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Eastern Illinois University
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Phone: (217) 581-2523
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EMERITUS FACULTY OF THE POLITICAL SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
The successes of the Political Science Department owe much to faculty members who have set the foundation for today's generation of professors and students. With apologies to any earlier retired professors not in our modern records, the list below is designed as a small tribute to many years of dedicated service. Students of the history of the department easily will recognize that this list includes some impressive and noteworthy credentials, such as:
Three former department chairs (Professors Connelly, Goodrick and Thorsen),
Three professors who played critical roles in the development of the university's Pre-Law Program (Professors Hollister, Leigh and Evans),
Three professors who made significant contributions to the development of the department's undergraduate government simulations (Professors Faust, Leigh and Brazil ),
Key contributors to the early development of the department's comparative politics/international relations curriculum (Professors Lateef and Thorsen),
A former state legislator and state party Central Committee representative whose memorial service included comments by a former governor (Professor Connelly),
A professor known on campus and throughout the region for coordinating campus visits by high profile U.S. and international government officials (Professor Chen),
And probably the department's best-ever teller of politics-related stories and anecdotes (Professor Scism).
Dr. Charles A. Hollister (1967-1979)
Dr. Joseph T. Connelly (1958-1989)
Dr. Richard P. Goodrick (1976-1995)
Dr. Thomas E. Scism (1970-1977 and 1986-1996)
Dr. John R. Faust (1966-1998)
Dr. Abdul Lateef (1968-1999)
Dr. Abdul Lateef (1968-1999)
Dr. Laurence C. Thorsen (1968-2000)
Dr. Peter Leigh (1969-2001)
Dr. Ping Chen (1966-2002)
Dr. Charles M. Evans (1999-2004)
Dr. H. Edward Brazil (1982-2006)
Three retired PLS faculty at Dr. Brazil's recent retirement reception
(left to right, Professors Chen, Goodrick and Brazil)
