Jeffrey Allen Raffel

Background

Raffel, Jeffrey Allen was born on June 19, 1945 in Brooklyn. Son of George A. and Renee (Lane) Raffel.

Education

AB, U. Rochester, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1972.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1971-1976; associate professor, U. Delaware, Newark, 1976-1982; director M Public Administration program, U. Delaware, Newark, 1980-1986; professor, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1982; chair public management faculty, U. Delaware, Newark, 1994-1997; acting associate dean College Urban Affairs and Public Policy, U. Delaware, 1989; chair public management faculty, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1994; director school urban affairs public policy, U. Delaware, Newark, since 1997. Public service fellow, special assistant to governor for intergovernmental relations State of Delaware, 1979-1980. Chair urban educational policy group National Association State Universities and Land Grant Colls., 1987-1993.

Member state superintendent's advising committee on teacher.recruitment, Delaware, 1988-1991.

Achievements

• Jeffrey Allen Raffel has been listed as a noteworthy Urban affairs educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

More photos

• book

  • The Politics of School Desegregation: The Metropolitan Remedy in Delaware

    (Book by Raffel, Jeffrey A.)

Membership

Treasurer Nottingham Swim Club, Inc., Newark, 1985-1988. Co-chair Governor's Task Force on Enhancing Ednl. Dollar, 1986-1987; chair long-range planning committee and membership committee Delmarva county Boy Scouts American, 1988-1989.

Member Governor's School Reform Partnership, Del, since 1990. Member American Civil Liberties Union (Delaware chapter secretary since 1992), Delaware Association Public Administration (president 1981-1982), American Society Public Administration, American Education Research Association.

Interests

• Avocations: golf, reading.

Connections

Married Joanne Ruth Traum, August 27, 1966. Children: Allison, Lori, Kenneth.

Father:

George A. Raffel

Mother:

Renee (Lane) Raffel

Spouse:

Joanne Ruth Traum

child:

Kenneth Raffel

child:

Allison Raffel

child:

Lori Raffel