V I T A
I. PERSONAL
Name: T. Ramakrishna Reddy
Address: 5974 South Sharon Circle; Ogden, Utah 84403-5004
Telephone: Office (801) 626-6674/6694; Home (801) 479-8795
II. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
University of Mysore, India: B.A. Honors 1958; M.A. 1959 (First Class).
University of Kentucky: Ph.D. 1966.
Ph.D. Dissertation: India's Policy at the United Nations.
III. TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Professor of Political Science, Weber State University, 1976 to the Present.
Teaching Courses in: Introduction to International Relations, Introduction to Comparative Politics, International Organization, Politics and Foreign Policies of Britain, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Developing Nations, and Political Cultures Across the World,
Associate Professor of Political Science, Weber State College, 1970-1976.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Weber State College, 1966-1970.
Assistant Professor of Political Science, Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, Summer 1965.
Lecturer in Political Science, University of Mysore, 1959-1961.
IV. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Chairman, Department of Political Science & Philosophy, Weber State University, 1982 to 1993.
Chairman, Faculty Senate, Weber State College, 1980-81.
V. HONORS AND AWARDS
Presidential Citation, Awarded by President Rodney H. Brady for service and leadership, Weber State College, 1981.
Social Science School Award for College Service, Weber State College, 1981.
Social Science School Award for Professional Activities, Weber State College, 1980, 1985
Biographee of Who's Who in the West, 20th edition; The World Who's Who of Authors, 7th edition; Dictionary of International Biography, 12th edition, Men of Achievement, 3rd edition; American Men and Women in Science, 12th edition.
Patterson Fellow, 1965, Kentucky Research Foundation Fellow, 1964-65, Haggin Fellow, 1963-64.
University Grants Commission Fellowship, Government of India, 1959-60.
Hanagavadi Murugappaiah's prize for First Rank in B.A. Honors, 1958.
VI. CONSULTANT
Choice, a publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries.
Journal of Asian and African Studies, Journal of Developing Areas, a publication of Western Illinois University'
Journal of Politics, a publication of the Southern Political Science Association, Perspective, monthly reviews of new books on government, politics and international affairs, Encyclia, Journal of the Utah Academy of Arts, Letters and Sciences, Dorsey Press, Social Science Journal, a publication of the Western Social Science Association.
St. Martin’s Press, Review of Manuscript on Nations and Men.
McGraw-Hill, Review of Thomas Patterson’s AMERICAN DEMOCRACY.
VII. PUBLICATIONS
1. Books
India's Policy in the United Nations, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1968.
2. Articles
"Parliamentary Devices for Securing Governmental Accountability," Proceedings of the Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, vol. 52, pt. 1 (Spring 1975), pp. 50-58.
"Government and Politics in Cross-Cultural Models," The Social Science Journal, vol. 13, no. 3 (Oct. 1976), pp. 125-131.
"Role of the Permanent Members of the Security Council in the United Nations," Journal of the Mysore University, vol. XXXVI (Mar. 1976), pp. 59-63.
3. Over 100 Reviews Published in Professional Journals
VIII. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Over 50 Paper Presentations at Professional Conferences
"Governmental Responsibility in Great Britain" Conference on British Studies, Tucson, Arizona, l975.
"India's Policy Toward Colonialism," Conference on Asian Studies, Boulder, Colorado, l975.
Participant in NSF Chautaugua - Type short course on Comparative Elite Analysis, Kansas City, l975.
Workshop on Faculty Evaluation, AAHE Conference, San Francisco, l990.
Workshops on Turning Professors into Teachers, and on Assessment in Higher Education, AAHE Conference, Washington, D.C. l99l.
Seminar Participant, "Is Germany in Crisis Six Years After Unification," Council on International Educational Exchange Faculty Development Seminar, Berlin, Germany, 1997.
IX. UNIVERSITY & COMMUNITY SERVICE
Served over forty committees in the past four decades.
Chair, Faculty Senate l980-8l, Constitutional Review Committee l985-86; Social Science Ranking/Tenure Committee l984-85; Social Science Tenure Committee l977-78, l98l-82; Social Science Promotion Committee l978-79; Appointment, Promotion & Dismissal Committee l978-79; Salary and Budget Committee l989-90; President AAUP l976-78; Director, University Development Fund l980-8l; Vice-Chair, Academic V. P. Search and Screening Committee l980. Chair, Department of Political Science and Philosophy, 1983-1994. Member, College of Social and Behavioral Science, Tenure and Promotion Committee 1999-2000 & Chair 2000-01, Member, College of Science Tenure & Promotion Committee, 2002-03, Department of Mathematics Evaluation Committee, 2002-03, Member, Board of Trustees, American Endowment for Education in India, 1998- to the Present.
X. WSU FUNDED GRANTS
"Conflict in World Politics," $500;
"Measuring Outcomes," $500, l984,
"Political Science Program Review," $2000, l983,
Study of Comparative Politics," $2000, l99l,
Research on British Foreign Policy," $2400, l992