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the school of public policy and administration Celebrates 50 Years

plus: Maria Aristigueta Named Messick Professor Third Annual NVPA For half a century, the School of Public Policy and Administration has translated research Symposium and scholarship into practices and policies that address the critical needs of communities, SPPA Board of Advisors from neighborhoods to nations. Formed

1 Contents From the Director The School of Public Policy and Welcome to our fourth annual news magazine! We hope that you received the Administration Celebrates 50 Years 3 anniversary booklet earlier this year and that you continue to enjoy our series of updates SPPA Career Conference and Reception 5 on the accomplishments of the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) and New Faculty 6 its affiliated centers. Nina David Andrea Sarzynski I would like to bring to your attention the activities surrounding our anniversary, Joseph Trainor including the first meeting of SPPA’s newly appointed Board of External Advisors, 50th Anniversary Spring Lecture Series 6 which includes international leaders in business, public service and education. Our Washington Fellows Program Initiated 7 initial board meeting included Jane Vincent, who was appointed by President Barack International Connections 8 Obama in 2010 to the position of Regional Administrator for the U.S. Department of 2012 Study Abroad to Vietnam and Laos Housing and Urban Development; Tony Allen, Vice President at Bank of America and Sustainable Development and member of the UD Board of Trustees; John Taylor Jr., Sr. Vice President and Executive Democracy in Costa Rica Director, Delaware Public Policy Institute; Raina Harper Allen, Director, Community Maria Aristigueta named Charles P. Engagement, Office of Delaware Lt. Governor Matthew Denn; Kim Bodine Gomes, Messick Professor of Public Vice President, The Byrd Group; and Kenneth Becker, President, Becker Capital and Administration 10 Finance and Managing Partner, Ecology Solar. I am excited to partner with this board in Third Annual Symposium of SPPA’s helping us to best serve our students and communities. Student Journal NVPA 10 Messick Fellows Engage SPPA 11 This issue ofConnect includes research activities that serve as the cornerstone of our “Third Party Government” Seminar integrated model of academic excellence with professional experience. Many of our in England 12 students and faculty participate with center staff on projects making a difference to our Undergraduate Seniors Promote and local, national, and global communities. Featured articles this year include our work Implement Statewide Leadership on transportation, e-government, the aftermath of the 2011 Japanese earthquake and Award Conference 13 tsunami, and a developmental screening tool for children. We hope that you will find IPA Hosts Curbside Intercity-Bus these pieces informative and interesting. Transportation Policy Forum 14 A Long Road Ahead for Federal Our students continue to benefit from off-campus learning experiences. A study abroad Transportation Funding 15 trip to Costa Rica allowed students to witness the longest standing democracy in Latin Supporting Local Governments’ America. Others experienced their first Winter session in Washington, D.C., where E-Government Efforts in Delaware 15 they interned in various agencies and networked with elected officials. Still others were Kids Count Director Terry Schooley able to experience five weeks in Vietnam and Laos, conducting research on potential Retires 16 community-improvement projects including a sanitation/beautification project for the Rephotographing Delaware Byways 16 Old Quarter of Hanoi. Byways Go Virtual 17 Preservation Efforts in Delaware’s As you will notice, this has been a year of many transitions. We have recognized the Largest County 18 retirements of Jeff Raffel, who vacates the Messick Chair, as well as faculty members Developmental Screening Tool for Audrey Noble, Karen Curtis, and Margaret Wilder. They will all be greatly missed. Pediatric Care 19 We have been able to hire three new faculty: Dr. Nina David, who comes to us from Researchers Explore the Role of Michigan State; Dr. Andrea Sarzynski, who comes to us from the George Washington Volunteers and Non-Profit University Institute of Public Policy; and Dr. Joe Trainor, whom some of you may know Organizations after the Tohoku from the Disaster Research Center. Catastrophe in Japan 20 Newly Formed SPPA Board of Advisors 21 Please take time to read the accomplishments of some of our outstanding alumni who Former School Director Jeffrey Raffel are making a difference in the field, their communities, and the world. Alumni and Retires 22 students, please join our Facebook network by “liking” our page—it remains a wonderful Faculty Transitions 23 way to stay in touch! Stay tuned for School activities such as Homecoming, the alumni Margaret Wilder fundraiser and silent auction, and annual Messick lecture. Karen Curtis Audrey Noble A special thanks to our numerous friends whose contributions make it possible for us to 2011-2012 SPPA Scholarships, Awards continue to offer our students an exceptional academic experience. and Recipients 24 Without your support, such a vast and distinguished variety of 2010-2012 Publications 24 opportunities would not be possible. Alumni Highlights 26 Jane C. W. Vincent With all best wishes, Jason McNamara Michael Doherty Mike Morton Thank you to our Donors 28 Maria P. Aristigueta 2 cover story

the school of public policy and administration

Celebratesdan rich 50 Years

n March 19, 2012, more than on the critical issues facing our nation to address the challenges of an urban 300 alumni, friends, and and its diverse communities. When nation. The focus on creating new partners as well as faculty, staff the School was established in 1961 programs rather than expanding existing andO students of the School of Public as a “division,” it became one of the programs was the product of analysis, Policy and Administration assembled nation’s first university centers focused later affirmed by the federal government, at a reception at Clayton Hall to on addressing the interconnected that the traditional disciplinary celebrate the School’s 50th anniversary. challenges of urban America: poverty, organization of universities was unsuited University administrators, members racism, environmental blight, to address the practical challenges of the congressional delegation and inefficient planning, and overburdened facing the nation’s communities. state leaders applauded the School’s government programs. These challenges Under the 1961 Ford Foundation impressive legacy and commended its impacted services and the quality of grant to the University of Delaware, vision for the future. “When we talk life in domains as diverse as housing, the Division of Urban Affairs was about UD’s service mission—when we education, transportation, and created. It was to become a prototype talk about ‘Citizen University’—we’re public safety. The rapidly sprawling for interdisciplinary programs at other talking about the School of Public Policy eastern megalopolis—from Boston to universities, all developed to translate and Administration,” said UD President Richmond—was geographically centered the 19th century land-grant concept Patrick Harker. “It’s at the heart of in Delaware. of technical extension services from a service scholarship—research applied to Recognizing that the viability of rural to an urban setting. The Division public policy and the public good.” cities and other communities within focused on what the federal government For half a century, the School of metropolitan regions was at stake, the called “solution-oriented” approaches Public Policy and Administration has Ford Foundation initiated competitive that brought university resources to conducted interdisciplinary scholarship grants for universities to create programs the assistance of community groups, 3 The problems our society faces are ever-changing and will affect all of us. They require an

interdisciplinary approach and the combined engagement of all members of the community,

especially those who will one day inherit these problems…If you dream of making a difference

in the world, then you should act on that dream…[and] together we can learn how to turn our

—SPPA Undergraduates Kristin Fretz and Neil Kirshling, “dreams into careers that change the world. in an op-ed that appeared in the The News Journal municipalities, nonprofits, and public in urban affairs and public policy and the working groups were initiated that agencies throughout Delaware. a Master of Public Administration. would become the Center for Energy The Division’s original mandate These graduate programs stressed the and Environmental Policy (1993) and remains an essential part of the School’s interdependence between basic theory, the Center for Historic Architecture and identity today: to create and apply systematic research, experiential learning, Design (1996). knowledge that addresses the challenges and the application of interdisciplinary The first undergraduate program experienced in Delaware’s communities knowledge to policy, planning and was added when the Organizational and to develop programs that might management.” This integrated approach and Community Leadership major and serve as models for communities across to public affairs education was minor were transferred to the School in the nation. The School of Public Policy distinctive and came to be known as the 2004. Other undergraduate programs and Administration continues to serve as Delaware Model. followed: a Public Policy major (2009) and minor (2011) as well as a Public Health minor with the College of Health Sciences (2009). The graduate profile of the School also has expanded with the interdisciplinary, university- wide MS and PhD in Disaster Science and Management (2009), and MA in Historic Preservation (2011). Today, the School of Public Policy and Administration is a nationally ranked and globally recognized comprehensive school of public affairs. The program initiated in 1961 with a handful of researchers now has over 60 faculty, professionals, and staff. The School offers six graduate degrees, two undergraduate majors, and three undergraduate minors with over 500 students. The four major research and President Harker applauds SPPA’s achievements and public service at the 50th Anniversary celebration. public service centers carry out hundreds of externally funded projects annually that make a positive contribution to a bridge between the world of ideas and The research and public service the quality of life in communities at the world of social action and change. programs also were expanded: the all levels, from neighborhoods to the In doing so, the School has forged Census and Data System (1963) nation. Our partnerships are stronger partnerships with leaders in all sectors grew to become the Center for and more successful than ever and now and at all levels—from local to global— Applied Demography and Survey extend globally, and the School’s alumni to mobilize collaborative resources in Research (1988); the Urban Agent are making a difference in Delaware, the service of community improvement. Division (1972) became the Center nation and around the world. From the 1970s through the 1990s, for Community Research and the programs of what was to become Service (1993); the Delaware Public This article was developed with the School of Public Policy and Administration Institute (1973) grew contributions from Arno Loessner and Administration greatly expanded to to become the Institute for Public Jeff Raffel. include doctoral and master’s degrees Administration (1996); and in 1980, 4 SPPA Career Conference and Reception artika rangan casini

