GLEN BROWDER
OUTLINE RESUME
(11-21-11)
CURRENT POSITION
Professor Emeritus of American Democracy Telephone: (256) 782-5356 and Political Science (256) 782-5650 Jacksonville State University Fax: (256) 782-5669 Jacksonville, AL 36265 Email: [email protected]
CAREER BACKGROUND
Professor Emeritus of Political Science and American Democracy, Jacksonville State University, December 17, 2005.
Eminent Scholar in American Democracy, Jacksonville State University, l999- Present.
Distinguished Visiting Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, l997-Present.
Member of Congress, Third Congressional District of Alabama, 1989-1997
Secretary of State, State of Alabama, 1987-1989
Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1982-1986
Professor, Political Science Department, Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL, 1971-1986 (on leave of absence without pay 1987-1996)
1 Teaching Associate, Political Science Department, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1969-1970
Investigator, Investigations Division, U.S. Civil Service Commission, Atlanta, GA, 1966-1968
Sportswriter, The Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA, 1966
Assistant in Public Relations and Alumni Affairs, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC, 1965
EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Ph.D. and M.A. in Political Science, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1971; B.A. in History, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC, 1965
PERSONAL BACKGROUND
Born January 15, 1943, Sumter, SC; married to Rebecca Moore Browder, with one daughter, Jenny Rebecca Browder; resident of Jacksonville, AL.
SELECT HONORS AND AWARDS
Professor Emeritus of American Democracy and Political Science; December 17, 1005.
Eminent Scholar in American Democracy; 1999-2006. Jacksonville State University.
Distinguished Visiting Professor of National Security Affairs; 1997-2006. Naval Postgraduate School.
Honorary Degree of Doctor of Public Service (“In proud commendation of this true son of Presbyterian College, with grateful recognition of his sterling character, distinguished academic career, and outstanding public service both in Alabama and the United States House of Representatives”); May 7, 2005. Presbyterian College.
Visiting Fellow; March 2003. Institute of Politics, Harvard University.
Legislator of the Year; 1996. Alabama State Employees Association.
Honorary Associate in Arts in Social Sciences and Pre-Law Degree; June 4, 1993. Chattahoochee Valley State Community College.
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Distinguished Service Medal of Alabama; March 8, 1993. State of Alabama.
Patriotic Civilian Service Award; August 6, 1992. Department of the Army.
Alumni Gold P (“In recognition of outstanding accomplishments in his chosen profession which reflect honor upon the college”); October 6, 1990. Presbyterian College.
Citizen of the Year; 1990. Anniston Star.
Distinguished Service Award (“In recognition of outstanding and dedicated service in the area of student financial aid over a sustained period of time”); 1986-87. Alabama Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
Toll Fellow (“For outstanding achievement in service to state government”); 1986. Council of State Governments.
Outstanding Legislator Award of Merit (“Nominated by peers for distinguished public service”); 1986.
Outstanding Legislator Award of Merit (“Nominated by peers for distinguished public service”); 1985.
Legislator of the Year; 1985. National Association of Social Workers (Alabama Chapter).
Legislator of the Year; 1985. Alabama Victims of Crime and Leniency.
“The Browder Education Reform Act” (By resolution of the Alabama Legislature); May 23, 1984.
Group Study Exchange Program (“Cultural and vocational exchange”); 1975. Rotary International.
Pi Sigma Alpha, National Political Science Honorary Society; 1971.
Blue Key, National Honorary Leadership Society; 1965.
National Honor Society; 1960.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES (SINCE LEAVING CONGRESS IN 1997)
2011
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Author, “Hypocrisy Reigns as Politicians, Media Choose Sides in Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party Fray,” Birmingham News, November 6, 2011.
Author, “Toxic Terror Has Faded into History,” Anniston Star, October 9, 2011.
Author, “Winners and Losers in the Big Bingo Trial (Insight),” Mobile Press-Register, August 11, 2011.
