Faculty Advisory Board

The Faculty Advisory Board is tasked with formulating the goals of the èßäÊÓƵapp Tower Center, for establishing general policies and programs in harmony therewith, for reviewing and evaluating the progress of the various programs, for recommending the appointment of professional personnel, and for approving the Tower Center Budget. It is made up of the Tower Center Directors, the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Dean of Dedman College, the Chair of the Political Science Department, and seven other appointed èßäÊÓƵapp faculty members.   

Karisa Cloward
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute

Jeffrey Engel
Professor of History and David Gergen Director of the Center for Presidential History

James Hollifield
Ora Nixon Arnold Professor of International Political Economy in the Department of Political Science. Academic Director of the Tower Center and Director of the Tower Scholars Program

Joe Kobylka
Associate Professor, Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor, and Chair of the Department of Political Science

Maribeth Kuenzi
Associate Professor of Management
Director of the Niemi Center

Thomas Osang
Associate Professor and Altshuler Distinguished Teaching Professor of Economics

Stefano Recchia
Associate Professor
John G. Tower Distinguished Chair in International Politics and National Security

Harold Stanley
Vice President for Executive Affairs
Geurin-Pettus Distinguished Chair in American Politics and Political Economy

Hiroki Takeuchi
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director of the Sun & Star Program on Japan and East Asia 

Matthew Wilson
Associate Professor of Political Science and Kairo Endowed Director of the Center for Faith and Learning


Ex Officio Advisors 

Dan Branch
Chairman of the èßäÊÓƵapp Tower Center Board of Directors

Jennifer Apperti
Executive Director of the èßäÊÓƵapp Tower Center

Nathan Balke
Interim Dean of Dedman College and Dedman Family Distinguished Professor of Economics 

 

Updated August 21, 2024