n celebration of its 50-year anniversary, the School of Public Policy and Administration brought togetherI notable leaders and alumni from government, public policy and the nonprofit and private sectors to participate in a conference for University students interested in careers in public service. The daylong conference on March 19th was open to the entire campus community and highlighted the diverse array of public service careers while The conference started off with a lunch and keynote address. arming students with strategies to gain a competitive edge in their employment In panel sessions search. organized by employment In his keynote address, Tony Allen, sector—nonprofit, public a UD alumnus and member of the policy, governmental and University’s Board of Trustees, used private business—alumni in each of those fields offered additional advice. With more than 300 in attendance, the conference was “our collective gift back to students, alumni, Panelists discussed diversity and tactics with regard to careers in public partners and friends,” said and community service. SPPA Director Maria Aristigueta. Following the career conference, a reception for alumni included Tony Allen, a UD alumnus and trustee, and proclamations from Delaware Gov. communications executive with Bank of America, Jack Markell, Lt. Gov. Matt Denn, addresses the career conference. the State House and Senate, the New Castle County Council and New Castle his career trajectory—from “apathetic County Executive Paul G. Clark. political science major,” to founding George Watson, dean of the College head of Public Allies Delaware and of Arts and Sciences, which welcomed the Metropolitan Urban League of Wilmington, to speechwriter for now- Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., to MPA students Cimone Philpotts, Chanel Gaither, and Asiah Lemon his current position as communications executive for Bank of America—as a way to offer career advice to students. SPPA in 2010, emphasized his support His three rules: Know who you are. of the school and the strengths that have Prepare. Create. contributed to the college’s strategic plan. “Everyone in this room is connected “One of our goals is to develop an to the greatest academic training ground outstanding faculty,” he said, adding for public service in our country,” he the college has been able to invest in said about the School of Public Policy four new SPPA faculty appointments, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper praised the School of Public and Administration. “Don’t miss your Policy and Administration during the 50th anniversary even in difficult economic times. “It’s an opportunity to do something with it.” reception. investment with great return.” 5 New Faculty Nina David Andrea Sarzynski Joseph Trainor

Nina David has joined the SPPA faculty Andrea Sarzynski, assistant professor Joseph Trainor has joined the SPPA as assistant professor of Public Policy of Public Policy and Administration, faculty as an assistant professor in the and Administration. Her research conducts research on the carbon Disaster Research Center effective focuses on footprint of U.S. cities, the impacts of September 2012. He completed a the nexus of urban development patterns, and the PhD in Sociology at the University of public policy effectiveness of state financial incentives Delaware, a master’s in Sociology at the and urban for solar technology. She previously University of planning in the served at the George Washington Delaware, and areas of land University Institute of Public Policy, a bachelor’s use, regional the Metropolitan Policy Program at the degree at planning and Brookings Institution, the White House Millersville collaboration, Council on Environmental Quality, University, sustainability, the Rochester Institute of Technology double and growth and in the majoring in management. environmental Sociology and Prior to law practice of Psychology. her appointment at UD, David was Sidley Austin. Trainor’s assistant professor of Urban and She received primary Regional Planning at Eastern Michigan her PhD in research University. David earned her PhD in public policy interests include basic and applied Urban and Regional Planning from the and public topics including: international aspects University of Michigan, two master’s administration of disasters, disaster researcher and degrees from Ohio State University in from George practitioner integration, warnings Environmental Science and City and Washington and protective action decision- Regional Planning, and a bachelor’s University and making, human behavioral response degree in Architecture from Madras a BS in natural to disasters, effects of organizational University. resources from Cornell University. design on disaster response, and multi- organizational networks during disasters. 50th Anniversary Spring Lecture Series ed freel and meredith seitz

he 2012 annual Contemporary including the 48 students enrolled in the Fellow, Marc Holzer, dean of the School Issues Spring Lecture Series and Contemporary Issues course, and guests of Public Affairs and Administration at Course provided the School from the UD community. Rutgers University, discussed theories of Tof Public Policy and Administration Opening the lecture series was U.S. leadership. (SPPA) an opportunity to highlight Congressman John Carney, a graduate Next, Delaware Governor Jack its 50th Anniversary celebration by of the School’s MPA program and Markell recounted his life-altering inviting many of Delaware’s public a recognizable figure among SPPA’s experience in India during his formative service officials to address the theme of faculty and students. Aside from a years and addressed audience questions “Leadership, Service and Policy.” discussion of congressional issues, using a town-hall meeting structure. Gov. During the course of the spring 2012 Carney provided a personal account of Markell skillfully facilitated the diverse semester, Delaware’s Governor, members his time in the MPA program and about range of audience topics, from education of the state’s congressional delegation, his life in public service. to health care. and public service leaders in other sectors Major General Francis Vavala, As Delaware’s newest member of provided SPPA students with insight Delaware National Guard Adjutant Congress, U.S. Senator Chris Coons into the future of politics, government, General, gave a comprehensive lecture on shared his experiences and anecdotes and community outreach. Each lecture the state- and national-level missions of brought together a diverse audience, the National Guard. The 2012 Messick continued on page 9 6 national connections

Washington Fellows Winter Session Program Initiated in 2012 ed freel

n January 1st, 20 UD Pika Jr. from the Office of undergraduates embarked on a Budget and Management; month-long program for the first and Beth Osborne, the Oever Winter Session Washington Fellows deputy assistant secretary UD’s Washington Fellows in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. Program, a six-credit course led by faculty for policy for the member Ed Freel and MPA student federal Department of Meredith Seitz. The students, who were Transportation. Supreme Court, a visit to the Newseum, predominantly political science and In addition, the students attended the nation’s premier media museum, and public policy majors, were selected to a briefing at the Department of meetings with staff at the Republican participate in the program and stayed in State and met with Virginia Seitz, and Democratic National Headquarters. D.C. area townhomes. For four weeks, assistant attorney general and chief Students also gained valuable they lived, worked, first-hand experience at a variety of and studied in the internships throughout the D.C. area. U.S. capital. Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, The program students worked at lobbying firms, such integrated as Peck, Madigan, Jones & Stewart and internship the Podesta Group; advocacy, service and experiences and interest groups AIPAC, NEA, American academics and Wind Energy Association, Justice for focused on four Youth, Third Way, and Atlas Service Washington, D.C., Corps; political groups, such as the power centers: the Republican National Committee and executive branch, the Republican Senatorial Campaign Congress, the Committee; and on Capitol Hill, with judiciary and the Professor Ware addressing the Washington Fellows. Senators Tom Carper, Chris Coons and media. Part of the Robert Menendez and Congressmen curriculum included on-site meetings of the Office of Legal Counsel at the John Carney and Bill Pascrell. with local practitioners, and a series Department of Justice. Class sessions Despite the demanding schedules of lectures by UD faculty members were also held with two congressional of the Winter Session Washington Joe Pika, assistant dean in the College staff directors, two communication Fellows Program, students found time of Arts and Sciences; Jason Mycoff, directors, and Washington Post Capitol to bond over their valuable experiences associate professor of political science; Hill correspondent Paul Kane. Other with the D.C. power centers. They also Leland Ware, professor in the School activities included a briefing at the organized a number of their own field of Public Policy and Administration; trips to the national and professor Ralph Begleiter from the monuments Center for Political Communication. and sites. They The course structure consisted even enjoyed of classroom discussions followed an informal by field experience, which provided opportunity to the students with opportunities to discuss national explore the range of issues involved in issues with two policy-making in Washington, D.C. of Delaware’s For example, Professor Pika’s lecture most prominent on the presidency and the executive elected officials, branch was followed by meetings with Congressman John Racquel Russell, a senior member of the Carney and Senator President’s Domestic Policy Council; Joe UD Students with Congressman John Carney. Tom Carper. 7 international connections

2012 Study Abroad in Vietnam and Laos audrey helfman

ietnam and Laos, both whose mission is to teach reading communist countries, were and English language skills. They also fascinating locations to explore worked at the library, another non- forV students who participated in a profit, where UD students presented winter 2012 study-abroad program. a team-building and creativity Students were enrolled in the course, workshop for young adults. All senses were bombarded in Vietnam and Laos! In Hanoi, students got lost as they explored a maze of narrow alleyways, crossed startlingly busy Students stayed overnight in a junk boat in Halong Bay, streets, ordered meals Vietnam, a World Heritage Site. without being able to read the menus, ate with chopsticks, and like a barnstay. In Luang Prabang, they consumed Pho (soup) negotiated with tuk tuk drivers for the for breakfast. North of best local transportation fare, savored Hanoi, students tested the fresh fruit juices and smoothies, their karaoke voices as shopped for gifts at handicraft stalls in a they sailed on a junk boat vast local night market, fed the saffron- in Halong Bay. In Sapa, robed Monks sticky rice and bananas Students hiked in the terraced mountains of Sapa in Northern Vietnam. they hiked for hours in at daybreak, saw the sunset over the the misty rain, up and Mekong River while on a slow boat, and down muddy paths that explored Buddhist temples and chatted Leadership for the Common Good, which cut through the terraced mountainsides, with monks. All while completing two, focused on various strategies for leading eventually staying overnight in a three-credit courses! a civic-engagement project, along with homestay—which was actually more a second course, Topics in Leadership Dynamics, which focused on how culture impacts the leadership process. Twelve students, all with either majors or minors in Organizational and Community Leadership, participated in the program. Study abroad students worked with local university students who were members of the Hanoi Kids organization and even conducted an organizational leadership development workshop for the Hanoi University students. They took an overnight train to Sapa, a small town just south of the Chinese border, to observe the Black and Hmong, and to Bac Ha to visit the Flower Hmong. Both ethnic minority groups have been able to maintain their cultural identity through their strong sense of community. In Luang Prabang, Laos, UD students worked with children at Big Brother Mouse, a non-profit organization UD students giving alms of rice and fruit to the Buddhist monks, an early morning ritual in Luang Prabang, Laos. 8 international connections

