Donald Rowe Matthews

Background

Matthews, Donald Rowe was born on September 14, 1925 in Cincinnati. Son of William Procter and Janet Burch (Williams) Matthews.

Education

Student, Kenyon College, 1943; student, Purdue University, 1944-1945; Bachelor of Arts with high honors, Princeton, 1948; Master of Arts, Princeton, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton, 1953; Doctor honorary causa, U. Bergen, 1985.

Career

Instructor, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1951-1953; assistant professor government, Smith College, 1953-1957; lecturer political science, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1957-1958; associate professor, U. North Carolina, 1958-1963; professor, U. North Carolina, 1963-1970; research professor, Institute for Research in Social Science, 1963-1970; senior fellow in governmental studies, Brookings Institution, Washington, 1970-1973; professor political science and research associate, Institute for Research in Social Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1973-1976; professor political science, U. Washington, Seattle, since 1976; department chairman political science, U. Washington, Seattle, 1976-1983. Guest professor of University Bergen, Norway, 1980. Fellow Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 1964-1965.

Consultant to the United States Commision on Civil Rights, 1958-1960, NBC News, 1966-1968, Ford Foundation, 1967-1968, United States House of Representatives, 1970-1972, others. Faculty lecturer U. Washington, 1989.

Achievements

• Donald Rowe Matthews has been listed as a notable political scientist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Social Background of Political Decision-Makers
  • The Social Background Of Political Decision Makers
  • Negroes and the New Southern Politics

Membership

Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member American Political Science Association (treasurer 1970-1972, vice president 1985-1986), Pacific Northwest Political Science Association (president 1977-1978), Western Political Science Association (president 1979-1980), Southern Political Science Association, Midwestern Political Science Association, Inter-University Consortium for Political Research (executive committee 1970-1972).

Connections

Married Margie C. Richmond, June 28, 1947 (divorced). Children: Mary, Jonathan. Married Carmen J. Onstad, July 7, 1970 (divorced).

Children: Christopher, Amy.

Father:

William Procter Matthews

Mother:

Janet Burch (Williams) Matthews

Spouse:

Margie C. Richmond

Spouse:

Carmen J. Onstad

child:

Amy Matthews

child:

Mary Matthews

child:

Christopher Matthews

child:

Jonathan Matthews