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Dewey M. Clayton Faculty Member’s Name Political Science Department CURRICULM VITAE August 9, 2016 For Personnel Actions Date College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Member’s Signature I. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: A. Academic Institutions other than University of Louisville Institution Years Title of (Name and Location) of Service Position North Carolina Central University 2 Instructor Durham, NC27573 B. University of Louisville Date appointed: July 1, 1994 Rank when appointed: Assistant Professor Credit toward tenure when appointed? (Years) None Date tenured: July 1, 2001 If currently untenured: date of mandatory tenure decision: Promotion record: (if applicable, please fill in following dates): If appointed Instructor, date of promotion to Assistant Professor: Date of promotion to Associate Professor: July 1, 2000 Date of promotion to Professor: July 1, 2008 C. Other relevant employment. (Please give title, type of work, location, dates and other pertinent information.) Columbia College – Adjunct Instructor – Columbia, MO, March 1992-March 1993 Lincoln University – Adjunct Instructor – Jefferson City, MO, January-August 1993 North Carolina Department of Commerce, Small Business Development Division – Minority Business Research Specialist – December 1986-August 1987 D. Honors received: American Political Science Association 2016 Distinguished Teaching Award, May 2016 Nominated by the Vice Provost for Diversity and International Relations as the University of Louisville Black Achiever for 2016. Nominated by the Vice Provost for Diversity and International Relations for Who’s Who Louisville: 2016 African American Profiles, August 2015. In February 2015, I was featured in the Spring 2015 edition of the Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality (CODRE) newsletter at UofL for my contributions as a member. On July, 2014, the publication organizers for the summer UofL Magazine for Alumni and Friends selected me to be part of a group photo shoot for a cover photo showcasing a wide range of faculty and students who make up the university today. On June 13, 2014, I was presented a plaque by the Commission on Diversity and Racial Equality in recognition of exemplary leadership, dedication, and service on the Commission from July 1, 2011 thru June 30, 2014. On February 18, 2014, The University of Louisville Cultural Center presented me with the Black Image Award for the Best Cultural Program at the University of Louisville in 2013 for the UofL 50th Anniversary Commemoration of the March on Washington program that I proposed to CODRE and chaired the committee that planned the event. Chosen by Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center as an invited featured panelist in its 7th Annual Fit for King Summit titled “Are We Winning the Struggle to End Segregation? on January 15, 2014. Nominated by the Vice Provost for Diversity and Equal Opportunity and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville for Who’s Who Louisville: 2014 African American Profiles, January 2014. 2 Nominated as a 2011-2012 Delphi Center Faculty Favorite for making a significant impact on the learning and intellectual development of a student at the University of Louisville on September 24, 2012. Nominated by the Vice Provost for Diversity & Equal Opportunity and the Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Louisville for Who’s Who Louisville: 2012 African American Profiles, April 2012. Nominated as a 2010-2011 Delphi Center Faculty Favorite for making a significant impact on the learning and intellectual development of a student at the University of Louisville on September 12, 2011. Chosen by Bennett College in Greensboro, N.C. as their keynote speaker at their Academic Cultural Enrichment Lecture Series on Thursday, October 28, 2010. My latest book, The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama, A Critical Analysis of a Racially Transcendent Strategy, was selected as the College’s Fall 2010 Common Read for the student body. Inducted into Who’s Who in America by Marquis Who’s Who of Providence, NJ, in June 2010 for 2011. Presented by the College of Arts and Sciences Office of International, Diversity and Outreach Programs at the University of Louisville with the 1st annual A&S Faculty Diversity Champion Award for having demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to diversity and equity, and constructing an inclusive campus community in April 2010. Selected by the Louisville Metro Human Relations Commission as its 2009 Eleanor Young Love Award recipient due to my commitment to the mission espoused in the mission statement to promote unity, understanding, and equal opportunity among all people of the Louisville Metro area and to eliminate all forms of bigotry, bias, and hatred within the community. Selected by the Louisville Defender newspaper as one of its 2009 African American Achievers in February 2009. Presented the Distinguished Citizen Award by Louisville Metro Mayor Jerry Abramson in recognition of distinguished service rendered in the public interest in February 2009. Inducted into Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in May 2009 for 2008-2009. 