationalize the university while serving as the Chair of International study Committee. This effort has

4 led to enrollment of students from over 26 countries in our Associate, Bachelor, and Master degree programs. Consultant and Fellow, The International Foundation for Education and Self-Help, Teachers for Africa Program in Gambia, West Africa, Duties: Planed and implemented short-term management seminars, workshops, and programs for middle and upper civil servants working for the Gambia government. Also, development and implemented training programs on employees pride, management, and human relations for the employees of the standard Charter bank and the Simegambia Resort hotel. Adjuct Graduate Professor of Management, Central Michigan University Extended Degree Program, Dayton, OH Duties: Taught graduate level courses in Management and Organization Theory and Personnel Management. Assistant Professor of Political Science, Seton Hall University, Duties: taught undergraduate level courses in Political Science and graduate level courses in Public Administration. Part-time Instructor, Pan-African Studies Department, University of Louisville, Louisville. KY, Duties: Taught courses in African-American Political Economy, Urban Policy, and the Third World Economic Development. Part-time Lecturer, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, PA, Duties: Conducted introduction course in Political Science, state and Local Government, and Political Thought. Part-time Instruction, Pan African Studies department, University of Pittsburg, Pittsburg, PA, Duties: Taught courses in The Black Church, Black Economic Development, and Research Methods. GRANTS Awarded five grants from the United State s Agency for International Development (USAID) through the Center for Intercultural and Development at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. These grants are a part of the Cooperative Association of

5 states for Scholarships programs (CASS). Award amount: $2,089, over six years. Public broadcasting System and Jefferson County Public School System. This grant provides for the upgrading and expansion of the English as a Second Language program, started in conjunction with e CASS program at the University. Award amount: $60, over two years. Co-Investigator, national Science Foundation research Grant Award to expand the Kentucky study of Public Administrators in the fifty states. Award amount: $340, over five years. National science Foundation Research Grant Ward to expand the Kentucky study of public Administration in the fifty states. Award amount: $75,000.00, one year. RESEARCH AND PRESENTATIONS Political Systems and Economic Development in Sub-Sahara: Multivariate Time Series Analysis, Presented at the International Business & Economic Research Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada Taking Right Seriously, Governor s EEO Conference. Fall Ethics in Public Administration, presented at the Executive Leadership Institute Forum for Black Public Administrators in Frankfort, Kentucky. Fall Doing The Right Thing, Governor s EEO Conference at Louisville, Kentucky. Fall Analyzing the Effects of Proposition 214 on the Education and Employment Opportunities of Minorities, The National Association of Schools of Public Administration Distinguished Lecture Series at Indiana State University in Staffing For Good Goverence: The Case of the Gambia Presented at the Annual Conference of the African Association of the Public Administration and Management at Banjul, The Gambia, West Africa in 1994.

6 African American Administrators, Values and Demographic Characteristics. Presents at the National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs Distinguished Lecture Series at Indiana State University in Political Economic, and Social Development in Africa; Is Pan-Africanism the Answer. Presented at the Conference of Minority Public Administrators at Baton Rouge, LA, IN The Merging of City and County Governments in Kentucky. Presents at the Kentucky Political Science Association Annual Conference at Richmond, KY, in South Africa Beyond Apartheid. Presented on Public Television Network Great Discoveries Program in The Relevance of Teaching Public Administration to Africa and other Third World Countries. Presented at the National Political Science Association Conference at Jackson, MS, IN The Realities of Supply - Side Economics. Presented as The National Black Family Conference at Louisville, KY, in Developing Organizational Leadership Skills. Presented at The Annual Conference of the national Association of Negro Women at Louisville, KY, in The African/African American Connection: International Kinship. Presented at the National Conference of the Black Family at Louisville, KY, in UNIVERSTIY COMMITTEES KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY Faculty Senate University Tenure and Promotion Committee Faculty Appeals Committee International Studies Committee University Accreditation Sub-Committee Strategy Planning and Evaluation Committee University Scholarship Committee University Court Numerous Search Committees

7 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP National Association of Schools of Public Administration and Affairs International Personnel Management Association Society for International Development The African Heritage Association Management Urban Affairs Association National Political Science Association Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated NON-ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS Manpower Planning Coordinator, Department of Employment Security, State of Tennessee Affirmative Action Officer, City of Nashville, Nashville, TN National Field Secretary, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Atlanta, GA Military Service, United States Marine Corp (service in Viet Nam).

8 REFERNCE BY PERMISSION Dr. Mary L. Smith, President of Emeritus Kentucky State University 220 Wickliffe Drive Frankfurt, KY Dr. Cassie Osborne, Provost Mississippi Valley State University Highway 82 West Dr. Lester Newman, President Mississippi Valley State University Highway 82 West Dr. Reginald Avery, Executive Vice Chancellor For Academic Affairs University of South Carolina at Spartanburg 800 University Way Spartanburg, SC Dr. Gashaw Lake, Dean Schools of Public Administration Kentucky State University 40 East Main Street Frankfort, KY