Deil S. Wright
Deil S. Wright (18 June 1930 - 30 June 2009) was Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of North Carolina. He was educated at the University of Michigan; B.A. (Political Science), June, 1952; M.P.A. (Master of Public Administration), February, 1954; Ph.D. (Political Science), February, 1957. Dissertation: "The Prestige of the Public Service in a Metropolitan Community" He joined the University of North Carolina faculty as Professor, Department of Political Science, 1967–1983; Alumni Distinguished Professor, 1983–2002; Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, 2002—2009.
Wright authored many works in the field of public administration including: Public Administration and the Public (1958); Understanding Intergovernmental Relations (1978, 1982, and 1988); and Globalization and Decentralization (1996).
PROFESSIONAL CAREER AND ACTIVITIES
- Teaching Positions
- Teaching Fellow, Department of Political Science, University of Michigan, 1954-56.
- Instructor, Department of Political Science, Wayne State University, 1956-1958.
- Assistant Professor 1958-1959.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Iowa, 1959-1962.
- Associate Professor, 1962-1967.
- Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, University of California (Berkeley), 1965-1966.
- Carl Hatch Visiting Professor of Public Administration, Division of Public Administration, University of New Mexico, 1987.
- Professor, Department of Political Science, University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), 1967–1983.
- Alumni Distinguished Professor, 1983–2002.
- Alumni Distinguished Professor Emeritus, 2002—2009.