- Steven Ballard
Infobox University Chancellor
name = Dr. Steven Ballard
caption =
university = East Carolina University
term_start = June 1, 2004
term_end = Incumbent
birth_date =
birth_place = Galesburg, Illinois
predecessor = Dr. William E. Shelton
successor = Incumbent
alumnus =
*Arizona '70 - B.A. with Distinction, History
*Ohio State '76 - Ph.D. Political Science
*Oklahoma '76-'78 - Post-Doctoral Fellow
residence = 901 East 5th St., Greenville
profession = Academia
salary = $215,000
spouse = Nancy Adams Ballard
children = Nathan and Laine
website = [http://www.ecu.edu/cs-admin/chancellor/ Office of the Chancellor] |Chancellor Steve Ballard is the currentChief Executive atEast Carolina University . OnJune 1 ,2004 , Chancellor Ballard began his new job, becoming the tenth President/Chancellor at East Carolina University.Early life and College
Ballard spent his childhood in
Galesburg, Illinois , then attended theUniversity of Arizona , where he graduated with distinction in1970 with abachelor’s degree inhistory . Asshortstop and captain of the University of Arizonabaseball team , he earned three varsity letters and played in theCollege World Series during his senior year.After earning his
doctorate inpolitical science fromOhio State University in1976 , he spent the next two years as a postdoctoral fellow at theUniversity of Oklahoma .Academic career
In
1978 , he was named associate director of the science and public policy program at the University of Oklahoma. Nine years later, he was promoted to director of the program and professor of political science. In1989 , he moved to theUniversity of Maine as founding director of theMargaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy , a post he held until1998 . While at the University of Maine, he also served as director of the University of Maine System/State Government Partnership Program from1990 to1992 and as chair of the Department of Public Administration from1991 to1994 .He was recruited to Ohio in
1998 as vice-provost for research and dean of the Graduate School atBowling Green State University . Three years later, he was named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at theUniversity of Missouri–Kansas City .His teaching and research have centered on leadership in the public sector, research and development and the innovation process, public policy, and the utilization of scientific and technical knowledge. He has authored five books and more than one hundred professional articles and manuscripts on such topics as environmental regulation, the evaluation of systems for
child mental health , and public reactions to strategic defense initiatives andarms-control policies .Positions Held
Provost, Academic Affairs
University of Missouri-Kansas City Vice Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate College, Bowling Green State University,
1998 -June,2001 .Founding Director, Margaret Chase Smith Center for Public Policy, University of Maine,
1989 -1998 .Director, University of Maine System/State Government Partnership Program,
1990 -1992 .Chair, Department of Public Administration, University of Maine,
1991 -1994 .Director, Science and Public Policy Program and
Professor ofPolitical Science , University of Oklahoma,1987 -1989 .Associate Director, Science and Public Policy Program, University of Oklahoma,
1978 -1987 .
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