Chair/Discussant, “State and Local Politics and Policy,” Alabama Political Science Association, Samford University, Birmingham, AL, April 16, 2011.
Guest Speaker, “Race Relations in the South in the 21st Century: A Cross-Racial Dialogue,” Converse College, Spartanburg, SC. February 8, 2011.
2010
Participant, “Congress-to-Campus Program,” Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA. November 29-30-December 1, 2010.
Testimony, Alabama Legislature Reform Hearing, Montgomery, AL. December 8, 2010.
Author, “Buying Democracy in Alabama (And How We Might Stop Pac-To-Pac Corruption)” Anniston Star, Birmingham News, Huntsville Times, Mobile Press-Register, Montgomery Advertiser, Randolph Leader, and Talladega Daily Home; Oct. 17, 2010.
Guest Lectures, “Race and Southern Politics” and “The South’s New Racial Politics: Biracial Progress in the Twenty-First Century?” Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC. November 17, 2010.
Public Lecture, “Stealth Reconstruction” and “The South’s New Racial Politics,” John C. West Forum on Politics and Policy, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC. November 16, 2010.
Author Presentation and Panelist, “Race and Politics in Spartanburg County, Past and Present,” Public Event, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC., November 9, 2010.
Guest Lecture, “The South’s New Racial Politics: An Insider-Outsider Perspective,” Student Forum, Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC. November 9, 2010.
Author Presentation, “The South’s New Racial Politics,” LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA. November 8, 2010.
Guest Lecture, “Stealth Reconstruction,” LaGrange College, LaGrange, GA. November 5, 2010.
Guest Speaker, "Lessons Learned and Other Useless Information about Public Life and Afterlife," East Alabama Regional Planning Commission, Oxford, Al. November 4, 2010.
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Presenter, “Southern Politics,” Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (University of Alabama Gadsden Center), October 20, 2010.
Author Presentation and Panelist, “Stealth Reconstruction” Program, Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL. October 14, 2010.
Author Presentation, “Stealth Reconstruction,” Huntsville-Madison Public Library, Huntsville, AL. July 27, 2010.
Guest Speaker, “Stealth Reconstruction,” Huntsville Rotary Club, Huntsville, AL. July 27, 2010.
Author, “Winners, Losers in the Primary,” Mobile Press-Register, June 6, 2010.
Author, “Campaign 2010: Is Davis Smart To Buck Tradition?” Birmingham News, May 23, 2010.
Author Presentation, “Stealth Reconstruction,” Houston Cole Library, Jacksonville, AL. May 17, 2010.
Author, “Artur Davis’ Gamble: A Smart Move, a Dumb Mistake or a Real-Game Changer?” Talladega Daily Home, May 2, 2010.
2010
Moderator, “Alabama Gubernatorial Forum,” Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL. April 20, 2010.
Keynote Address, “Race, Politics, and Political Science in Alabama,” Alabama Political Science Association, Huntsville, AL. April 9, 2010.
Presenter, “Stealth Reconstruction: An Untold Story of Racial Politics in Recent Southern History,” South Carolina Political Science Association, Conway, SC, March 6, 2010.
Discussant, “The Role of Race in the Study and Teaching of Southern Politics,” The Citadel Symposium on Southern Politics, Charleston, SC, March 5, 2010.
Author Presentation, “Racial Politics and Recent Southern History: An Unconventional Analysis” The Citadel, Charleston, SC. March 3, 2010.
Author, “It’s Time State Government Listens to ‘Voice of the People’” Anniston Star, February 21, 2010.
Presenter, “Stealth Reconstruction,” Alabama Association of Historians, Jacksonville, AL. February 20, 2010.
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Guest Appearance, “Stealth Reconstruction” interview on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal. January 26, 2010.
Participant, Public Program on “Stealth Reconstruction,” U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC. January 14, 2010. (Recorded by C-SPAN for future showing.)