Sustainable Development and Democracy in Costa Rica lorelly solano

n January 2012 a group of 10 undergraduate and graduate students, led by Professor Maria Aristigueta Iand PhD student Lorelly Solano, took part in a two-week study abroad to Costa Rica to study sustainable development. The group explored sustainability as a way to achieve the satisfaction of human needs, equitable standards of living, environmental caution and future security and stability. During the course of their study, students interacted with local leaders and professionals while visiting several communities that have shaped Costa Rican identity and values. Collectively, they discussed good governance practices and examined potential policy initiatives SPPA students meeting with Legislator Alicia Fournier in San José, Costa Rica. Picture courtesy of Legislative Hall, to solve current problems in Costa Rica. Costa Rica. “The relationship between government and sustainable toward sustainability. This interactive Ricans), providing the students with development is that governmental learning experience enriched the way the opportunity to gain a cultural entities are ultimately responsible for students perceive their social and natural interpretation of the issues at hand. implementing policies that directly environment. This study abroad was part of a impact sustainability in a country,” Students found “learning about collaborative effort made possible by the observed one of the students who the culture and policies directly from University of Costa Rica, Neotropica participated in the study abroad. Costa Ricans to be a great opportunity,” Foundation, National Institute of Based on this premise, students according to feedback collected by Electricity, National Commission of developed critical essays and policy UD’s Institute for Global Studies. The Emergencies, the Costa Rican Legislative briefs, and eventually presented their group found especially advantageous Hall, the School of Public Policy and research work on potential solutions the diverse and numerous lectures from Administration, and UD’s Institute for to Costa Rica’s challenges in moving the “Ticos” (a nickname for Costa Global Studies.

50th Anniversary Spring Lecture Series country. While he discussed his work continued from page 6 on the Court, the Chancellor struck a particularly personal chord with the audience members when he talked about his journey and life in public about the lessons he learned as a student service. While the Senator spoke about at UD. a number of issues, the audience was U.S. Senator Tom Carper concluded particularly interested in the work of his the series by speaking about health-care African Affairs Sub-Committee and his reform and how his core values have spirited discussion of Joseph Kony and played into this contentious national the Invisible Children Movement. debate. He saluted the School and its A UD alumnus and current mission of public service and encouraged Chancellor of Delaware’s Court of students to make a difference not only in Delaware Governor Jack Markell discussed the Chancery, Leo Strine is arguably importance of public service at the 2012 SPPA Spring their lives, but in the lives of others. one of the top business jurists in the Lecture Series. 9 Maria Aristigueta named Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration PPA Director Maria Aristigueta virtually every important committee or has been named Charles P. Messick commission studying public personnel Professor of Public Administration. administration. In 1933, Messick SThe prestigious appointment of the received an honorary doctor of laws Charles P. Messick Professorship of degree from the University of Delaware. Public Administration was established He died in 1978 at age 95. in 1966 by the University to honor The Special Collections Department Charles Messick (1907BA), who for of the UD library contains the Fred Messick Professor Maria Aristigueta more than 40 years devoted his career Telford–Charles Polk Messick papers to finding solutions for the problems of (1913–1972). This collection includes governmental administration in the state material generated during the careers of Administration by Fred Telford, of New Jersey and the nation. Through his these two men, such as correspondence, edited by Charles P. Messick and leadership and dedication, the need for reports, manuscripts, and printed William W. Boyer (1976) a strong personnel system at all levels of material. Messick encouraged Telford to • The Passing Scene: A Commentary government was recognized as essential. donate these papers to the University, and on Public Affairs (1976) Messick served three terms the acquisition was completed in 1971. • Reflections of a Public Servant: End as president of the Civil Service Dr. Charles P. Messick was the author of a Journey (1978) [Preface by Assembly of the United States and of three books, co-editor of another, and William W. Boyer] Canada. He also was chairperson of author of numerous articles. His books Aristigueta joins an impressive list of the board of trustees of the Bureau include: prior recipients of this honor including: of Public Personnel Administration, • An Adventure in Public • Felix Nigro, 1966 the forerunner of the International Personnel Administration (1973) • William W. Boyer, 1969 Personnel Management Association. [Introduction by William W. Boyer] • Robert B. Denhardt, 1995 During his career, he was a member of • The Principles of Public Personnel • Jeffrey Raffel, 2002

Third Annual Symposium of SPPA’s Student Journal New Visions for Public Affairs yvonne rademacher

ew Visions for Public Affairs for publication in NVPA. The broad (NVPA), the peer-reviewed range of topics covered included the and student-run journal of health-care structure and delivery in theN University of Delaware’s School South Korea, the role of urbanism in of Public Policy and Administration, sexual identity formation, implications hosted its third annual symposium at of reporting requirements of lending the Perkins Student Center on April institutions funded by the Community 26, 2012. The highlight of the event Reinvestment Act, and governance was a keynote address given by Jason issues in post-revolutionary Egypt. McNamara, current FEMA Chief of The symposium was representative Staff and SPPA alumnus (96MA). of the enormous breadth of research At this year’s symposium, Rachel undertaken at SPPA. Linstead Goldsmith (13MPA), Paul In delivering the keynote address, Ruiz (13MA), Jason Stoehr (12MA), Jason McNamara talked about his career and Sally Abd El-Moez (15PhD) Keynote speaker Jason McMcNamara presented their research work selected continued on page 12 10 Messick Fellows Engage SPPA jeffrey a. raffel

wo of the most prolific and performance management with SPPA well-recognized scholars Director Maria Aristigueta. and leaders in public In March 2012 Holzer made Tadministration visited the School and two public presentations. In the University as Messick Fellows during “Contemporary Issues in Public the past two spring semesters. This past Administration” undergraduate and spring, Dean and Board of Governors graduate speaker course directed by Professor Marc Holzer of the School Ed Freel, Holzer engaged in a Socratic of Public Affairs & Administration at dialogue with the audience titled Rutgers spent most of a week in mid- “Leadership and Culture: Reexamining March giving two public lectures and Models.” His presentation examined leadership and organizational behavior. He concluded that a dominant view of strong, authoritarian leadership prevails even when newer, more participative models of leadership prove more effective in our quickly changing and complex world. Frances Berry In his presentation to faculty, students, alumni, and community, co- sponsored by the Delaware Association including leadership, public policy, for Public Administration, Holzer and other topics that draw great discussed the “Five Great Ideas for the interest from the SPPA community. Future of Public Service.” He argued that This program has served to not only the field of public administration has engage the School with new ideas in the developed strong themes over the past field, but expose faculty and students century and a half. to well-known researchers in public The School’s 2011 Messick Fellow, administration. Professor Frances Berry, visited the Both Holzer and Berry participated Marc Holzer School in mid-April of that year. In in faculty functions and attended a the “Contemporary Issues in Public lunch hosted by the Institute for Public Administration” series, her discussion Administration, allowing them to share visiting multiple undergraduate and was titled “After the 2010 Election: their insights and ideas for the future. graduate classes as the 2012 Messick Trends from New Governors.” In her They Holzer and Berry were able to Fellow. In spring 2011 Frances Berry, community presentation, she highlighted gain a better understanding of SPPA’s the Frank Sherwood Professor of “Green Policies: Engines of Innovation in engagement with the community, Public Administration at Florida Today’s Political Environment.” the School’s ability to build academic State University and president of Each Messick Fellow visit is initiated programs around these relationships, the National Association of Schools with an informal meeting so that faculty and the high caliber students in SPPA of Public Affairs & Administration, can casually speak with the Fellow, programs. served as Messick Fellow. Both providing an opportunity to renew old Previous Fellows have included Holzer and Berry are fellows of the acquaintances and meet new colleagues. former HBCU Clark Atlanta University prestigious National Academy of The public presentation and reception President Walter Broadnax of Syracuse’s Public Administration and have held for each Fellow attracts a variety Maxwell School, Jim Perry of the School directed a school of public policy and of guests, including students, faculty, of Environmental and Public Affairs at administration. Holzer has authored alumni and community members. Indiana University, and international over 100 books, chapters, monographs, Every spring semester, the Messick scholars from Germany, Scotland, and and articles, including a recent PA text, Fellows program brings to the School Belgium. The program is led by the and Berry has published a wide range of a distinguished scholar to interact with Charles P. Messick Professor of Public refereed articles and book chapters and faculty, students, and alumni about the Administration and advised by a faculty just completed co-editing a book on broad field of public administration, committee. 11 “Third-Party Government” Seminar in England jonathan justice

he English Research Council third-party governing agreement. Third- found in the increasing use of business- sponsored “Beyond the party governing arrangements involve improvement districts and homeowners’ State,” the second seminar in contracting-out, such as the operation associations to deliver place-specific Ta series of lectures focused on third- of prisons by private companies or services. party government in comparative the distribution of social services The primary objectives of the perspective. This seminar was held at by nonprofit organizations. Other seminar series are to identify the current De Montfort University in Leicester, agreements may involve abandonment or knowledge base and critical dimension England, during March 2012. sale to private or nonprofit organizations of third-party government, identify Associate Professor Jonathan Justice of activities that at one time would have a research agenda for increasing the served as one of the organizers for been delivered by government agencies understanding of the phenomenon, the seminars, which brought together and employees. An example of this type strengthen the knowledge base public administration scholars and of devolution or load-shedding can be for practitioners, and strengthen practitioners from both sides of the international academic Atlantic to discuss the growing reliance collaborations. Durose, on the use of nongovernmental entities Justice and Skelcher are and arrangements to deliver a variety now working to prepare of public goods and services. Catherine an overview article for a Durose of De Montfort University served peer-reviewed journal, a as lead organizer for this seminar, and pamphlet based on selected Chris Skelcher from the University of conversations and sessions, Birmingham initiated and led the overall and eventually, an edited series project alongside Durose. volume based on the For this seminar, lasting more than seminar series and other two days, Durose gathered third-sector work by its participants. A coordinators and advocates, academic third seminar is currently experts, and public servants to facilitate Participants in the March 2012 “Third-Party Government” seminar at being planned to take place DuMontfort University included organizers Catherine Durose (middle row, engagement and discussion over the center), Chris Skelcher (back row, second from right), and Jonathan Justice in the U.S. in late 2012. debate on identifying the areas of (back row, third from right).

