Background
Shaw, Walter Rice was born on January 25, 1896 in Greenwood, Indiana, United States. Son of Orien Bass and Margaret Estelle (Rice) Shaw.
Shaw, Walter Rice was born on January 25, 1896 in Greenwood, Indiana, United States. Son of Orien Bass and Margaret Estelle (Rice) Shaw.
AB, Wabash College, 1917. Doctor of Laws, Wabash College, 1964. Postgrad, Yale University, 1920.
Postgrad, University Strasbourg, 1920. Postgrad, London School of Economics, 1922. Doctor en droit, University Bordeaux, France, 1922.
Assistant professor of history, Washington and Lee University, 1922-1923;
instructor political science, University of Wisconsin, 1923-1924;
assistant professor, University of Wisconsin, 1924-1927;
associate professor, University of Wisconsin, 1927-1932;
professor, University of Wisconsin, 1932-1940;
professor and department chairman government, City College of New York, New York City, 1940-1951;
professor political science and director graduate studies, international relations, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, 1951-1964;
professor political science emeritus, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, from 1964. Secretary Fellowships for Social Sciences Research Council, New York City, 1929-1932. Visiting professor Harvard University, 1934-1935.
Head research analyst division political studies Department of State, Washington, 1942-1943. Technical program expert Office Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations, 1943. Associate International Administration Columbia University Naval School Military Government, 1944-1945.
Chief organizational, planning United Nations Interim Commision on Food and Agricultural, 1944-1945. Sec-general Conference on Food and Agricultural Organisation of United Nations, Quebec, 1945. Administrative consultant World Health Organisation, 1946-1948.
International study project director United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1948-1950. Special consultant Mutual Secretary Agency, 1952. Co-director United Nations Egyptian Institute Public Administration, Cairo, 1954-1955.
Program staff United States National Commission United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1964-1965.
Captain United States Army, 1917-1919. Fellow AFS, Social Science Research Council, Guggenheim Foundation. Member American Political Science Association Delta Theta, Phi Beta Kappa. M C.
Married Doris West Bepler, July 6, 1922. Children: Alice Louise, Norman Vincent.