Joseph Daniel Duffey

Background

Duffey, Joseph Daniel was born on July 1, 1932 in Huntington, West Virginia, United States. Son of Joseph I. and Ruth (Wilson) Duffey.

Education

Bachelor, Marshall University, 1954. Master of Sacred Theology, Yale University, 1963. Bachelor's Degree, Andover Newton Theological School, 1958.

Doctor of Philosophy, Hartford Seminary Foundation, 1969. Doctor of Humane Letters, City University of New York, 1978. Doctor of Humane Letters, University Cincinnati, 1978.

Doctor of Humane Letters, University Massachusetts, 1991. Doctor of Letters, Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, 1978. Doctor of Letters, Centre College, Kentucky, 1977.

Doctor of Letters, Gonzaga University, Washington, 1980. Doctor of Letters, Monmouth College, 1980. Doctor of Letters, City College of New York.

Doctor of Laws, Amherst College. Doctor of Laws, Bethany College. Doctor of Laws, Austin College.

Doctor of Laws, Ritsuimaneu University, Kyoto, Japan, 1993. Doctor of Letters, Alderson-Broadus College. Doctor of Letters, Adelphi University, Central Florida.

Career

In 1971 he was a fellow at Harvard"s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Duffey was an adjunct professor at Yale University and a fellow at Calhoon College from 1971 to 1973. From 1974 to 1976, he was chief administrative officer and spokesman for the American Association of University Professors.

He worked on the Carter-Mondale transition team in 1976 and 1977 and has been Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs since early 1977.

Doctor Duffey was the former chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities (1977–1982), and former assistant Secretary of State for education and cultural affairs, and served as director of the United States Information Agency from 1993 to 1999. Before that, he was president of American University (1991–1993) and chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1982–1991).

While he was chancellor at Amherst, he also served as president of the four-campus University of Massachusetts system. In 1970, he received over 20% of the delegate votes in the Democratic Party"s Connecticut state convention, along with then State Senate President Edward Marcus, with nomination going to Alphonse Donahue of Staford.

He overturned the results of the state convention in a three way primary.

He finished second in a three-way general election race to Lowell Weicker, with Senator Dodd running as an independent. The incumbent in that race, Thomas J. Dodd, was the father of former Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd. Anne Wexler ran his 1970 campaign, and the two married in September 1974 after they had both divorced their respective spouses.

In 1978 and 1980, Duffey was a delegate to the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) meetings in Paris and Belgrade.

In 1991, he was joint head of the United States. Delegation observing national elections in Ethiopia. In 1990, the position of President of the entire UMass system was added to his responsibilities.

Doctor Duffey has written extensively on issues relating to higher education and social and economic policy. He holds 14 honorary degrees from American colleges and universities and in 1993 was awarded the honorary Doctor of Letter by Ritsumeikan University in Japan.

She died of cancer on August 7, 2009 at age 79.

Achievements

• Joseph Daniel Duffey has been listed as a noteworthy Educational administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board directors Woodrow Wilson International Center Scholars, East-West Center, Western Massachusetts Area Development Corporation, Jewish Theological Seminary Library., Springfield Symphony. Trustee Center Study Presidency Congress, Milton Eisenhower Foundation. Trustee emeritus J F Kennedy Center Performing Arts.

Member of Century Association, Council Foreign Relations, Cosmos Club.

Connections

Married Anne Wexler, 1974. Children: Michael and David Duffey, Danny and David Wexler.

Father:

Joseph I. Duffey

Mother:

Ruth (Wilson) Duffey

Spouse:

Anne Wexler

child:

David Duffey

child:

Michael Duffey

child:

David Wexler Duffey

child:

Danny Wexler Duffey