Presenter, “The South’s New Racial Politics: A New Racial System for the Twenty-First Century,” Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. January 9, 2010.
Panelist, “Stealth Reconstruction: The Role Biracial Coalitions Played in Moving the South Toward a Competitive Two-Party System,” Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. January 9, 2010.
Panel Chair and Presenter, “Race and the Study of Southern Politics: Transforming Trends in the Southern Academy,” Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA. January 9, 2010.
Co-Author, Stealth Reconstruction: An Untold Story of Racial Politics in Recent Southern History (NewSouth Books, 2010).
2009
Panelist, “Can the South Lead Today?“ Center for a Better South, Davidson, NC. Nov 6-8, 2009.
Participant, “Congress-to-Campus Program,” State University of New York, Albany, Albany, NY. October 6-8, 2009.
Author, “Alabama – New Racial Order,” Birmingham Weekly, Oct. 2009.
Guest Lecture, “The South’s New Racial Politics,” Black Politics Course at North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC. September 2, 2009.
Author Presentation. “The South’s New Racial Politics,” North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, NC. September 1, 2009.
Author Presentation, “The South’s New Racial Politics,” Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, August 31, 2009.
Author, “Kennedy and the South: An Odd Mix,” Anniston Star, August 30, 2009.
Author Presentation, “The South’s New Racial Politics,” Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson, MS. August 19, 2009.
Author, “Can He Do It? Outsiders Want To Know If Artur Davis Can Capture Alabama’s Top Job,” Mobile Press-Register, August 9, 2009.
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Author Presentation, “The South’s New Racial Politics,” Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, AL. July 9, 2009.
Author Presentation, “The South’s New Racial Politics,” Auburn University-Montgomery. June 16, 2009.
Author, The South’s New Racial Politics: Inside the Race Game of Southern History (NewSouth Books, 2009).
Panelist, “Race, Economics, and Politics in Alabama,” Alabama Political Science Association, April 3, 2009.
Presenter, “The South’s New Racial Order: Inside the Race Game of Southern Poloitical History,” Alabama Political Science Association, April 4, 2009.
Participant, “Congress-to-Campus Program,” Hinds Community College, Raymond, Mississippi, February 15-17, 2009.
Author, “A Practical Challenge for Alabama’s Constitutional Reformers,” Anniston Star, February 1, 2009.
Co-Author, “Stealth Reconstruction: The Untold Story of Southern Politics and History,” Southern Political Science Association, New Orleans, LA January 9, 2009.
2008
Participant, “Congress-to-Campus Program,” U.S. Air Force Academy, Denver, CO. November 16-17, 2008.
Author, “Alabama’s New Racial Order,” Birmingham Weekly, Birmingham, AL, September-October, 2008.
Author, “Scabs Scratched off Racial Sores in Anniston,” Birmingham News, September 7, 2008.
Author, “Buying the Black Vote: Anniston’s New Mayor Sends a Bizarre but Useful Message to Alabama and America,” Birmingham Weekly, September 4, 2008.
Author, “Office of the Secretary of State,” Encyclopedia of Alabama (online reference resource developed by the Alabama Humanities Foundation and Auburn University); May 19, 2008.
Co-author, “Stealth Leadership in Alabama Politics and Southern History: A Congressional Survey and Progress Report,” delivered at the Alabama Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Mobile, AL; March 21, 2008.
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2007
Reviewer, “The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy,” by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt, Anniston Star, December 30, 2007.
Co-author, “Stealth Politics,” Electronic Manuscript on SouthNow, The Program on Public Life; July, 2007.
Co-author, “Stealth Politics,” Electronic Manuscript on SouthNow, The Program on Public Life; July, 2007.
Co-author, “Stealth Politics: A New Perspective on Alabama and Southern Politics Over the Past Quarter Century,” delivered at the Alabama Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Montgomery, AL; March 3, 2007.
Panelist, “Alabama Politics,” Alabama Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Montgomery, AL; March 2, 2007.