3 The Black Faculty/Staff Association of the University of Louisville Certificate of Achievement for outstanding performance and exemplary achievement, April 17, 2007. Nominated as a Faculty Favorite by the REACH Ambassador and Freshman LEAD Programs as students’ favorite faculty member from their freshman year at UofL, September 19, 2006. The Committee on Academic Performance of the University of Louisville Athletic Association invited me to be their honored guest at the Red and Black Honors Banquet and Awards Ceremony for Scholar Athletes and their Faculty Mentors (mentor to Patrice Gates – Women’s Track) March 2011. The Committee on Academic Performance of the University of Louisville Athletic Association invited me to be their honored guest at the Red and Black Honors Banquet and Awards Ceremony for Scholar Athletes and their Faculty Mentors (mentor to Kelsey Rothberg – Women’s Golf) March 2009. The Committee on Academic Performance of the University of Louisville Athletic Association invited me to be their honored guest at the Red and Black Honors Banquet and Awards Ceremony for Scholar Athletes and their Faculty Mentors (mentor to Megan Helton – Women’s Tennis) February 2008. The Committee on Academic Performance of the University of Louisville Athletic Association invited me to be their honored guest at the Red and Black Honors Banquet and Awards Ceremony for Scholar Athletes and their Faculty Mentors (mentor to Eric Wood - Football) February 2006. Selected by the Delphi Center as a Faculty Favorite Among University Professors at UofL as chosen by the students in 2005 Inducted into Who’s Who among America’s Teachers, March 2005; Multiple year awardee. I was honored as the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher of the Year by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists, March 2002. I was inducted into Who’s Who among America’s Teachers, March 2002. I was graduated Cum Laude from the Master of Public Administration Program at North Carolina Central University and as Valedictorian of my class in May 1987. 4 Inducted into Who’s Who among students in American Universities and Colleges in February 1987. Inducted into Outstanding Young Men of America in April 1987. Inducted into Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in the Social Sciences in March 1987. I was awarded the Chancellor’s Gus T. Ridgel Academic Fellowship for four years to pursue a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of Missouri- Columbia in April 1989. MEDIA I am under contract as a regular op-ed columnist for the Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper in Louisville, KY. Regular Contributor to TV: Commentator for FOX News, MSNBC News (2014), Feature interview on WXIA in Louisville, KY, local talk show with host Charla Young titled “The Power to Change” to talk about Voting in America to air in October 2012. Feature interview on C-SPAN Book TV on my book The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama to air in August 2012. Feature interview with Nick Storm on the high profile protests of police shootings in Ferguson, MO, and Staten Island, NY around the country on December 9, 2014. Feature interview on CN2/Pure Politics with Ryan Alessi in Louisville, KY to discuss the state of the presidential election in 2012 and my book The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama to air on June 22, 2012. Feature interview on “The Dr. Barbara Watts Show,” in Louisville, KY, to air on June 22, 2012, to discuss my book The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama. Kentucky Educational Television (KET) Guest on the KET-Public Affairs Program “Connections” hosted by Renee Shaw to discuss my new book The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama to air in September 2010. Extensive interviews and commentary for television, radio, and print media including: 5 WDRB-TV in Louisville, KY, WHAS-11 in Louisville, KY, WLKY-32 in Louisville, KY, and WAVE3-TV in Louisville, KY, Kentucky Education Television, Lexington, KY, BET.com. Radio: WHAS-RADIO in Louisville, KY, WFPL’s State of Affairs in Louisville, KY, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Broadcast Jamaica, Metro Network News Radio, ABC NEWS AUSTRALIA, China Radio International’s “The Today Show” in Beijing, China, and CKNW, in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Podcast: The McConnell Center for Political Leadership at the University of Louisville, Guest to conduct a Podcast to discuss my new book The Presidential Campaign of Barack Obama on February 24, 2011. Political Blog: I