SAVANNAH, GA, April 14, 2017 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. Nicholas Llewellyn Henry has been included in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
A lifelong learner and lover of education, Dr. Henry dedicated his career to the pursuit of knowledge, earning a Bachelor of Arts in government and English literature (double major) from Centre College of Kentucky, a Master of Arts in political science from Pennsylvania State University, and both a Master of Public Administration and a Ph.D. in political science from Indiana University. He also enjoyed sharing his passions with others, and started his professional journey as an instructor of political science and assistant to the dean of arts and sciences at Indiana State University. Dr. Henry proceeded to obtain academic positions at the University of New Mexico and the University of Georgia before joining Arizona State University as the founding director and associate professor (later full professor) of the Center for Public Affairs (now the School of Public Affairs). He then transitioned to become the founding dean of Arizona State's College of Public Programs (now the College of Public Service & Community Solutions) which propelled him to Georgia Southern College where he served as a professor of public administration and president.
During his eleven-year tenure as president, Dr. Henry was instrumental in persuading the University System of Georgia to upgrade Georgia Southern College to Georgia Southern University, authorizing it to grant Ph.D. degrees and making it the first new university in Georgia in twenty-one years and, at the time, the state's fourth university and the only university in South Georgia. The Associated Press wrote that, "It took leadership . . . to transform Georgia Southern from a small Statesboro college to a 'dynamic university'. . . . " (The Atlanta Journal and Constitution, November 22, 1990). Georgia Trend magazine (January 1994) wrote: "At a time when few universities are breaking ground, Georgia Southern has embarked on a . . . building program that will remake Statesboro. . . . The explosion of brick and mortar is a reflection of the explosion in the student body under Henry's tutelage. . . . Henry has had to raise academic admission standards to counter uncontrollable growth." After accruing more than four decades of experience, he retired from his role as a professor of political science at Georgia Southern University.
Dr. Henry has authored or edited 12 books, including "Public Administration and Public Affairs" (13 editions, and translated and published in China, Japan, Romania, and Moldova) "Doing Public Administration" (three editions), "Governing at the Grassroots: State and Local Politics" (three editions), "Copyright, Congress and Technology: The Public Record," (five volumes), and "Copyright/Information Technology/Public Policy" (two volumes). He has also contributed to a plethora of professional journals, including refereed articles in Science, The American Scholar, and Public Administration Review, on such topics as governance in the 21st century, intersectoral administration, privatization, and public program management. He serves on the editorial boards of Public Organization Review and Administrative Change. In addition to the vast array of publications to which he has supplied his knowledge, Dr. Henry has received nine grants totaling more than $400,000, lent his expertise to congressional testimony and local publications, and presented papers on nearly 50 occasions. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration, a member of the Cosmos Club in Washington, D.C., and served as the national president of Pi Alpha Alpha, the public administration honorary society.
Throughout his career, Dr. Henry has been recognized many times for his hard work, dedication and success. He received a "Special Commendation" from the governor of Arizona, for Services to the State, and the Essence Award and Collegiate Achievement Award "For Outstanding and Dedicated Service" from the Black Student Alliance and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Georgia Southern University. In 1994, he was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Georgia by Georgia Trend. He has won the Laverne Burchfield Award and the Presidential Citation of Merit, both from the American Society for Public Administration. Additionally, he earned the 2008 Presidential Citation of Merit from Arizona State University, and received "A Resolution Recognizing and Commending Georgia Southern University President Nicholas L. Henry," from the Georgia State Senate. He was featured in 27 editions of Who's Who in America, 12 editions of Who's Who in the World, 21 editions of Who's Who in the South and Southwest, and six editions of Who's Who in American Education. During his spare time, Dr. Henry enjoys giving back through such organizations as the American Society for Public Administration, Savannah-Chatham County Historic Sites & Monument Commission, Board of the Downtown Neighborhood Association, Savannah GA, and Historic District Board of Review, City of Savannah, GA.
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