2006
Presenter, “The Transformation of American Democracy”, Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute on Public Policy, Seaside, CA; Sept. 21, 2006.
Panelist, “Leadership in a Time of Challenge and Change,” Lean and Sylvia Panetta Institute on Public Policy, Seaside, CA; June 15, 2006.
Presenter, “What I learned About My Own Collection as I Processed It,” Association of Centers for the Study of Congress, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; May 20, 2006.
Panelist, “Alabama Politics: Election 2006,” Alabama Political Science Association; Tuscaloosa, AL; April 28, 2006.
2005
Guest Lecturer, “Congress and the Legislative Process” and “The Future of American Democracy”, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC; Oct. 6-7, 2005.
Author, “Guiding the Great Experiment: California’s Recall and America’s Democratic Destiny”, column reprinted in California Dreams and Realities: Readings for Critical Thinkers and Writers, by Sonia Maasik and Jack Solomon (Bedford/St.
8 Martins, 2005).
Guest Lecturer, "Congress and the Legislative Process" and "Elements of Political Science" classes at Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC; October 6-7, 2005.
Presenter, “The Transformation of American Democracy”, Congressional Intern Program, The Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, Seaside, CA; September 20, 2005.
Presenter, “The Future of American Democracy”, College Student Officials Program at The Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, Seaside, CA; June 15, 2005.
Author, “Entrenching Democratic Minority: The Democrats Are Destined To Be the Minority Party in a Rational/National Two-Party System as Long as They Forfeit the Solid South”, Electronic Manuscript on Emerging Democratic Majority Website; June 10, 2005.
Participant, Journalists Roundtable on Southern Politics, University of North Carolina; June 5-6, 2005.
Author, “Winning Back the South by Embracing White Southern Culture”, Op-Ed article in Mobile Register; May 22, 2005.
Author, “Democrats’ Real Southern Problem”, Op-Ed article in Mobile Register; May 15, 2005.
Author, “The Real Southern Problem and My Democratic Party’s Future”, SouthNow Program on Southern Politics, Media, and Public Life; April, 2005.
Participant, Congress-to-Campus Program, Golden West Community College (Huntington Beach, CA), Orange Coast Community College (Costa Mesa, CA), and Coastline Community College (Fountain Valley, CA); April 11-12, 2005.
Author, “Memo to Howard Dean: The Real Southern Problem and our Party’s Future”, Emerging Democratic Majority WebLog; March 28, 2005.
2004
Speaker, “The Future of American Democracy”, Pi Sigma Alpha, Auburn University, Auburn, AL; November 29, 2004.
Keynote Address, "It Matters: Engage. Participate. Vote", at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA; September 23, 2004.
Presenter, "The Transformation of American Democracy", Congressional Intern
9 Program at Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, Seaside, CA; September 21, 2004.
Author, Study Guide for “The Future of American Democracy”; August, 2004.
Author, "Toxic Politics: Alarm Bells for Chemical Weapons", International Herald-Tribune; July 5, 2004.
Presenter, “The Future of American Democracy”, College Student Officials Program at Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, Seaside, CA; June 18, 2004.
Presenter, “U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction: A Congressional Perspective on Weapons Destruction”, National Dialogue Forum on Russian Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation; May 25-27, 2004.
Planner and Participant, “Fate of Democracy: A Live Interactive Discussion on How California Is Changing the Face of American Democracy”, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, CA; February 26, 2004.
2003
Guest Author, “Evening with the Author”, Roddenbery Memorial Library, Cairo, GA; November 11, 2003.
Author, “Phenix City Story: Author Reopens Old Wounds in Patterson Case”, Book Review, The Anniston Star, Anniston, AL; November 9, 2003.
Author, “Guiding the Great Experiment: California’s Recall and America’s Democratic Destiny”, The Anniston Star, Anniston, AL; October 26, 2003.
Presenter, “The Transformation of American Democracy”, Congressional Intern Program, The Leon and Sylvia Panetta Institute for Public Policy, Seaside, CA; September 24, 2003.