NVPA Third Annual Symposium Professor Robert Warren’s weekly Now in its fifth year, the NVPA team continued from page 10 writing assignments for Contemporary continues to make improvements to the Issues in Urban Affairs and Public Policy editorial process of the on-line journal as being the most enduring lesson of and adopt a new and more functional in government and his two-decade focus his graduate education. Moreover, his layout design. Additionally, the team on disaster management. In addition to studies with Professor Richard Sylves in worked with advising faculty to adopt his discussion on the natural and man- Politics & Disaster nurtured his interests bylaws, and laid the groundwork to made disasters that have occurred during in a career with FEMA. McNamara apply for status as a formal student his tenure and their impact on FEMA, recounted a class trip to Capitol Hill organization next year. This year, research most notably September 11th and organized by Prof. Sylves that opened papers beyond the SPPA community Hurricane Katrina, McNamara described the doors to a Legislative Fellowship were solicited, inviting students across his role of that as a “diplomat” seeking with Senator Bob Graham. Eventually, campus to share their perspectives on to reconcile competing political and that opportunity led to his position current public policy issues. economic interests. as principal Democratic staff author NVPA promotes diverse student When asked what specific skill had of and representative to negotiate the research at SPPA through its annual best benefited his career, McNamara 2000 Disaster Mitigation Act. Those symposium and journal publication. responded that the ability to in attendance admired McNamara’s Volume 3 of New Visions for Public communicate clearly and concisely has enthusiastic endorsement of SPPA’s Affairs is available online at been essential to his success. He credited academic and professional pursuits. www.sppa.udel.edu/nvpa/home. 12 Undergraduate Seniors Promote and Implement Statewide Leadership Award Conference karen stein

hen Michele Fidance, The OCL students not only developed workshops used music, dance, and national director of the the conference, but had the extra video to creatively impart lessons about Jefferson Awards for Public challenge of motivating and inspiring effective communication, team building, Service,W contacted SPPA associate high school students to voluntarily and critical thinking. professor Karen Stein to create a attend an all-day Saturday program At the end of the conference, both partnership to promote leadership on leadership and public service. In the Capstone and high school students development and volunteerism in addition to inspiring Delaware high shared their appreciation over this Delaware high schools, learning experience. neither could foresee As one high school that Organizational participant expressed, and Community “It was a lot more fun Leadership (OCL) than I expected it to be. majors would develop I learned to never be and implement a afraid to do anything!” national model for This same sentiment leadership training was repeated by as part of Jefferson’s Courtney Mogavero, a Students In Action member of the Senior (SIA) initiative. Capstone class, who Although the added, “If someone Jefferson Students had told me before In Action program college that I would conducts annual be planning any sort leadership training of event on this scale, I conferences for high LEAD Capstone students with Delaware high school students. wouldn’t have believed school students around I could accomplish the country with a fully something like this. Yet constructed agenda, the senior OCL school students to practice leadership with the help of others and my ability to majors enrolled in Stein’s LEAD490 and public service in their own lives, work with others and lead them when Senior Capstone course had free reign the seniors in the Capstone course it came to certain tasks, I realized that I to design and implement Delaware’s Fall gained the opportunity to put their could accomplish anything.” SIA Leadership Training Conference. own leadership skills and abilities into Michele Fidance, national director practice. of the Jefferson Awards for Public In November Service, had high words of praise for 2011 those the LEAD Capstone students: “I am so challenges were proud of what we have accomplished successfully met here in Delaware,” she said. “This when 200 students fall 2011 conference had the highest from 19 Delaware attendance of any SIA Leadership high schools Training Program in the country. As convened on UD’s I share these events and experiences campus for the with my colleagues nationally, many Fall Leadership have told me they wished they had the Conference. same partnership with a University in Modeled after their region, and, in fact, many have MTV’s Video Music started such partnerships based on the Awards and using the model developed with Dr. Stein’s Senior theme “Leadership Capstone class.” OCL majors particpating in Jefferson’s Students In Action (SIA) initiative. Movement Awards,” 13 institute for public administration

IPA Hosts Curbside Intercity Bus Transportation Policy Forum marcia scott and eileen collins

eds Shut Down 26 Discount A panel discussion Megabus coaches parked at an intermodal facility. Bus Companies.” “Fatal featured representatives Chinatown Bus Kills 15.” from the City of “F“Bus-Safety Proposals Have Languished Philadelphia, New York City “Chinatown” bus that was subsequently for Years.” In the past year, these Department of Transportation, District cited as an ”imminent hazard” and sensational headlines have highlighted of Columbia DOT, Union Station shut down by the federal Department policy questions about the appropriate (D.C.) Redevelopment Corporation, of Transportation. IPA’s research is role of transportation regulation in and the Port Authority of New York supported by UD-UTC—whose theme light of the rapid growth of the curbside and New Jersey. Panelists is resiliency of transportation corridors. intercity-bus industry. discussed new solutions to The curbside intercity-bus To facilitate discussion on managing curbside intercity- industry now represents transportation policy issues related to bus operations. Participants the fastest growing the industry, the Institute for Public engaged in a roundtable mode of intercity Administration (IPA) hosted a Curbside discussion on issues transportation in Intercity Bus Transportation Policy impacting the industry, the United States— Forum at the Perkins Student Center on including the recent outpacing air and rail Wednesday, June 13, 2012. crackdown against transportation. About The forum featured Frank Ross unsafe and unethical 720 million American of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety operators, the need travel by this mode, yet the Administration, who described federal for concurrency industry has been marred by strategies to ensure safe operations of in federal “rogue” bus companies that put intercity curbside buses. President and rulemaking, passengers at risk by operating CEO of the American Bus Association competition among unethically and unlawfully. Since (ABA) Peter Pantuso provided industry bus carriers and rail, and March 2011, crashes involving perspectives on the curbside intercity- impacts of state and local government curbside intercity buses along the bus industry and explained ABA’s attempts to regulate and manage I-95 corridor have killed 22 and injured support for more effective bus-safety curbside operations. 169 people. regulation and particularly for regulatory The IPA research team that planned Corporate intercity-bus carriers, such enforcement. and facilitated the forum included as BoltBus and Megabus, have expanded associate policy scientist service to cities across the country and Marcia Scott, then–UD have experienced a 32 percent growth University Transportation in departures between 2010 and 2011. Center (UD-UTC) fellow These companies with larger fleets Arthur Wicks, and this offer competitive prices, convenient year’s UD-UTC fellow online ticketing, and cater to a younger Eileen Collins. In addition and more technologically savvy to hosting the policy demographic. Recent expansion for forum, the team conducted Megabus has focused on college towns. a literature review and field In fact, the IPA’s Transportation Policy assessment of curbside Forum was instrumental in bringing operations, which involved transportation officials together, which photographing curbside resulted in Megabus’s decision to offer conditions, surveying express service from the University of A forum panel discussion featured transportation officials from the cities passengers, and riding Delaware’s Laird Campus to Baltimore, of Philadelphia, New York City, and Washington, D.C. as well as the Union Station (D.C.) Redevelopment Corporation, and Port Authority of New York various intercity buses— Washington, D.C., and New York City, and New Jersey. including a so-called which began in September 2012. 14 institute for public administration

