DELMER LONOWSKI
PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME: Delmer Lonowski
HOME ADDRESS: 1125 Medary Avenue South
Brookings, SD 57006
HOME TELEPHONE: (605) 692-9184
PRESENT POSITION: Professor of Political Science
South Dakota State University
PAST POSITIONS: Teaching Assistant, University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Employee, Del's Oil Co., Inc., Loup City, NE
Owner/operator, Performance Stop, Ord, NE
OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of Political Science
306 Scobey Hall
South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD 57007
OFFICE TELEPHONE: (605) 688-4911
E-MAIL: delmer.lonowski@sdstate.edu
ACADEMIC TRAINING:
DEGREE INSTITUTION DATE
B.A. George Washington University June, 1968
M.A. ed. University of Nebraska--Kearney August, 1986
M.A. University of Nebraska--Lincoln December, 1988
Ph.D. University of Nebraska--Lincoln August, 1991
PUBLISHED ARTICLES:
“Citizen Participation in COGs: A Defense Against County Consolidation” in Charles Woodard, ed., Perils and Promise: Essays on Community in South Dakota and Beyond, 2007.
"Journaling as a Teaching and Learning Tool," in Bush Project Anthology, Vol. 1, Brookings: South Dakota State University, Bush Faculty Development Project, 2004.
“A Brief History of the Sioux and Their Dialects” in South Dakota: A Journey Through Time Tutor Tips.
"A Return to Tradition: Proportional Representation in Tribal Government," American Indian Culture and Research Journal, XVIII, No. 1 (1994), 147-163.
"Capitalism and Democracy: A Play," PS: Political Science and Politics, XXVI, No. 4 (December, 1993), 760-763.
"Political Cleavages in the European Community," in Reinhold Bubser, Bernard Kolasa, and Robert Krueger (eds.) Proceedings of the Sixteenth European Studies Conference, October 10, 11, 12, 1991, pp. 1-10.
COURSES TAUGHT:
International Relations
International Law and Organization
European Union (Cross-Listed with the European Studies Program)
Current World Problems
U.S. Foreign Policy
Russian Politics
Introduction to Comparative Government
Legislative Process
American Indian Government and Politics (Cross-Listed with the American Indian Studies Program)
South Dakota Legislative Issues
State and Local Government
Introduction to American Government
PEDAGOGICAL CONTRIBUTIONS:
Member of the President's Advisory Committee on Diversity, 2009-
Member of the South Dakota State University Global Studies Committee, 2001-2004.
Member of the South Dakota State University Lead Forward Communications Committee, 2000-2002
Chair, South Dakota State University, College of Art and Science Diversity Task Force, 2001.
Secretary-Treasurer of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, 1999-2000.
Vice-President of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, 1998-1999.
President of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, 1997-1998.
Member of the South Dakota State University Writing Across the Curriculum Committee.
Member of the Indian Studies Program Committee.
Former Member of the South Dakota State University Committee on Academic Diversity and Pluralism.
Former Member of the South Dakota State University Liberal Studies Core Curriculum Committee.
Member of the South Dakota State University, College of Education, NCATE Credentials Committee.
Member of the Teacher Education Faculty.
Former Member of South Dakota State University, Bush Foundation Ad Hoc Task Force on Curriculum Review.
Former Member of the South Dakota State University Affirmative Action Advisory Committee.
Member of the SDSU American Indian History and Culture Conference Committee, 1992-
TEACHING GRANTS AND AWARDS:
Edward Hogan Award for Teaching Excellence, 2003.
Outstanding Teaching in Political Science, recognized by the American Political Science Association and Pi Sigma Alpha.
Certificate for participation in a Seminar on Multicultural/Bilingual Curriculum for College Classrooms.
Bush Foundation Grant to address ethnic conflict in the Current World Problems class.
Bush Foundation Grant to incorporate ethnic diversity issues into several classes.
Bush Foundation Grant to develop a course on Tribal Government.
Dissertation nominated by the University of Nebraska--Lincoln, Department of Political Science for the American Political Science Association's Gabriel A. Almond Award.
Bush Foundation Grant to take a course on Tribal Government at Sisseton-Wahpeton Community College in Sisseton, South Dakota (November, 1991-February, 1992).
RESEARCH CONTRACT:
Contract with the Lincoln/Lancaster County Domestic Violence Coalition to collect data from County Attorney and city police records (1987-1989).
CONFERENCE PARTICIPATION:
Presented “Restoring Tribal Sovereignty” at the 12th Annual Meeting Great Plains Political Science Association, October, 2009.
Panelist, Roundtable: Innovation in the Classroom, 12th Annual Meeting Great Plains Political Science Association, October, 2009.
Chaired panel and Discussant at the 12th Annual Meeting Great Plains Political Science Association, October, 2009.
Chaired two panels XXXIII European Studies Conference, October, 2009, Omaha.
Chaired two panels XXXII European Studies Conference, October, 2008, Omaha
Chaired two panels XXXI European Studies Conference, October, 2007, Omaha.
