- Gary L. Gregg
Gary L. Gregg II, Ph.D holds the
Mitch McConnell Chair in Leadership at theUniversity of Louisville and is director of theMcConnell Center . He is the author or editor of six books including The Presidential Republic, Patriot Sage: George Washington and the American Political Tradition, and Securing Democracy - Why We Have an Electoral College, which will be coming out in an updated version soon. He is an award winning teacher and has been the national director of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He has a bachelor's degree from Davis and Elkins College and a master's degree and doctorate fromMiami University , Ohio. His most recent work, "The Sporran", a children's novel, came out in Fall 2007.Education
* Ph.D.,
Miami University ,Oxford, Ohio , August, 1994. (Political Science)
* M. A., Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, December, 1991. (Political Science)
* B. A., Cum Laude,Davis and Elkins College ,Elkins, West Virginia , May, 1990. (History and Political Science)Additional Graduate Study
*
University of Notre Dame , Seminar for the Study of Western Institutions, The Pan- American Institute for Political Studies,Notre Dame, Indiana , 1991.Books
* Thinking about the Presidency: Documents and Essays from the Founding to the Present (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2005).
* Considering the Bush Presidency, co-editor with Mark Rozell (New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming Summer 2003).
* Securing Democracy: Why we Have an Electoral College, editor (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, November 2001).
* Patriot Sage: George Washington and the American Political Tradition, co-editor with Matthew Spalding (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, December 1999).
* Vital Remnants: America's Founding and the Western Tradition, editor (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, June 1999).
* The Presidential Republic: Executive Representation and Deliberative Democracy (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 1997).Works in progress
* Beyond the Endless Mountains—The Unknown Story of How a Young George Washington Risked his Life, Started a World War, and Blundered into the Creation of America and the Education of its Greatest Leader. A book project in its early stages of development.
* Healer-in-Chief: Presidential Leadership During Crisis and Grief , Co-author with Randall Adkins (Under contract with the University Press of Kentucky, projected completion date December 2007).Monographs
* New Forward to special edition of Lenny Hort’s George Washington: A Photographic Life (New York: DK Publishing, Inc.)
* The Senate—Great Forum of Constitutional Liberty by U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, editor (Louisville, KY: McConnell Center, 2000).Research Articles
* “The Symbolic Presidency,” Chapter 11 in American Politics: Transformation and Change, Jose A. da Cruz, Becky daCruz, and Andrew Dowdle, Editors (Boston, MA: Pearson Publishing, 2004), pp. 117-125.
* "Crisis Rhetoric: The Rhetorical Transformation of the Bush Presidency,” Perspectives on Political Science (Summer 2003, Vol. 32, No. 3), pp. 143-148.
* "The Challenger Seven: Ronald Reagan and the Leadership of Healing,” Reassessing the Reagan Presidency, Richard S. Conley, Editor (Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 2003), pp. 51-67.
* “The Origins and Meaning of the Electoral College,” Chapter 1 in, Securing Democracy: Why We have an Electoral College, Gary L. Gregg, Editor (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 2001), pp. 1-26.
* "Whiggism and Presidentialism: American Ambivalence Toward Executive Power," chapter 5 in, The Presidency Then and Now, Philip G. Henderson, Editor (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2000), pp. 69-94.
* “The Symbolic Dimensions of the First Presidency,” Chapter 7 in, Patriot Sage: George Washington and the American Political Tradition, Gary L. Gregg and Matthew Spalding, Editors (Wilmington, DE: ISI Books, 1999), pp. 165-198.
* "Toward a Representational Framework for Presidency Studies," Presidential Studies Quarterly, 29, no. 2 (June, 1999), pp. 297-305.
* “The President as Representative,” chapter Two in, Presidential Frontiers: Underexplored Issues in White House Politics, Ryan J. Barilleaux, editor (Westport, CT: Praeger, 1998), pp. 23-36.
* "Conservatives, Liberals, and the Presidency," The Intercollegiate Review (Spring 1998), pp. 26-31.
* "The Deliberative Republic and the Compound Theory of Representation in The Federalist," Perspectives on Political Science (Winter 1997).Other studies conducted
* "Presidential Mistakes,” a survey of top historians, political scientists and legal scholars assessing the greatest mistakes made by American presidents. Study was released February 18, 2006. Results of this study garnered national and international attention on radio, television, newspapers, and magazines, including: CNN, C-Span, Fox News, Pravda, Toronto Globe and Mail, and numerous other media outlets.
* “Electing the President in the 21st Century: A Survey on the future of the Electoral College,” a survey of 55 top historians, political scientists, and legal scholars assessing the impact of the Electoral College in American history and the potential of its abolition or reform (with Andrew Busch, October 2001). It was the subject of dozens of radio interviews across the nation and an interview with Gary Gregg on C-Span’s Washington Journal on November 8, 2001.
* “American Presidency Survey 1997,” an exclusive survey of 38 accomplished political scientists and historians ranking the presidents in American history. The results of the study were the subject of articles in The Weekly Standard, The Intercollegiate Review, and The Baltimore Sun. It was also the subject of an interview with Gary Gregg on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal September 25, 1997 and on WILM Radio, Wilmington, Delaware on October 13, 1997.Media appearances and expert participant
* Has been a featured speaker on C-Span’s “Washington Journal,” C-Span 2’s “Book TV,” and more than two dozen radio stations around the country.
* Has participated as an expert on the American presidency in surveys conducted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, the Wall Street Journal, and A&E Television.Works in progress
* Healer-in-Chief: Presidential Leadership During Crisis and Grief , Co-author with Randall Adkins (Under contract with the University Press of Kentucky, projected completion date June 2004).
* Controlling Fortune: Key Lessons on Leadership, Politics, and Life. A book-length manuscript in early stages of development.Awards and honors
* Board of Visitors, Air University. Appointed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to serve on Board advising the United States ~ Air Force on its educational programs.
* Editorial Board, University Bookman
* Board of Trustees and First Vice President, The Philadelphia Society
* Honorary Life-Time Member, Association of Chinese Political Studies
* Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel, April 2001 by Governor Paul Patton.
* Listed in Who's Who Among America's Teachers, beginning with 1996 and continuing.
* Davis & Elkins College Outstanding Young Alumnus for 1994.
* Henry Salvatori Fellow, 1993-1994 (Intercollegiate Studies Institute).
* Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching Award, 1993-1994 (College of Arts and Sciences, Miami University).
* Graduate Student's Achievement Award, 1993 (Miami University).
* Richard M. Weaver Fellow, 1992-1993 (Intercollegiate Studies Institute).
* Graduate Student's Achievement Award, 1992 (Miami University). Financial grant to reward scholarly accomplishments of graduate students.
* James H. Swanton Prize in History, 1990 (Davis and Elkins College). Named most outstanding history student by the history faculty of Davis and Elkins College.
* Judith A. Herndon Fellow, 1989 (West Virginia State Legislature). One of only ten undergraduates chosen by a select committee of state legislators and academics to participate in a semester long internship in the legislative and executive branches of state government.
* Dorothy F. Roberts Political Science Academic Achievement Award, 1988 (Davis and Elkins College). Named most outstanding political science student by the political science faculty of Davis and Elkins College.
* Frasure-Singleton Intern, 1988 (West Virginia State Legislature). One of fifty students chosen to participate in a week long program of practical experience and seminars in the state legislature.
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