A Long Road Ahead for Federal Transportation Funding marcia scott

n April 11, 2012, several per year that is School of Public Policy & needed to maintain Jack Basso is joined by (from left) Arthur Wicks (12MPA), T. Todd O’Boyle (12PhD), Eileen Administration (SPPA) and improve the Collins (13MA), and Natasha Nau (12MPA). faculty,O staff, and students attended transportation the UD University Transportation system. Center’s (UD-UTC) Distinguished According to Basso, one of the public and private sectors, and establish Lecture given by Jack Basso, director major obstacles facing the approval new user fees for the transportation of program finance and management of a reauthorization bill is that there system. In closing, he reiterated that at the American Association of State is no clear method of fully funding Congress faces difficult decisions in how Highway and Transportation Officials a new transportation bill. In this to move transportation funding forward. (AASHTO). AASHTO is a non- regard, revenues dedicated to the Whatever decision is made will have partisan, not-for-profit organization that Transportation Trust Fund are significant consequences (good or bad) represents the interests of state highway inadequate. He also explained that the for the nation. and transportation departments in growth of Transportation Trust Fund Basso has worked in the federal Washington, D.C. This event, part of the revenue has not kept pace with the sphere of government for more UD-UTC Distinguished Lecture series, growth of transportation costs due to a than 35 years and is a nationally was organized by SPPA’s UD-UTC decline in purchase power of trust-fund recognized expert in the field of Fellow Arthur Wicks (12MPA). revenue sources and a decrease in vehicle transportation finance. Before serving Basso’s lecture, “The Future of miles traveled in the United States. in his current position, Basso served Surface Transportation in the U.S.: The lack of adequate funding is further as AASHTO’s chief operating officer, What will Congress Do to Meet the exacerbated by reluctance to increase the assistant secretary for budgets and Needs?” focused on the current funding one of the trust fund’s major revenue programs at the U.S. Department of issues facing the Federal Highway Trust sources—the fuel tax. Transportation, assistant director for Fund and progress made developing a Basso’s presentation concluded with general management at the Office of reauthorization bill for transportation a number of options available to create a Management and Budgets, deputy funding. His presentation revealed some flexible and adoptable system for federal chair of management for the National rather shocking statistics, including transportation funding. Among these Endowment for the Arts, and director the fact that the United States is only options are to increase existing fees like of fiscal services at the Federal Highway earmarking one-third of the $200 billion tolls, create partnerships between the Administration.

Supporting Local Governments’ E-Government Efforts in Delaware rachel linstead goldsmith

any Delaware municipalities information and best practices to help “It was indeed a grassroots effort,” have made significant strides guide planning and decision-making. says Deshon, “and the group’s most during the past decade in In the spring of 2006, Mark Deshon, profound synergistic benefit has been its developingM e-government capability. For an associate policy scientist with the networking component.” example, citizens of the Town of Smyrna Institute for Public Administration Greg Hughes, the director of (pop. 10,000) can watch live streaming (IPA), gathered 23 of these public Delaware’s Government Information of Town Council meetings, then sign up servants for the first meeting of what Center (GIC), was also involved for text messages to stay in the loop. became the Municipal Web Developers with MWDG from the beginning. Much in the spirit of the Internet Group (MWDG). Meeting quarterly, GIC, which has won national awards itself, local government officials and MWDG’s mission is to promote best for its Delaware.gov website and has website administrators in Delaware are e-government practices through support, relying on one another as resources for education, and networking. continued on page 19 15 center for community research & service

Kids Count Director Terry Schooley Retires artika rangan casini

anice Barlow, policy analyst and of the Kids Caucus in the assistant policy scientist for the Delaware legislature will also University of Delaware Center be sorely missed.” Terry Schooley, Governor Markell and Janice Barlow Jfor Community Research and Service CCRS Director Steven (CCRS), has been named director Peuquet echoed such of Kids Count in Delaware, an sentiments, stating, “Terry has done a Barlow’s “enormous talent and passion organization that tracks data indicators wonderful job and will be a hard act to for helping kids and families.” on the health and well-being of children follow.” “I am thrilled to be leaving the and families in the state. She replaces He added that he has “utmost program in such capable hands,” she Teresa (Terry) Schooley, who has held confidence in the ability of Janice Barlow added. the position for 15 years. to provide the leadership needed for the Barlow called Schooley a “wonderful Schooley, who retired from her continued success of Kids Count.” mentor.” position in January, has also served as Barlow, who was recommended “I look forward to working hard to state representative for the 23rd District, unanimously by the Kids Count in move Kids Count forward and building which encompasses western Newark. Delaware advisory board, has worked as on the great foundation that’s been “Terry has this wonderful ability a policy analyst for the program for the established by Terry and the wonderful to bring people together to work past four years. support provided by the advisory cooperatively to improve the health and “She has played a vital role in every board and the Center for Community well-being of children in our state,” said aspect of the work at Kids Count and is Research and Service,” she said. Donna Curtis, chair of the Kids Count perfectly poised to lead the organization The University has filled the policy in Delaware advisory board. “We’ll miss into the future,” said Curtis. analyst position previously held by her dearly. Her good work on behalf of Schooley commended the Center for Barlow by hiring Kim Lowman, a former Delaware’s children that she carried out Community Research and Service and program analyst for Nemours Health as state legislator and very active member the Kids Count board for recognizing and Prevention Services.

Rephotographing Delaware Byways jenifer anderson and alexander till

omparing historical photographs old photographs to contemporary ones to is relatively new. document change over time In this approach, hasC long been a tool used by historians every aspect and preservationists such as those at of the original the Center for Historic Architecture photograph Oyster Fleet at Little Creek, Delaware, April 24, 1924 and Design (CHAD). Rephotography was replicated is the act of repeat photography of the including vantage Accordingly, CHAD is conducting a same site with a time lag between the point, type of camera, angle of view, and rephotography project for the Delaware two images. Although people have been time of day. Such pairs allowed precise Department of Transportation as doing before and after photographs for a comparison and analysis of change over part of the Delaware Byways project. long time, “rephotography” as a precise time to the landscape. Over the past two years, CHAD methodology for the exact replication of center for historic architecture and design 16 center for historic architecture and design

Byways Go Virtual allison rice

yways are out-of-the way roads to link Delaware’s that provide an interesting historic resources alternative to a regular road, and to its roads, eachB has its own unique characteristics, travelers will be ranging from the scenic and picturesque able to input a to the historic and cultural. Despite certain set of Delaware’s small geographic size, the criteria (such as state’s roads have a 300-year history. houses built before Brandywine Byway Delaware has officially recognized six 1840 in a rural byways, which include the Brandywine setting) and thus Byway, which takes one through the generate a virtual history of the Chateau Country and highway for an the du Pont landscape heritage, and the optimal sightseeing Harriett Tubman Underground Railroad route. The state’s Historic Byway, which celebrates the relatively small land state’s African-American heritage, mass provides an evident from Maryland through ideal opportunity Delaware and into Pennsylvania. to have travelers Students in the Center for Historic even bike their Architecture and Design are in the path instead process of developing virtual byways of driving the and are using computer-simulated route, using these environments tailored to the viewer’s virtual byways as a interests, to recreate their historical sustainable form of importance. Using a GIS-based system tourism. Delaware Route 9 Byway

and other natural As part of their research work, resources. He used CHAD graduate students cataloged the method of Hammond’s glass negatives into a glass negatives to database and then organized those by produce the best themes. The first goal of the project was quality of film to undertake “rephotography” of the available at that scenes in the collection to document time and amassed a changes in Delaware’s landscape. The collection of more research team wanted to find out if than 2,000 images historic views from today’s byways can that documented still be found. This process has been an unparalleled challenging, since Hammond often cross-section described the locations where the of early 20th pictures were taken with vagueness, for Little Creek, Delaware, November 11, 2010 century Delaware. example, “vicinity of Townsend.” For Hammond’s images the research team to establish the precise graduate students have worked with are currently locations, they attempted to identify the collection of photographs taken by housed with the Delaware Public landmarks still in existence today. This Roydon Hammond from 1922–1938. Archives, and its vast collection serves approach worked for a number of Hammond worked for the Delaware as a documentation for a bygone era, photographs, and the graduate students Board of Agriculture as a seed analyst, including the sailing fleet of oyster boats were able to conduct the rephotographs, a job that required him to take and the depiction of people working in paying particular attention to the photographs of seeds, plants, crops the agricultural fields. transportation aspects of the landscape. 17 center for historic architecture and design

Preservation Efforts in Delaware’s Largest County catherine morrissey

he Center dwelling. Sheppard and for Historic her students were tasked Architecture and with documenting and DesignT (CHAD) has a researching the structure long-standing tradition to determine the best path of working closely with for preservation. Since preservation networks 2009, they have drawn across the state of Delaware. and photographed the Sussex County occupies building while excavating almost half of the state’s the multiple levels of landmass, and CHAD has wall finish to uncover the been collaborating with earliest identity of the Sussex County’s Historic dwelling, built in two Preservation Planner, parts dating back to 1727 Dan Parsons, and the and 1733. Located in Delaware Department Blackwater School Maryland at the time of of Transportation’s its original construction, (DelDOT) Delaware the Cannon-Maston Byways program in a variety and oral histories. Students in the House is one of the oldest of preservation efforts. “Documenting Historic Structures” extant structures in Sussex County, if CHAD director David Ames, course measured and photographed two not the entire state, and it represents a along with several graduate assistants, 19th century farms: the Bennett Farm, key aspect of Sussex County’s history. developed and implemented the Western near Slaughter Beach, and the Phillips Professor Sheppard is an integral part Sussex Scenic Byway under a partnership Farm, near Cross Keys Vicinity. In 2010 of the advisory committee for the with DelDOT. This 35-mile route they included the Blackwater School and Cannon-Maston House and continues highlights the rich cultural and natural the Union Wesley United Methodist to provide guidance on the direction and history offered by the western part of Church Camp Meeting Ground near preservation of this significant building. the county, including small towns with Clarksville as part of a larger partnership CHAD staff and students are a deep-seated agricultural history like effort to preserve the rich history of continually developing new projects Seaford, Bethel, and Laurel, and many African-American life. In July 2011 and partnerships that will result in natural sites, such as Trap Pond, the Sheppard and several CHAD students an enduring commitment to Sussex Nanticoke River, and Broad Creek. attended the church’s annual camp County’s rich and diverse cultural In collaboration with Parsons and a meeting and began to record the oral heritage. committee of historians and tourism histories from some experts, CHAD associate director of its members. Rebecca Sheppard recently embarked In 2009 the on a new project that will augment the Sussex County Byway. The Sussex County History Land Trust, in Book will provide synopses of 50 sites partnership with chosen by the advisory committee Sussex County to highlight the rich diversity of the and the Seaford county’s resources. The book is aimed Historical Society, toward a heritage tourism audience and purchased a site will eventually be available in print, on the Western digital format and possibly as a mobile Sussex Byway, the application that tourists can access as Cannon-Maston they drive through Sussex County. House, with the Sheppard and CHAD graduate intent to stabilize students have also been documenting and preserve this historic sites across the county, through highly significant measured drawings, archival research, early 18th century Jenn Nichols doing field work at Cannon-Maston House. 18 center for applied demography and survey research

