Background
Schier, Richard Francis was born on March 23, 1922 in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Stephen and Marcella Eleanor (Kenny) Schier.
Schier, Richard Francis was born on March 23, 1922 in Fort Madison, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Stephen and Marcella Eleanor (Kenny) Schier.
Bachelor of Arts Iowa, 1946. Master of Arts, University Iowa, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1951.
Instructor department political science University Akron, Ohio, 1947-1948. Education adviser United States Department Defense, Federal Republic of Germany and England, 1951-1953. Assistant professor Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 1953-1956, associate professor, 1957-1964, professor, 1964-1987, chairman department government, 1969-1972.
Pennsylvania political analyst ABC-television, 1966-1984. Deputy superintendent public instruction Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1960-1961. Chief of staff task force on higher education Governor's Committee on Education, 1960-1961.
Legislative assistant to Senator Joseph S. Clark, 1965.
Chairman Commonwealth Compensation Commission, 1971-1972. Served with Field Artillery Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Member American Political Science Association, Pennsylvania Political Science Association (president 1962-1963), American Association of University Professors (member committee on college and university government 1969-1972).
