Background
Shank, Alan was born on May 12, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathan M. and Cecelia (Greenberg) Shank.
Shank, Alan was born on May 12, 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathan M. and Cecelia (Greenberg) Shank.
Bachelor in Government, Franklin & Marshall College, 1958; Master in Government Administration, University of Pennsylvania, 1960; Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, Rutgers University, 1967.
Assistant to township manager, Middletown (Pennsylvania) Township, 1959-1960;
planner, administrator, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Redevelopment Authority, 1960;
assistant professor, Boston (Massachusetts) U., 1965-1970;
associate professor, State University of New York, Geneseo, New York, 1970-1978;
professor, chair department political science, State University of New York, Geneseo, since 1984. Member various committees State University of New York, since 1970. Executive Board member United U. Professionals, Albany, New York, since 1981.
Manuscript consultant Harper Collins Publications, New York, since 1989;executive county member Pi Sigma Alpha, Washington, since 1993. Lecturer in field.
(Book by Fausold, Martin L., Shank, Alan)
Member professional consultant board Livingston County Planning Committee, 1972. Member Committee for School Propositions, Geneseo, 1976, candidate Geneseo Central School Board, 1976. Co-chair Geneseo Citizens Committee for Public Education, 1977.
Member Livingston County Environmental Management Council, 1980-1985. Board member Rochester Hillel Foundation, 1984-1988. Seminar participant United States H illel Directors Conference, Jerusalem, Israel, 1986.
Member MacVittie Theological Lecture Series Program Committee, 1987. Many others. With United States Army, 1960-1962. Member American Political Science Association, American Society for Public Administration.
Married Bernice Miriam Spizer, March 1960. Children: Steven Marc, Naomi Lynn.