Frank Guliuzza (Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1990)

Frank Guliuzza is Chairman of the Department of Political Science & Philosophy at Weber State University. Additionally, he serves as the University’s Due Process Officer; Pre-law Adviser; and coaches Weber State's nationally-ranked intercollegiate mock trial team.

Dr. Guliuzza received his bachelors and masters degree from the University of Wyoming. He is the first member of his family to attend college and was fortunate to receive a full scholarship for speech and debate having captured the Wyoming state championship in debate while attending Cheyenne Central High School. At the University of Wyoming, he was captain of the speech and debate team and finished second in persuasive speaking at the Delta Sigma Rho/Tau Kappa Alpha national championship tournament. After he left Wyoming, he earned a Master of Divinity degree from Southern Seminary and was awarded his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. He came to Weber State after teaching for a year at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.

While at Weber State, he has been recognized three times for "Outstanding Teaching in Political Science" by the American Political Science Association (2000, 2003, 2004) and was awarded the "Endowed Professor" in the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences. In 2003-2004, hewas presented with what is perhaps Weber State’s most prestigious faculty honor – the "John S. Hinckley" award for excellence in teaching, service, and scholarship. In 2003, he was selected by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education & Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as "Utah Professor of the Year."

He is the current President of the Western Association of Pre-Law Advisors and is Chair-Elect of the Pre-Law Advisors’ National Council. Further, is he on the Executive Board of the American Collegiate Moot Court Association, the Board of Directors for the American Mock Trial Association, and is Chairman of Trustees and Moderator at Mountain View Baptist Church.

He founded the Weber State mock trial team in 1996 and, under his direction, Weber State has earned nine top-ten finishes at national tournaments in intercollegiate mock trial and moot court. Furthermore, his students have captured championships at two regional tournaments and at three invitational tournaments; the program can boast of 14 All-Americans and 37 All-Regional competitors.

A licensed minister, he has spoken in several churches throughout the United States and has served in ecclesiastical positions at Victory Baptist Chapel (Three Oaks, MI); Calvary Baptist Church (Ogden, UT); First Baptist Church (Brigham City, UT) and Mountain View Baptist Church (Layton, UT).

He is the author of a book entitled Over the Wall: Protecting Religious Expression in the Public Square (SUNY: 2000) and has published articles and reviews in a number of journals including The Marquette Law Review, The Drake Law Review, The Willamette Law Review, The Journal of Politics, The Review of Politics, PS, American Political Science Review, and Academe.

In 2000, he ran for the United States Senate and, in August, 2001, was elected Vice Chairman of the Utah Republican Party. He has been married to the former Kathy Spaulding since 1982 and is the foster parent of two children, Matthew Williamson and Timothy Stoddard.