Fred W. Riggs

Fred W Riggs
Born	1917 Kuling, China
Died	2008 Moanalua
Residence	Hawaii
Citizenship	United States
Nationality	US
Fields	Political Science, Public Administration
Institutions	University of Hawaii
Alma mater	University of Columbia
Known for	Riggsian Model, Comparative Public Administration

Fred W. Riggs (b. July 3, 1917, China; d. February 9, 2008, USA)^[1] was one of the pioneers in administrative model building and theory formulation and is one of the finest Administrative Thinkers. He is well-known for his works in Comparative Public Administration specially Riggsian Model.^[2] He was Professor Emeritus at Political Science Department of University of Hawaii

Awards^[3]

Dwight Waldo award for lifetime achievements in Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration, April 1991.

Order of White Elephant, conferred by King of Thailand, in Bangkok, 1986.

First non-Asian to be honored by Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration, EROPA Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1983.

Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 1966-67.

Senior Specialist, East-West Center, University of Hawaii, 1962-1963.

Fellow, Committee on Comparative Politics of the Social Science Research Institute, for field research in Thailand, 1957-58.

Fred W. Riggs

Awards[3]

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Awards^[3]