Author, “Guiding the Great Experiment: California’s Recall and America’s Democratic Destiny”, The Monterey County Herald, Monterey, CA; September 14, 2003.
Organizer and Presenter, “The Uncertain Future of American Democracy: And Is California an Unsettling Vision of America’s Democratic Destiny?”, Capitol Hill Briefing and Discussion sponsored by California Institute for Federal Policy Research and broadcast by C-SPAN, Washington, DC; August 21, 2003.
Author, “Writing the Book I Wanted To Write”, The Journal of the Alabama Writers’ Forum (Spring 2003).
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Guest Author, “The Future of American Democracy”, Florida Roundtable on Florida Radio Networks, March 27, 2003.
Visiting Fellow, “Southern Politics and the Future of American Democracy”, Institute of Politics, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; March 10- 21, 2003.
Presenter, “The Future of American Democracy”, Patrick Henry Chapter of League of the South, Montgomery, AL; January 14, 2003.
2002
Author, The Future of American Democracy: A Former Congressman’s Unconventional Analysis (University Press of America, Inc., 2002).
Presenter, “The Future of American Democracy”, James Madison Center, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA; November 26, 2002.
Luncheon Speaker, “The Future of American Democracy”, Partnership Youth Council, Council for Excellence in Government, Washington, DC; November 23, 2002.
Guest Speaker, “The Future of American Democracy”, DC Environmental Network, Friends of the Earth, Washington, DC; November 22.
Guest Lecturer, “The Future of American Democracy”, Ethics and Values in Public Policy Course, Public Policy Institute, George Washington University, Washington, DC; November 20, 2002.
Presenter, “U.S. Chemical Weapons Destruction: Views from Washington and Alabama”, National Dialogue Forum on Russian Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, Moscow, Russian Federation; November 11-12, 2002.
Guest Lecturer, “The Future of American Democracy”, International Independent University of Environmental and Political Sciences, Moscow, Russian Federation; November 11, 2002.
Discussant, “The Parties in Congress”, and “Racial and Partisan Change in the South”, Southern Political Science Association, Savannah, GA; November 6-9, 2002.
Featured Guest, “Is America Dying?” on Alabama Public Radio, Tuscaloosa, AL; October 29, 2002.
Featured Guest, “The Future of American Democracy” on For the Record, Alabama Public Television, Montgomery, AL; October 28, 2002.
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Lecturer, “The Future of American Democracy”, Alabama Democracy Forums at various sites throughout Alabama; September-October, 2002.
Presenter, “Legislatures and National Defense”, “Case Study: Issues in the Organization of Joint Forces”, “The Media and the Military”, in Program on “Legislatures and the Armed Forces”, conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Civil-Military Relations at San Salvador, El Salvador; September 9-13, 2002.
2001
Author, “Congress and the Pentagon: Civil-Military Relations for a New Millennium”, chapter in Inside the House: Former Members Reveal How Congress Really Works, edited by Louis Frey, Jr., and Michael T. Hayes (Former Members of Congress Association and University Press of America, Inc.; 2001).
Author, “Lessons from the American Experience in Chemical Weapons Destruction”, in Green Cross Russia, A Public Forum: Russian Problems in Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention – Current Issues and Perspectives at Year-end 2000 (Moscow: Rakus Publishers, 2001).
Author, “A Toxic Legacy”, The Moscow Times (August 13, 2001); also published in The St. Petersburg Times (August 24, 2001).
Moderator, “Parliament’s Role in Preventing Corruption within the Security Forces”, Anti-Corruption Initiative sponsored by Marshall Center, at Bucharest, Romania; December 6-8, 2001.
Presenter, “Congress and the Military”, Air War College Faculty Orientation Conference, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL; July 25, 2001.
Participant, International Flag Raising Ceremony for Chemical Weapons Destruction Complex at Shchuch’ye, Kurgan Region, Russian Federation; June 8, 2001.
