Dr. Donald Menzel
Public Administration Theory, Public Organizations, Ethics, Local Government
Professor Menzel received his Ph.D. from the Pennsylvania State University in 1973, a Master's of Art degree in political science from Miami University (Ohio) in 1968, and a B.A. degree in mathematics from Southern Illinois University in 1961. He has been a member of the faculties at West Virginia University (1973-84) and the University of South Florida (1984-98) where he served as Director of the Public Administration Program and the Institute of Government. He served six years in the 1960s in the United States Air Force as a navigator/bombardier on B-52s. His research interests include ethics in local government, ethics pedagogy, city and county government politics and management, intergovernmental relations, public organizational management, and ethical issues associated with information technology. He has served as a member of the editorial boards of Public Integrity, State and Local Government Review, Global Virtue Review, and the PA Times. He currently serves as a member of the National Council of the American Society for Public Administration and the NASPAA Commission on Peer Review and Accreditation.
The American County: Frontiers of Knowledge, Edited volume. (University of Alabama Press, 1996).
Teaching Ethics and Values: Innovations, Strategies, and Issues in Public Administration Programs, Co-edited volume with Dr. James S. Bowman, Florida State University. (State University of New York Press, 1998).
"Managerial Ethics, Privatization, and the Information Age," Public Administration and Management, 1998.
"To Act Ethically: What, Why, and How of Ethics Pedagogy," Journal of Public Administration Education, 1998
"Teaching Ethics and Values in Graduate PA/A Programs in the U.S.: Moving Forward or Standing Still?" PS: Political Science & Politics V. XXX (September) 1997:518-524.
"Teaching Ethics and Values in Public Administration: Are We Making a Difference?" Public Administration Review. V. 57 (May/June) 1997.
"Governing the American County in the 21st Century," Spectrum: The Journal of State Government V. 69 (Summer) 1996:48-55.
"Ethics Complaint Making and Trustworthy Government," Public Integrity Annual. 1996:73-82.
"Ethics Stress in Public Organizations," Public Productivity & Management Review V.20 1996:70-83.
"Images of Public Administration,Ħħ P.A. Times, May 2001.