Dr. Walter F. Baber, a professor of Public Policy and Administration at California State University, Long Beach, was awarded the prestigious Turin Chair in Environmental Policies from the Fulbright Scholars Program. Fulbright Scholars are selected annually among distinguished students and faculty.
Dr. Baber was selected based on his expertise in environmental policy and his Research Proposal: An Experimental Approach to the Development of Environmental Norms. He will travel to Turin, Italy in February 2009 and spend three months lecturing at the Polytechnic Institute of Turin as a Distinguished Chair.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship program in international educational exchange. The program was proposed to Congress by Senator William Fulbright of Arkansas in 1945. The premise of his proposal was to promote a shared understanding among people from the United States and other countries.
Of the myriad of recognitions awarded by Fulbright each year, the Distinguished Chairs are among the most prestigious. There are only 36 awards, and only one in the discipline of Environmental Policy. Dr. Baber’s accomplishment is a big one not only for his career but for the CSULB community.
There is an increased commitment among California State Universities to promote international education. Dr. Baber’s award will further enable the university to highlight its success in cross cultural scholarship.
Frank Baber is a graduate of CSULB. He holds an MA and PhD in political science from the University of North Carolina. He also holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of San Diego School of Law and is an active member of the State Bar of California. His research interests lie in the areas of public organization theory and public policy. He is the author of Organizing the Future published by the University of Alabama Press. He is also author or co-author of articles in The Kansas Journal of Law and Public Policy, Journal of Management History, Social Science Journal, Natural Resources Journal, Policy Studies Review, Public Administration Quarterly, and The Bureaucrat, as well as chapters in two edited volumes. He teaches organization theory and human resources management.