Developmental Screening Tool for Pediatric Care amirah ellis

he use of an effective the PEDS tool had been implemented, developmental screening tool compared to the 2–6 percent identified could more than quadruple before the tool’s implementation. theT number of children identified with The findings were published in the delays. The project implementation possible developmental delays, according January 2012 issue of the Delaware period (in which doctors began using to new research from the Center for Medical Journal. the PEDS tool) was also evaluated and Applied Demography and Survey PEDS is designed for use in children lasted for six months as well. Research. between six months and eight years of “The benefit of the PEDS tool is that age. The bilingual questionnaire, written it allows physicians to use a standardized at a fifth-grade level, is answered by tool with every child that comes in the parents and can be completed in less door and use identical markers for each than five minutes during a doctor’s office child to determine the presence of a visit. It aims to screen developmental delay,” for developmental Ellis explained. and behavioral Ellis’ research concerns needing follows the July 2009 further evaluation. passage of House During Ellis’ pilot Bill 199, which Amirah Ellis, an assistant policy program study, a mandated that all scientist with the Center, analyzed the use control group was Delaware health of the Parents Evaluation of Development first evaluated six insurers provide Skills (PEDS), a validated developmental months prior to the reimbursement for tool used by pediatricians in four primary implementation of use of a validated pediatric-care offices throughout the state, the PEDS screening developmental and found that 15–29 percent of children tool. During this time, physicians relied screening tool. Medicaid currently in all practices were identified with on their professional judgment to reimburses $10.50 for the use of possible developmental concerns after determine if children had developmental validated screening tools.

E-Government Efforts Delaware.gov domain. In an effort to where they are today in terms of continued from page 15 boost participation in the group while e-government. “Back in 2000, less than educating towns about more affordable a third of Delaware’s municipalities even solutions, Deshon, Hughes, and MWDG had a website. Today, as many towns have member Win Abbott (11MPA), now Twitter feeds and Facebook pages as been recognized for its emphasis on the town manager of Milton, Del., had websites then, so it has been pretty government transparency, has provided began touring the state to engage town explosive in terms of the amount of change increasing support for the group. officials directly. Today, 42 percent of we’ve seen in the past few years. “And,” he Early on, some of the educational the Delaware municipalities with official adds, “local governments in Delaware are discussions simply centered on the basics government websites operate on the continuing to move toward more Internet- of operating a website. Most towns, Delaware.gov domain, and GIC offers based interactivity with their citizens.” particularly those that could least afford these towns complimentary training in IPA sponsored the MWDG until to or had little or no tech savvy, felt they how to maintain their WordPress-based 2010, when, through a planned had little choice but to pay huge sums of sites. This has been a boon to many of transition, GIC became the sponsoring money to a vendor just in order to have a the state’s small towns, particularly those organization. Deshon is happy to have presence on the Internet. that can least afford to contract out for played a key role in the growth of this Meanwhile, GIC, rooted in its mission Internet design and hosting services, let public service–oriented group. “It is to help foster government transparency, alone training. like having brought up a child and began offering free hosting and site- Deshon reflects on where Delaware seeing that he or she is now healthy, self- building tools for municipalities on its towns were before the MWDG and sufficient, and on to new things.” 19 disaster resarch center

Researchers Explore the Role of Volunteers and Non-Profit Organizations after the Tohoku Catastrophe in Japan alex greer

s most know, on March 11, was joined by 2011, the nation of Japan Osaka University experienced a “natech” Professor Dr. A(natural + technological) catastrophe Tomohide Atsumi that included an M9.0 earthquake; a and his student 10-meter-high near-shore tsunami that Takumi Miyamoto, reached the coast in less than 30 minutes who was a and traveled four miles inland; and a visiting scholar at nuclear emergency in six reactors that DRC. The team released substantial amounts of radiation was awarded a into the air, land, and water. National Science Shortly after this event occurred, Foundation Noda Village, north of Iwate Prefecture; prior to the tsunami, this area was residential. faculty members and students who were RAPID grant to interested in understanding the role of explore: 1) if and volunteers during catastrophic episodes how volunteers work, coordinate, and While research is still ongoing, formed a quick-response research share information with more established preliminary evidence suggests that: team. The research team included or “official” responders and one another, 1) coordinating organizations were/ Disaster Research Center (DRC) core 2) what conditions facilitate different are in place at both the national faculty members and professors in the kinds of coordination in a catastrophic and local level to help organize milieu, and volunteer activities in Japan; 2) debris 3) what removal is still underway, but most functions do of the recovery efforts have shifted volunteers fill to meeting individual’s temporary when formal housing needs; and 3) consistent response with prior research findings, the team systems are also noted significant convergence of overwhelmed. volunteers and supplies throughout In June and the country. The team presented these November of findings at the Earthquake Engineering 2011 and again Research Institute’s Japan and New in January Zealand Research Needs Workshop 2012, the in Washington, D.C., earlier this year team traveled and over the summer at the Annual through the Natural Hazards Workshop in affected region Broomfield, Colo., where researchers in Japan in and practitioners met to discuss hazards, Temporary housing structure for remaining residents; of note is the ramp to assist those with access and functional needs. order to meet disasters and emergency management. with contacts The team hopes to continue this work and gather in the coming years and expand the focus interdisciplinary Disaster Science and early, easy-to-lose data on the impacted to explore how non-governmental and Management program—James Kendra areas. Travel started in Tokyo for these non-profit organizations are coordinating (SPPA), Joanne Nigg (Sociology), and trips and ended in the most affected their efforts outside of formal channels Tricia Wachtendorf (SPPA), as well as regions on the northern tip of the Iwate and systems. The team also would like Deborah Auger (SPPA) and SPPA/ Prefecture. The group also engaged to explore how the challenges of the DRC graduate students Rochelle in conversations with volunteers and recovery process following a catastrophe Brittingham, Alex Greer, and Yvonne officials and gathered documents and of this magnitude are being addressed by Rademacher. The UD contingent photos. volunteers. 20 sppa faculty

Newly Formed SPPA Board of Advisors maria aristigueta

he Board of Advisors of graduate and undergraduate education, between the community and the School the School of Public Policy scholarship, and public service. The to achieve mutually beneficial outcomes, and Administration (SPPA) Board is composed of persons who are including SPPA development goals to Tprovides a means for sustained committed to advancing the mission, advance teaching, research and public communication between the School’s goals, and contributions of the School, service opportunities for students and leadership and leaders in the broader including its responsiveness to the needs faculty. The Board of Advisors held their community, with the intent of of the diverse constituencies it serves. first meeting on March 19, 2012. strengthening the School’s programs of Board members will provide a bridge

Board of Advisors • Dr. Tony Allen (01 PhD), Communications Executive, • Dr. G. Arno Loessner, UD Professor Emeritus (Chair: Bank of America and UD Trustee 2011–2012) • Raina Harper Allen (01MA), Director, Community • Dr. Renosi Mokate, (83MA and 86PhD), Executive Engagement and Programs to Lieutenant Governor Matt Director (Angola, Nigeria, and South Africa) of the Denn World Bank Group • Kenneth Becker (76MA), President, Becker Capital and • Dr. Paul Posner, Professor of Public Administration and Finance and Managing Partner, EcogySolar former President of ASPA, George Mason University • Dr. Walter Broadnax, SPPA Messick Fellow, Distinguished • John H. Taylor Jr., Senior Vice President and Executive Professor, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University Director, Delaware Public Policy Institute • The Hon. Jeffrey W. Bullock, Delaware Secretary of State • Dr. Sibusiso Vil-Nkomo (83MA and 85PhD), 2011– • Dr. Robert Denhardt, Charles P. Messick Professor 2012 J. William Fulbright Research Scholar at Fordham Emeritus, UD; former Dean and Professor, Arizona State University and Research Professor at the University of University Pretoria • Kim Gomes (04MPA), Vice President, The Byrd Group • Jane Vincent (95MPA), U.S. Housing and Urban Development Regional Administrator for Mid-Atlantic

Board member Tony Allen (left) and Board member Jane Vincent Board members Kim Gomes and John Taylor SPPA liaison committee member Leland Ware SPPA liaison committee to the Board members Dan Rich (far left) and Leland Ware (far right) with SPPA Board members John Taylor (middle left) and Arno Loessner (middle right)

