Background
Sheffield, James Franklin was born on June 11, 1946 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. Son of James Franklin and Annie Lea (Coleman) Sheffield.
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James Franklin Sheffield
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Bachelor, Mississippi State University, 1969; Master of Science, Florida State University, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, Florida State University, 1973.
Career
Assistant professor, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1973-1974; assistant professor, Wichita (Kansas) State University, 1974-1981; visiting associate professor, U. New Orleans, 1981-1983; associate professor, Wichita State University, since 1981; chairperson department politcal science, Wichita State University, since 1994. Associate faculty Center for Urban Studies, Wichita State University, 1974-1980. Partner, research director Sheffield, Carpenter & Associations, Wichita, 1991-1994.
Achievements
Membership
Participant Wichita Assembly, 1992. Precinct committeeman Democratic Party, Kansas, 1986-1996. First lieutenant United States Army Reserve, 1974.
Member American Political Science Association (co-editor newsletter of Urban Politics Section), Midwest Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, Southwestern Political Science Association (Vice-President 1994-1995, president-elect since 1997, nominating committee 1991-1992, executive county 1983-1985), Western Political Science Association.
Connections
Married Margaret E. Ellis. Children: Mark, Susan.
