Richardson, Richard John, 1928-

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Richard Judson Richardson was born in Poplar Bluff, Mo., in 1935. After receiving his B.S. in Public Affairs from Harding College in Arkansas in 1957 and attending the University of Dublin as a Rotary Foundation Fellow, he received his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in political science from Tulane University. He taught at Tulane, Western Michigan University, and the University of Hawaii before joining the faculty of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1969. There, in addition to his teaching, he served as chair of the political science department, 1975-1980, and was active on numerous university committees, chairing the University of North Carolina Bicentennial Observance Committee. From 1995 to 2000, Richardson was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.

From the description of Richard J. Richardson papers, 1945-1999 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 25740215

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