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Former School Director Jeffrey Raffel Retires dan rich

effrey Raffel, the Charles P. Messick Administration. Within the School, nation’s leading comprehensive schools Professor of Public Administration he has also been a leader. He served of public affairs; Jeff Raffel helped make and former director of the School as director of the MPA and Urban this possible.” Jof Public Policy and Administration, Affairs programs, chair of the Public Beyond the campus, Raffel served has retired from the School faculty. He Management faculty, and director of the in major public roles as a consultant served on the University of Delaware School for a decade, from 1997 to 2007. and policy expert on public education faculty for four issues in Delaware decades and has Jeff was a wonderful example as director—high integrity, always and far beyond. left an indelible, His appointments positive imprint on positive, and giving credit where credit was due. include: special the School and the assistant on many communities intergovernmental he has served in —Maria Aristigueta, Professor and Director, relations to Delaware and School of Public Policy & Administration then Governor beyond. Pete DuPont; In a nostalgic Fulbright Scholar note about his “ in Romania; first days at work, Vice President Raffel stated, “I of the American began my work ” Civil Liberties at the Division Union; President, of Urban Affairs Common Cause in September Delaware; and 1971, hired to Vice President and teach in a new President, National interdisciplinary Association of PhD program and Schools of Public to foster public Affairs and service and applied Administration research. To a (NASPAA). young man who For these had survived the contributions, 1960s, relevance Jeff has received was a significant Today, the small program that Jeff helped initiate in 1971 is now numerous awards, goal, and the including a special position at the one of the nation’s leading comprehensive schools of public affairs; award from University of NASPAA “for Delaware was Jeff Raffel helped make this possible. his extraordinary perfect for me. service and The UD position leadership for over combined my —Dan Rich, University Professor of Public Policy and 15 years, with deep desire to teach, my Director, Public Policy Undergraduate Program appreciation for his interest in applied “ many contributions research, and a desire to serve and At his retirement reception, School to public service in the U.S. and change the world.” Director Maria Aristigueta recognized internationally.” For all the kudos he has During his tenure at the University, his “wonderful example as director— received at the national and international Raffel gained national recognition high integrity, always positive, and giving levels, Raffel’s greatest accomplishments as a scholar and expert on public credit where ”credit was due.” Dan Rich, have been in his preparation of students administration and education policy. his friend and longtime colleague added, for careers in public service, his In 2002 he was appointed the Charles “Today, the small program that Jeff leadership of the School, and his positive P. Messick Professor of Public helped initiate in 1971 is now one of the impact on the quality of life in Delaware. 22 sppa faculty

Faculty Transitions dan rich

Margaret Wilder Karen Curtis Audrey Noble

Margaret Wilder has retired as professor Karen Curtis has retired from her Audrey Noble has retired from the of urban affairs and public policy and position as associate professor of School and as the founding director senior policy urban affairs and public policy and of the undergraduate Public Policy fellow. She has senior policy fellow at the Center for program. had a significant Community Research and Service, Noble developed the design for impact on the where she served since 1989. the Public Policy major, nurtured the PhD program In 1990 Curtis developed and program through its initial development, and directed offered the first Nonprofit Management and served as the initial advisor and numerous Certificate Course in the Center for mentor to the student majors. Her dissertations Community Research and Service. The retirement coincides with the graduation in the fields certificate course has since been offered of the first students with a major in of social and annually and trained more than 350 Public Policy, and she established the urban policy. local and regional nonprofit leaders. first student award for excellence in She also served in a variety of leadership Over this same period, Curtis also public policy. Following her retirement, positions, including director of the designed and led a variety of research she will remain connected with this graduate program in urban affairs and and technical-assistance projects aimed program, occasionally teaching and public policy and executive director at enhancing knowledge of community mentoring students. At the School, she of the Urban Affairs Association needs and the capacity of nonprofits to also taught (UAA). UAA is the major professional meet those needs. She has taught and qualitative association in its field, and the School mentored numerous graduate students research served as its administrative secretariat who have gone on to become local, methods and from its inception until 2011. Wilder national and international leaders in the policy analysis became executive director in 2005 after nonprofit sector. and served having served two terms as chair of the Prior to coming to the University of as an advisor governing board. Delaware, she worked as the director of to masters Prior to joining the University of research, planning, and evaluation at the and doctoral Delaware in 1997, Wilder served on Resource Center for Human Services in students. the faculties of Indiana University, Philadelphia and on the faculty of Urban Prior to her work with the Public Cornell University, and SUNY- Studies and in the Institute for Public Policy program, Noble was director of Albany, where she also served as chair Policy Studies at Temple University. the Delaware Education Research and of the Department of Geography Curtis has Development Center from 1998–2009. and Planning. She is internationally served in She conducted research that was recognized for her scholarship on multiple instrumental in Delaware’s efforts to comparative urban and social policy, leadership roles reform education through standards, and her research has been supported in professional assessment, capacity-building, and by the Ford, Annie Casey, and Lilly associations. governance. Her contributions spanned foundations. Wilder has won awards for In Delaware, key areas of education policy. She also her scholarship and professional service she has served served as a key advisor to Delaware’s from the American Planning Association as chair of education leaders, contributing to and the Urban Affairs Association. the Board of the formulation and effectiveness of She also has received the distinguished Directors of the Delaware Association of Delaware’s education-reform programs. alumni award of the School of Urban Nonprofit Agencies and the Food Bank Prior to coming to Delaware, Noble and Public Affairs, University of Texas, of Delaware. She has received the Retha was research director for the Southwest Arlington. Wilder continues to serve Fisher Founder’s Award from the Food Education Policy Studies program at as executive director of UAA, which Bank of Delaware and the Kind Policy Arizona State University, where she has now relocated its secretariat to the Award from the Delaware Housing earlier served as research associate in the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Coalition. She has also been appointed Morrison Institute of Public Policy. a Presidential Fellow at the Salzburg Seminar in Austria. 23 2011–2012 SPPA Scholarships, Awards and Recipients Undergraduate Awards Mark A. Haskell Award William Stavru Distinguished Leadership Award Britney Castro Peter A. Larson Prize Cimone Philpotts Excellence in Public Policy Award Jenna Bucsak Pauline E. Loessner Memorial Award Rachel Linstead-Goldsmith Leadership Collaboration Award Nathan Roby Britney Robinson Barry R. Morstain M.P.A. Mid-Career Award Leadership Global Insight Award Erin Cranmer-Hart Anthony Raspa Nu Lambda Mu Leadership Innovation Award Jeralynn Miller Amanda Talarico Pi Alpha Alpha Leadership Social Responsibility Award Diane Cipriani Brandon Rabidou Molly Sullivan Susan Love Gary Stulir Graduate Awards Jeralynn Miller Michael Tholstrup Gaukhar Ospanova Kimberley Wheatley Alumni of Public Policy and Administration Student Stephanie Patterson Arthur Wicks Award George & Renee Raffel Endowed Fund for Academic Christopher Anderson Excellence & Opportunity Kerrin Wolf Paul Ruiz Milton & Mary Edelstein Scholarship for Public & Lorelly Solano Community Service School Director’s Citation Ama Nyame-Mensah Diane Cipriani Stephanie Patterson Henry R. Folsom Award Roger Hesketh Brandon Rudd Brandon Rabidou Laura Keeley Meredith Seitz Marvin S. Gilman/National Housing Endowment Jeralynn Miller Arthur Wicks Scholarship in U.S. Housing & Urban Policy James H. Sills Jr. Scholarship Rachel Beatty Jessica Bunting

