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Distinguished Alumni
Every
year, the Political Science Department nominates an alumnus/a for
an Alumni Achievement award. Here are some of the recent winners
to recieve the distinction.
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2005: Richard Reed is an attorney at the firm of Lewis, Reed, and Allen in Kalamazoo. Mr. Reed earned his BA in Political Science from WMU in 1957 and went on to complete his JD at the Detroit College of Law in 1962. He is well-known as a participant in municipal tax disputes, frequently appearing as counsel to townships and other municipal interests. Mr. Reed has been very active in the legal profession, as a commissioner of the State Bar, a member and chairman of the State Bar Representative Assembly, and a member of the Attorney Grievance Commission. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society. He visited campus in November, 2005, and led a discussion of "The Constitution, 'Under God', and the Pledge of Allegiance". |
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 2004: His
Excellency Ambassador Omar Bader Al Dafa of the State of Qatar. Ambassador
Al Dafa earned a Bachelor's degree in Political Science from Western
Michigan University in 1975 and went on to earn a Master's degree
in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins University in 1979.
Ambassador Al-Dafa is a career diplomat with more than twenty-five
years experience. His diplomatic career began in 1976, when he was
made diplomatic attaché at Qatar's Foreign Ministry in Doha. He served
as ambassador to Spain from 1982 to 1988 and to Egypt from 1988 to
1993. While serving in Cairo, Ambassador Al-Dafa was also his country's
permanent representative to the Arab League. From 1993 to 1995 he
was ambassador to France. From 1995 to 1998 he served as ambassador
to the Russian Federation. He then served as director of European
and American affairs at the Ministry of Foreign affairs in Doha, Qatar.
He was named Ambassador to the United States in September 2000 and
continues in that post. He was the 2004 College of Arts and Sciences
Alumni Achievement Award Recipient. He appears in the photograph with
Dr Judith Bailey, WMU President.
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2003: Christopher C. Womack received his B.S. in Political Science
from WMU in 1979 and his MPA from American University in 1985. Mr Womack
worked in Washington DC from 1979-1987, servingas a Legislative Aide
to Re. Leon Panetta and as Staff Director for the Subcommittee on
Personnel and Police for the Committee on House Administration. Mr Womack
was employed by the Alabama Power Company in 1988 as their Federal
Governmental Affairs Representative. Mr Womack is now the Senior
Vice President and Senior Production Officer for the Southern Company,
which is the largest producer of electricity in the United States.
Mr Womack serves on seven boards including the Birmingham Museum
of Arts, the Alabama Charitable Business Trust Fund, and the National
Hospice Organization.
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2002: John Daniel received
his M.A. from WMU in 1970. Daniel is currently Director of Research
for the Human Sciences Research Council that is South Africa's national
social sciences research facility. Prior to this appointment in
2001, he served for eight years at the University of Durban-Westville
in South Africa, first as professor and then chairperson of political
science. Professor Daniel presented a university lecture and also spoke with
political science students during his October visit to campus.
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