Charles H. Levine Memorial Fund & Lecture
The Charles H. Levine Memorial Fund and Lecture in Public Administration and Policy honors the life, scholarly contributions, and public service of one of the most respected public management scholars in these fields, and the first Distinguished Professor of Government and Public Administration in the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University. Read the Appreciation
Charles Levine earned his B.A. from the University of Connecticut, and master's degrees in both public administration and business administration from Indiana University, where he also earned a doctoral degree in political science. He was a leading champion of the civil service. He was the author or coauthor of nine books, including such classics as Managing Fiscal Stress and The Politics of Retrenchment. He was also widely published in leading journals of public administration and policy, and was known for his seminal works on cutback management in fiscally challenging times.
Before joining the SPA, Dr. Levine taught at Michigan State University, Syracuse University, Cornell University, the University of Kansas (as the first Edward O. Stene Distinguished Professor), and the University of Maryland. Between 1983 and 1987, he also was a member of the senior staff of the Brookings Institution and a Senior Specialist in American National Government and Public Administration with the Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress. At the time of his passing, he was also deputy director of the National Commission on the Public Service (also known as the first Volcker Commission). In recognition of Dr. Levine’s stature, the American Society for Public Administration, the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration, the Academy of Management, and the International Political Science Association have subsequently established awards in his name.
Support the Fund
The Charles H. Levine Fund supports research, travel, and other professional development opportunities for PhD candidates studying public administration and policy in SPA. To make a donation or to learn more about the Levine Endowment Fund, contact:
Professor Robert Durant
202-885-2509
durant@american.edu
2012 Levine Lecture
The 2012 Levine Lecture will be delivered by Laurence E. Lynn, Jr. on Thursday, March 29th at 6PM. The event will be held in the Butler Boardroom at American University. The title of Dr. Lynn's talk is: "America's 'Broken Government': What Would Madison Say?"
Dr. Lynn is a Sid Richardson Research Professor at the LBJ School, University of Texas. Prior to his appointment as Sid Richardson Research Professor at the LBJ School, Lynn was the George H. W. Bush Chair and Professor of Public Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Previously, he served on the faculties of the Stanford Business School, the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and the Harris School of Public Policy Studies at the University of Chicago. He is a past president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management and a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
His latest books are Public Management: A Three-Dimensional Approach (with Carolyn J. Hill), Public Management: Old and New, and Madison's Managers: Public Administration and the Constitution (with Anthony M. Bertelli). He is the recipient of the H. George Frederickson Award (PMRA), the John Gauss Award (APSA), and the Dwight Waldo and Paul Van Riper awards (ASPA). He earned his A.B. in economics from the University of California at Berkeley and his Ph.D. in economics from Yale University.