2010–2012 Publications Refereed Journal Articles Review of Public Administration, 41 (3): 313–328. Capturing Transportation Infrastructure Performance: Data Availability, Needs and Aristigueta, M.P. and Zarook, F.N. (2011). Kauffman, G.J. and Vonck, K.J. (2011). Frequency Challenges. Transportation Research Record. 2256, Managing for Results in Six States: Progress in and Intensity of Extreme Drought in the 191–201. over a decade demonstrates that leadership Delaware Basin, 1600–2002. Water Resources matters. Public Performance & Management Research. 47: 1–13. Miller, G.J., and Justice, J.B. (2011). Debt Review, 35 (1). management networks and the proverbs Kauffman G.J., Homsey, A.R., Belden, A.C., and of financial management. Municipal Finance Blake, D., McNeil, S., and Zimmerman, K. Sanchez, J.R. (2010). Water Quality Trends in Journal, 31(4): 19–40. (2010). Asset Management at Work:Practical the Delaware River Basin (USA) from 1980 to Perspectives on an Evolving Strategy. TR News, 2005. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Mills, L.N.O., Attoh Okine, N.O. and McNeil, S. 270: 3–5. 177(1–4): 193–225. (2011). Hierarchical Markov Chain Monte Carlo Simulation for Modeling Transverse Cracks in Brainard, L. & McNutt, J.G. (2010). Virtual Kauffman, G.J. and Belden, A.C. (2010). Water Highway Pavements. Journal of Transportation Government-Citizen Relations: Old Public Quality Trends (1970 to 2005) along Delaware Engineering. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/ Administration, New Public Management or Streams in the Delaware and Chesapeake Bay (ASCE)TE.1943–5436.0000383. New Public Service? Administration and Society. Watersheds, USA. Journal of Water, Air, and Soil 42, 836–858. Pollution. 208: 345–375. Morrison, J., Oladunjoye, G.T., and Rose, D. (2010). An Assessment of the Effectiveness Croope, S. and McNeil, S.(2011). Improving Kauffman, G.J. (2010). The Delaware River of the CEO in Banking Institutions. Journal of Resilience of Critical Infrastructure Systems Revival: Four Centuries of Historic Water Quality Business and Policy Research, 5 (1): 41–53. Post-Disaster for Recovery and Mitigation. Change from Henry Hudson to Benjamin Transportation Research Record, 2234, 3–13. Franklin to JFK. Pennsylvania History, A Journal of Morrison, J., Oladunjoye, G.T., and Rose, D. Mid-Atlantic Studies, 77(4): 432–465. (2010). An Assessment of the CEO in Banking Justice, J.B. and Miller, G.J. (2011). Accountability Institutions for Enhancing Social Responsibility: and debt management: The case of New York’s Li, Q., McNeil, S., Foulke, T., Calhoun, J., Oswald, An Exploratory Study. Review of Business Research Metropolitan Transportation Authority. American M., Kreh, E., Gallis, M., and Trimbath, S. (2011). (RBR), ISSN 1546–2609) (Call No. Hf1.R395) 24 Morrison, J., Oladunjoye, G. Onyefulu, C. and Solano, P.L., Farley-Ripple, E. and McDuffie, M.J. Methodology”] Journal of the American Institute Rose, D. (2011). Educational Reform: Gender (In press). Conceptual and Methodological for Conservation, 49 (1): 53–5. Perceptions of Innovative Initiatives in Selected Issues in Research on School Administrator Public Schools in Jamaica. International Journal Career Behavior. Educational Researcher. Ware, L. (2010). [Review of the article “Before of Educational Research, 16 (1): 70–85. Brown: Heman Marion Sweatt, Thurgood Ware, L. (2010). School Desegregation in Marshall, and the Long Road to Justice” by Gary Morrison, J., Oladunjoye, G. and Onyefulu, C. Delaware: Race Still Matters, in The Realities of M. Lavergne]. Journal of American History, Austin: (2011). Gender Adeptness Among Educational Poverty in Delaware. Membership of the Delaware University of Texas Press. Administrators for Leading Innovative Initiatives Housing Coalition, 34–36. in Public Education. US-China Education Review, Ware, L. (2010). Ricci v. DeStefano: Smoke, Fire Book Chapters 8 (2): 213–219. and Racial Resentment. Rutgers Journal of Law& Auger, D. (2011). Nonprofits and the States: McNutt, J.G. (2011). Is Social Work Advocacy Public Policy, 8 (1), 1–49. Building an Agenda for the Future. In T. Jeavons Worth the Cost? Issues and Barriers for an Ware, L., Davis T. (2012). Ordinary People in an and R. Cohen, (Eds). Public Policy for Nonprofits Economic Analysis of Social Work Political Extraordinary Time: The Black Middle-Class in (77–84). Indianapolis: ARNOVA Research Series. Practice. Research in Social Work Practice. 21 (4), the Age of Obama, Howard Law Journal 55 (2), 397-403. Dubnick, M.J., Justice, J.B., and Bearfield, D.A. 533–574. (2012). Imagining and managing organizational McNutt, J.G. (2011). Examining the Crisis in Yanich, D. (2010). Does Ownership Matter? evil. In C. L. Jurkiewicz (Eds). The foundations of Criminal Justice Policy: Online Resources for Content, Localism & Ownership on Local Television organizational evil (142–162). Armonk, NY: M.E. Scholars and Practitioners. Journal of Policy News. Journal of Media Economics, 23 (2). Sharpe. Practice, 10 (1) 78–84. Justice, J.B., and Scorsone, E.A. (2012). Measuring McNutt, J.G. (2010). Researching Advocacy Books and predicting local government fiscal stress: Groups: Internet sources for Research about Boyer, W.W. and Ratledge, E.C. (2012). Pivotal Theory and practice. In H. Levine, J.B. Justice, Public Interest Groups and Social Movement Public Policies in Modern Delaware. Newark, and E.A. Scorsone, (Eds). Handbook of local Organizations. Journal of Policy Practice. 9 (3), Delaware: University of Delaware Press. government fiscal health (43–74). Burlington, MA: 308–312. Jones & Bartlett. Brant, J. and Kauffman, G.J. (2011). Water Oswald, M. and McNeil, S. (2010). 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Jane C. W. Vincent

ane C. W. Vincent (77BA, senior vice president for development at 95MPA) is regional administrator the Delaware Community Foundation, for the U.S. Department of was president of her own consulting JHousing and Urban Development’s group, director of the City of Region III Office in Philadelphia. Wilmington’s Department of Real She was appointed to this position Estate and Housing, and served in many by President Barack Obama and is volunteer capacities, including vice responsible for overseeing a $47.3 president and member of the Board of billion portfolio of HUD programs Governors of the National Association and services throughout Region III, of Housing and Redevelopment which includes Delaware, Maryland, Officials and founding member and Pennsylvania, Virginia, treasurer of the Metropolitan West Virginia and Washington, Wilmington Urban League. D.C. Vincent works with elected Vincent’s leadership and community representatives, state and local officials, advocacy work have earned her congressional delegations, stakeholders numerous awards from HUD, the and customers to create strong, University of Delaware, the City of sustainable, inclusive communities and Wilmington, the State of Delaware, quality, affordable homes for all. NAHRO, Housing Opportunities She lives with her husband Andy in Vincent has more than 30 years of of Northern Delaware, New Castle Wilmington, Del., and has two adult experience working in the public, County Board of Realtors, the Sierra daughters. nonprofit and private sectors. Before her Club and the Delaware Chapter of the current job with HUD, she served as American Institute of Architects.

Jason McNamara

ason McNamara (96MA) currently and acting as primary liaison between principal Democratic staff author and serves as Chief of Staff of the Federal the entities. As a Legislative Fellow representative in negotiations of the Emergency Management Agency in the Office of U.S. Senator Bob “Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000,” J(FEMA), a part of the U.S. Department Graham in 1998 and 2000, he was which was signed into law on October of Homeland Security. He has extensive 30, 2000. McNamara developed and experience and expertise in emergency implemented Senator Graham’s initiative planning and operations, policy and on seaport security and safety, which legislation. In his earlier career with postured the creation of the Interagency FEMA (1993–2001), McNamara was Commission on Crime and Security in involved in the planning, execution, U.S. Seaports. and evaluation of FEMA-sponsored Before serving as FEMA Chief disaster-response exercises and actual of Staff, Jason was acting chief of the emergency-response operations. Among Interagency and Catastrophic Planning his field assignments were the Oklahoma Section of FEMA (2001), managing City bombing, Hurricane Opal, the federal response planning during the Northridge, Calif., Earthquake, and September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, as various other floods and hurricanes. well as the Anthrax attack on the U.S. McNamara also served as an advisor Senate. to the chair of the President’s Council McNamara currently resides in the on the Year 2000 (Y2K) transition, Washington, D.C., area. providing data on the readiness status of state governments for the transition

26 Michael Doherty

ichael Doherty (04BS) Institute, providing instruction to role in successfully moving alumni is currently serving the students about basic financial tools that efforts forward. School of Public Policy lead to financial independence. Doherty Doherty and his wife Elena (05BA) andM Administration as President of completed his Certified Mortgage are expecting their first child in 2012. the Association of Alumni of Public Planning Specialist accreditation Policy and Administration (APPA). in 2007, a distinction given to less Doherty brings unique perspective as an than 1 percent of all residential-loan undergraduate alumnus with a B.S. in officers. Today, he continues educating Leadership and Consumer Economics. consumers about good credit and In his role as APPA President, he financial mortgage requirements as a is involved in efforts to generate loan officer at Pike Creek Mortgage scholarship-fund growth, encourage in Newark, Del. He has also dedicated alumni involvement through events many years to coaching young men’s and volunteerism, and organize SPPA- basketball teams locally. specific gatherings that coincide with As APPA President, Doherty other larger UD events. represents the alumni association at Following his graduation, Doherty various events, including the SPPA joined a small mortgage firm in Convocation ceremony (speaking to Wilmington, Del, launching a career new alumni and welcoming them on that merged his passion for finance with board), SPPA Honors Day ceremonies, his passion for helping others. He also the SPPA Alumni Social and Fundraiser, began a seven-year stint as an instructor and the 50th Anniversary Career Day with the Delaware Financial Literacy event. He continues to play an integral

Mike Morton

elaware Controller General degree at the University of Delaware. at the School of Public Policy and Mike Morton (86MPA) began Through the School’s Institute for Public Administration with preparing him the journey to his current Administration (IPA), Morton interned for work at the state level. For him, the positionD while completing his graduate with the Controller General’s office ability to network with state officials while working on his MPA and was critically complemented “book learning.” employed jointly for two years by IPA In particular, he notes that IPA Director and the Office of the Controller General Jerome Lewis was an important mentor following graduation. for him, helping him to become familiar Morton has steadily climbed with people at the state level and to through the ranks over the past 26 years, begin cultivating those relationships. being hired as a legislative analyst in A Delaware native, Morton currently 1988, receiving a promotion to senior lives in Magnolia with his wife, Karen, legislative analyst, then working 15 of who works for the State Treasurer’s those years as the state’s chief of fiscal Office. They have two adult sons. policy beginning in 1996. Late in 2011, he was named deputy controller general, and, with the retirement of Russell T. Larson, took the reigns as controller general in July 2012. Morton credits the integrated nature of the graduate education and professional experience he received

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