Panelist, "Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Policy in the Middle East," Great Plains Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2006.
Chaired a panel XXX European Studies Conference, October, 2006, Omaha.
Presented “Diversity Protections in the European Union Constitution Treaty” to the Great Plains Political Science Association Annual Meeting, March, 2005.
Panelist, “Asian Hegemony in the 21st Century? The Role of China and India in the Emerging Global Order” at the Great Plains Political Science Association Annual Meeting, March 2005.
Presenter, “Feedback through Journaling,” Spring, 2005 Collaboration Professional Development Conference, Bloomington, MN.
Chaired panel, XXIX European Studies Conference, October, 2004, Omaha, Nebraska.
Panel member, Roundtable discussion of International Relations, Great Plains Political Science Association, April, 2004.
Respondent to two papers at the Great Plains Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April, 2004.
Chaired panel XXVIII European Studies Conference, October, 2003, Omaha, Nebraska.
Panel Chair and Discussant for the Comparative Government Panel, Great Plains Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 26, 2003
Panelist in a Roundtable Discussion: Foreign Policy After 9/11, Great Plains Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 26, 2003.
Chaired panel XXVII European Studies Conference, October, 2002, Omaha, Nebraska.
Chaired panel XXVI European Studies Conference, October, 2001, Omaha, Nebraska.
Respondent to a paper at the Fourth Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, March, 2001.
Chaired panel, XXXV European Studies Conference, October, 2000, Omaha, Nebraska.
Respondent to a paper at the Third Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, April, 2000.
Chaired panel, XXIV European Studies Conference, October, 1999, Omaha, Nebraska.
Presented a paper, “Citizen Participation in COGs: A Defense Against County Consolidation,” on the
Local Government Panel at the Second Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, March, 1999.
Respondent to two papers at the Second Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, March, 1999.
Chaired panel, XXIII European Studies Conference, October, 1998, Omaha, Nebraska.
Respondent to three papers at the First Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Political Science and Public Affairs Association, April, 1998.
Participant in “Service Learning in Political Science” workshop, Hamline University, April, 1998.
Panel Member, "Effective Classroom Teaching: Writing Across the Curriculum" SDSU Faculty Development Workshop, 1997.
Presented a paper, "Lessons from the Success of the Soviet Experiment", at the IXX European Studies Conference, October, 1994, Omaha, Nebraska.
Panel Member, South Dakota Local Government Institute, 1994.
Committee Member, South Dakota State University American Indian History Conference, 1994-.
Panel Member, "A Conversation on Current Trends in Food Policies," sponsored by Dakota Rural Action, November, 1993.
Chaired Panel, "Dealing with Diversity in the Classroom," SDSU Effective Instruction Workshop, March, 1993.
"Creative Uses of Power: Encouraging Partnerships in Teaching and Learning", at the Bush Faculty Development Conference, February, 1993.
"Power Plays: Issues of Control on Campus", at the Bush Faculty Development Conference, November, 1992.
Respondent at Tribal Government Awareness Bush Faculty Development Program, South Dakota State University, April, 1992, Brookings, South Dakota.
Participant in European Community Studies Association Workshop on "The European Community After Maastricht," March, 1992.
Participant in Harmony Hill Bush Grant Race Workshop, Spring, 1992.
Presented a paper, "Political Cleavages in the European Community", at the XVI European Studies Conference, October, 1991, Omaha, Nebraska.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY:
Vice President, SDSU Chapter of AAUP, 2008-9
Board of Regents Social Science Council, 2005-2008
Institutional representative to the Atlantic Council Association.
ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS:
American Political Science Association
European Union Studies Association
Great Plains Political Science Association
National Education Association
American Association of University Professors
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Board of Directors, South Dakota World Affairs Council, 2005-
Executive Secretary, Brookings Chapter, Dakota Rural Action, 1997-2001.
Vice-Chairperson, Brookings Chapter, Dakota Rural Action, 1996.
Brookings Chapter Representative to the Dakota Rural Action Board of Directors, 1994
Dakota Rural Action, Member, 1993-2002.
Loup River Chapter, Nebraskans for Peace, Chair, 1984
Nebraska District Optimists:
Two-term Lieutenant-Governor, 1973-74, 1975-76
Optimist International Distinguished Lieutenant-Governor Award
Club Services Chairman, 1974-75
New Club Building Chairman, 1976-77
Youth Work Chairman, 1977-78
Optimist Club of Ord, President, 1972-73
Boy Scout Troop 192, Ord, NE, Scoutmaster, 1975-76
Sherman County Republican Party, Chair, 1969
Church and Society Commission, Broken Bow United Methodist Church, Chair, 1984
Administrative Council, Broken Bow United Methodist Church, Member, 1983-84
Nebraska Annual Conference, United Methodist Church, Lay Delegate, 1991
TITLE OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION: Political Cleavages in the European Community.
DISSERTATION COMMITTEE: Raphael Zariski, Chair
David P. Forsythe
William P. Avery
Robert Sittig
Craig MacPhee
DATE OF BIRTH: February 3, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH: Loup City, Nebraska