Tannenbaum, Donald G. 1934-

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TANNENBAUM, Donald G. 1934-
(Donald Gerald Tannenbaum)

PERSONAL:

Born September 17, 1934, in New York, NY; son of Charles (in business) and Frances (a homemaker) Tannenbaum; married Annie Godman (a photographer); children: Ellyn Meredith Brooke Billingsley Schumacher. Education: City College of the City University of New York, B.B.A., 1954, M.A., 1961; New York University, Ph.D., 1970.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Gettysburg, PA. Office—Department of Political Science, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA 17325; fax: 717-337-6033. E-mail—dtannenb@gettysburg.edu.

CAREER:

Northern Michigan University, Marquette, teacher of political science, 1964-66; Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, PA, associate professor of political science, 1966—. Dickinson College, visiting associate professor, 1986; conference presenter and panel chair. Washington, DC, Metro Area Political Theory Colloquy, member, 1995-2003.

MEMBER:

Northeastern Political Science Association (president, 1993-94), Pennsylvania Political Science Association (president, 1988-90; council member, 1990—), National Capital Area Political Science Association (council member, 1984-89).

AWARDS, HONORS:

Award for outstanding teaching in political science, American Political Science Association and Pi Sigma Alpha, 2002.

WRITINGS:

(Coauthor) Inventors of Ideas: An Introduction to Political Philosophy, St. Martin's Press (Westport, CT), 1998, 2nd edition, Wadsworth Group (Belmont, CA), 2003.

Contributor to reference books. Contributor of articles and reviews to periodicals, including Presidential Studies Quarterly, Teaching Political Science, and Pennsylvania Political Scientist. Commonwealth: Journal of Political Science, founding editor, 1985-93, coeditor for political theory, 1994—; newsletter editor, Pennsylvania Political Science Association, 1984-86.

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