 Name: Dr. Paul Blanchard
Department: Government (Political Science)
Department Web link: http://www.government.eku.edu
Personal Web link: http://www.governmentrelations.eku.edu
Email Address: paul.blanchard@eku.edu
Time at EKU: August, 1970 to Present
Professional Preparation:
| B.A. |
University of Michigan, Flint |
1965 |
| M.A. |
Southern Illinois University |
1968 |
| Ph.D. |
University of Kentucky |
1973 |
Teaching Experience: (within the last five years)
| Executive Director, Government Relations |
Eastern Kentucky University |
2004-present |
| Director, Center for KY History & Politics |
Eastern Kentucky University |
1999-2003 |
| Professor, Political Science |
Eastern Kentucky University |
1981-2003 |
Awards:
Excellence in Teaching Award, Eastern Kentucky University National Alumni Association - 1999 |
Publications, etc.:
| "Paul Patton," Chapter in Kentucky's Governors, updated edition, edited by Lowell Harrison, Lexington, University Press of Kentucky, 2004. This chapter was reprinted in The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, Vol. 102 (Winter, 2004), pp. 69-87. |
| "Government and Politics," A chapter in our Kentucky: A Study of the Bluegrass State, ed. by James C. Klotter (University Press of Kentucky, 2nd ed., 2002), pp. 38-57. |
| "Education Reform and Executive-Legislative Relations in Kentucky," Journal of Kentucky Studies, 10 (September, 1993). (Note: This paper won the David Hughes Award as the outstanding paper presented at the 1991 conference of the Kentucky Political Science Association.) |
| Many other published articles about Kentucky government and politics and local educational decision making. |
Seminars, etc.:
"Comparing the Kentucky and U.S. Constitutions and How These Founding Documents Impact Citizen Engagement," presented at a teachers' professional development workshop sponsored by the Kentucky Teacher Network for Civic Education and Engagement, Louisville, KY, June 18-19, 2007. |
| "Maximizing Your Influence in the Legislative Arena: Some practical suggestions," presented at the annual meeting of the Kentucky Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (KBC-LEO), Bardstown, KY, January 22, 2005. |
| "Continuity and Change in Kentucky Politics over Four Decades," Invited Lecture, EKU Center for Kentucky History and Politics, Eastern Kentucky University, November 16, 2004. |
| "Attributes of Leadership Among Modern Presidents," Invited Lecture, Kentucky Heartland Institute on Public Policy Forum, Campbellsville University, September, 2004 and 2006. |
| "Lessons from Election 2000 and How They Apply to Lobbyists," presented at Kentucky Forward Lobbyists' Retreat and Legislative Preview, Lake Cumberland State Resort Park, Jamestown, KY, December 1, 2000. |
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