Pederson, William David was born on March 17, 1946 in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Son of Jon Moritz and Rose Marie P. Bachelor of Science in Political Science, U. Oregon, 1967, Master of Arts in Political Science, 1972, Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science, 1979. Teaching assistant political science department U. Oregon, Eugene, 1975-1977.
Instructor government department Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1977-1979. Assistant professor political science department Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, 1979-1980. Assistant professor, head political science and pre-law Yankton College U. South Dakot, 1980-1981.
Professor political science department Louisiana State University, Shreveport, 1981.
Program analyst National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., summer 1973. Associate professor junior state program American University, Washington, summer 1984, professor junior state program Georgetown University, 1988.
Research associate Russian and East European Center University of Illinois, Urbana, summers 1982. Founding director
Assistant professor political Assistant professor, head political Editor: The Barberian Presidency, 1989.
Editor: The Political
Member Mayor"s Commander on the Bicentennial United States Constitution, 1987. Served with United States Army, 1968-1970. Fellow American Political Science Association, Am.Judicature Society.
Member Abraham Lincoln Association (member board directors 1994, director conference in the south, 1992, director 1st summer Institute on Abraham Lincoln, 1993, grantee 1992, 93, Achievement award 1994), Center Study Presidency, International Society Political Psychology, Washington Semesters and Internship Association, International Lincoln Association (board directors 1994-1995, president 1990-1993, chair, board directors 1998), Lincoln Forum (board directors 1996).