Participant, “Air War College National Security Forum”, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL; May 28-June 1, 2001.
Chair, “Russian and American Chemical Weapons Destruction”, Global Green Legacy Forum, at Washington DC; April 25, 2001.
Discussant, “Vulnerability and Strategic Behavior in the House and Senate”, Western Political Science Association, at Las Vegas, NV; March 15, 2001.
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Participant, Public Forum sponsored by Green Cross Russia on Challenges to Implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention in Russia, at Moscow, Russia; November 13-14, 2000.
Presenter, “American Dominance: The Limits of Power”, at joint conference on “Between Dominance and Resentment: New Challenges for Transatlantic Relations”, sponsored by Atlantik-Brucke and the Southern Center for International Studies, at Atlanta, GA; September 23, 2000.
Presenter, “Life and Times of a ‘Philosopher-Politician’” and “The Future of American Democracy”, seminars at Sandia National Laboratories, Livermore, CA; June 21, 2000.
Presenter, “U.S. Constitutional Concepts for Civilian Control”, “U.S. Legislative Process”, and “Legislative Linkages between MOD and Parliament”, in Program for Croatia Traveling Contact Team Presentations conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Civil-Military Relations at Zagreb, Croatia; May 22-23, 2000.
Panelist, “The South in Congress”, The Citadel Symposium on Southern politics, at The Citadel, Charleston, SC; March 3, 2000.
Presenter, “”Beyond Serving as a “Rubber Stamp”: Benefits and Risks of an Activist Legislature”, “Committee and Subcommittee Organizational Arrangements for Defense Budgeting”, “Overseeing the Budget’s Implementation: Issues for Parliament”, “So Much To Do, So Little Time: Establishing Oversight Priorities for Parliament”, in Seminar on Civil Military Relations conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Civil-Military Relations at Capetown, South Aftrica; February 24-27, 2000.
1999
Participant, “Overarching Issues Assessment”, an Office of the Secretary of Defense project (contracted through ICF Kaiser International) to provide independent assessment of the United States Chemical Demilitarization Program; l998-1999.
Presenter, “Is America Dying?”, paper delivered at the Southern political Science Association, at Savannah, GA; November 4, 1999.
Keynote Address, “American Perspectives on Security in Europe”, United States Information Service NATO Tour Alumni Conference at Naples, Italy; October 7, 1999.
Presenter, “Legislatures, Defense Policy, and Civilian Control”, and “Defense Budget Process: Legislature”, in Seminar on Civil Military Relations conducted by the
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Moderator, “Is There an Ideal Balance between Parliament and Government?” and “To What Extent Should Committees Be Involved in the Budgetary Process?”, in “Security in Democratic Societies—A Seminar for Parliamentarians”, sponsored by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary Assembly, at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; July 26-30, l999.
Presenter, “Civil-Military Relations” and “The Media and National Defense” in Seminar on Civil Military Relations conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Civil-Military Relations at Tegucigalpa, Honduras; February 22-26, l999.
1998
Presenter, “The Congressional Perspective”, DoD Maintenance Symposium, at Fort Worth, Texas; October l9, l998.
Presenter, “Emerging Defense Budget Priorities” and “Structuring the Defense Budgeting Process” in Seminar on National Security Priorities and Defense Decision- Making conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Civil-Military Relations at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; September 22-23, l998.
Presenter, “Congress and Civil-Military Relations in a Democracy” and “The Budget and Civil-Military Relations in a Democracy,” in Seminar on Civil-Military Relations conducted by the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Civil-Military Relations at Bogota, Colombia; August 24-28, l998.
Author, “Where Have All the Strategists Gone?” in Military Training Technology (February-March l998).
Participant, Congress to Campus Program (conducted by Former Members of Congress Association) for Richard C. Lugar Program in Politics and Public Service of Denison University, at Granville, OH; February l7-l9, l998.
