Fred W. Riggs (July 3, 1917 in India – February 9, 2008 in USA)
was a political scientist and pioneer Public Administration, especially his Riggsian Model.
He was Professor Emeritus at Political Science Department of
University of Hawaii.
Awards
* Dwight Waldo award for lifetime achievements in Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration, April 1991.
* Order of White Elephant, conferred by King of Thailand, in Bangkok, 1986.
* First non-Asian to be honored by
Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration
The Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration (EROPA) was formed "In order to advance the economic and social development of the Region through the promotion of the study, practice and status of public administration and adoption of ...
, EROPA Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1983.
* Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 1966–67.
* Senior Specialist, East-West Center, University of Hawaii, 1962–1963.
* Fellow, Committee on Comparative Politics of the Social Science Research Institute, for field research in Thailand, 1957–58.
References
Public administration scholars
1917 births
2008 deaths
University of Hawaiʻi faculty
Political science writers
American political scientists
American expatriates in China
20th-century political scientists
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