Melvin A. Kahn

Background

Kahn, Melvin A. was born on November 17, 1930 in New York City. Son of Meyer Miles Shomer and Hannah Abrams Shomer Kahn.

Education

Bachelor, University Florida, 1952. Master of Arts, University Chicago, 1958. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1964.

Career

Lecturer Indiana University Labor Institute, Bloomington, 1959-1961. Assistant professor Indiana State University, Terre Haute, 1961-1965. Associate professor Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1965-1970.

Professor political science Wichita State University, since 1970, chair political science, 1970-1976. Co-director Kansas Seminar, Taft Institute, New York City, 1976-1988. Scholar In-Residence, Hebrew Congregation, 2007.

Alexander Hamilton portrayer and lecturer, since 1986.

Achievements

• Melvin A. Kahn has been listed as a noteworthy political science professor by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Winning Ticket: Daley, the Chicago Machine and Illinois Politics (American political parties and elections)

    (Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- 1951- Nomina...)

Membership

Student internship instructor, Republican National Convention, 1996. Board directors Mid-Kansas Jewish Federation, 1999-2002. Downstate campaign manager Governor Shapiro Committee, Illinois, 1968.

Executive director Democratic County Committee, Wichita, 1982. Member state committee Kansas Democratic Party, 1995-1996, since 2000. Delegate Democratic National Convention, 2000.

Platform committee member 2004 Democratic National.Convention. Member American Association of University Professors, American Political Science Association, Wichita Downtown Lions (board directors 1982-1986, Lion of Year award, 2007-2008).

Connections

Married Adrienne Phyllis Iseberg, August 17, 1958 (divorced April 1974). Children: David Kahn, Sharonah Greenberg, Miriam Sichel. Married Helen Joan Gleeson, May 24, 1986.

Father:

Meyer Miles Shomer

Mother:

Hannah Abrams Shomer Kahn

Spouse:

Adrienne Phyllis Iseberg

Spouse:

Helen Joan Gleeson

child:

Miriam Sichel Kahn

child:

David Kahn

child:

Sharonah Greenberg Kahn