Paul Pritchard Van Riper

Background

Riper, Paul Pritchard Van was born on July 29, 1916 in Laporte, Indiana, United States. Son of Paul and Margaret (Pritchard) Van Riper.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, DePauw University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1947.

Career

Instructor, Northwestern University, 1947-1949; assistant professor political science, Northwestern University, 1949-1951; management analyst, Office Comptroller Department Army, 1951-1952; member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, 1952-1970; professor, Cornell Univercity, 1957-1970; chairman governor board, Executive Committee, Cornell Social Science Research Center, 1956-1958; professor, head department political science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1970-1977; professor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1977-1981; professor emeritus, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., since 1981; coordinator Master of Public Administration program, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., 1979-1981; named professor Bush School Government and Public Svc., Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., since 1997. Visiting professor University of Chicago, 1958, Indiana U., 1961, U. Strathclyde, Scotland, 1964, University of Michigan, 1965, U. Oklahoma, 1969-1997, U. Utah, 1979.

Achievements

• Paul Pritchard Van Riper has been listed as a noteworthy Political science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The American Federal Executive

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  • History of the United States Civil Service

Membership

Member of Executive Committee Civil Svc. Reform assosiation, New York, 1960-1964, history advising committee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1964-1966. Board directors Brazos Valley Cmty.

Action Agency, 1975-1979,Brazos County History Commission, since 1976. Charter member Brazos Heritage Society, president 1977-1979. Major Army of the United States, 1942-1946.

Lieutenant colonel United States Army Reserve retired. Member American Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association, S.W. Political Science Association (exec.com. 1975-1977), American Society Public Administration (national advising committee 1957-1960, Dimock award 1984, Waldo award 1990), International Personnel Mgmt.Assn., Rotary (president Bryan club 1991-1992), Phi Beta Kappa, Beta ThetaPi (vice president 1962, general secretary 1963-1965), Pi Alpha Alpha, Pi Sigma Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Delta Chi.

Connections

Married Dorothy Ann Dodd Samuelson, May 11, 1964. 1 child, Michael Scott Samuelson.

Father:

Paul Riper

Mother:

Margaret (Pritchard) Van Riper

Spouse:

Dorothy Ann Dodd Samuelson

child:

Michael Scott Samuelson Riper