Planner and Participant, “Professional Military Education for the 21st Century Warrior”, conference sponsored by Office of Naval Research and Naval Postgraduate School, at Monterey, CA; January l5-l6, l998.
1997
Participant, “Public Hearing on Chemical Weapons Destruction”, organized by Green Cross Russia in Kurgan Oblast, Russia; August, l997.
Participant, “Coral Breeze Flag/General Officer Seminar”, hosted by USCINCPAC
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Lecturer, “Defense Planning and Budgeting: The Roles of the Defense and Budget Committees, U.S. Armed Services Committee” for “Security in Democratic Societies: A Seminar for Parliamentarians”, sponsored by the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies and the North Atlantic Assembly, at Garmisch, Germany; July l6, l997.
Participant, “The Chemical Weapons Convention as a Key Part of Global Security Policy”, conference sponsored by Forum East-West, at Bern, Switzerland; February l7-l8, l997.
Author, “Achieving Real Reform: First, Get Everybody Talking Constructively”, Roll Call (March l7, l997).
PRIOR CAREER IN PUBLIC SERVICE (1982-1996)
U.S. Congress (1989-1996)
Member of House Armed Services Committee (Readiness Subcommittee, Military Installations Subcommittee, and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Panel); Chairman of Depot Caucus; Founder and Chairman of Fairness Network (base closures); Active on chemical warfare and defense infrastructure.
Chairman, “Special House Inquiry Into International Chemical-Biological Weapons Threat” (1992-93); Chairman, Panel Report on “Countering the Chemical And Biological Threat in the Post-Soviet World” (1993); Primary Sponsor, “Title XVII: Chemical and Biological Weapons Defense”, FY 1994 National Defense Authorization Act, which organized the U.S. Chemical and Biological Defense Program and strengthened Congressional oversight.
Member of Budget Committee; Worked on balanced-budget issues.
Founding Member of “Blue Dog” Coalition.
Active in congressional reform efforts.
Author, “Destroy The U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile…Before The Poison Leaks All Over Us”, The Washington Post (November l, l996).
Author, "We're Playing With Nerve Gas", The San Jose Mercury News (November 4, 1996).
Author, “Ending The Depot Dilemma: It's Time To Sensibly Think Through A
15 Privatization Policy”, Armed Forces Journal International (April, l996).
Author, “Question: Should the tax cut be linked to deficit reduction? Yes: Make reducing the deficit our highest priority”, Insight On The News (May 22, 1995).
Author, “Campaign Finance Reform: The Real Reason It Failed”, The Hill (October 12, 1994).
Author, “Campaign Reform – Honestly”, Campaigns and Elections (May, 1994).
Author, “Should Congress Ban Campaign Contributions By Political Action Committees? No”, The American Legion (March, 1994).
Author, “It’s No Time To Let Up On Arms Control”, The Christian Science Monitor (December 8, l993).
Author, “Chemical And Biological Weapons: A Global Threat”, The Applied Science and Analysis Newsletter (February l0, l993).
Author, “Foreword”, Biological Weapons: Weapons of the Future? (Center for Strategic and International Studies; l992).
Alabama Secretary of State (1987 – 1989)
Leader in passage of Alabama Fair Campaign Practices Act; Automated Secretary of State office.
Alabama House of Representatives (1982 – 1986)
Member of Ways and Means Committee, Judiciary Committee, and Constitutions and Elections Committee; Active in educational, constitutional, and election reform.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES PRIOR TO ENTERING PUBLIC SERVICE (1971-82) AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
REFERENCES:
The Honorable Michael Rogers Member, United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
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Dr. William Meehan President Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, AL 36265
Dr. Richard Elster Former Provost Naval Postgraduate School Monterey, CA
The Honorable Bud Cramer Member, United States House of Representatives (Retired) Huntsville, AL
The Honorable H. Dean Buttram, Jr. United States District Judge (Retired) Centre, AL
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