Department of Political Science

ALUMNI

Graduates of the ASU Political Science Department have gone on to careers that include law; teaching; executive positions in political parties, public relations and business firms; careers in government agencies on the federal, state and local levels; and graduate studies in political science and public administration. Some of these graduates are listed below:

Shane Broadway--Class of '94;Speaker of the Arkansas House of Representatives (2000-2001)

Lonnie Beard--Class of '70; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor and Director of the Graduate Agricultural Law Program, University of Arkansas School of Law

Tom Tull--Class of '73; Owner and President of Healthcare Insurance

A. Danielle Litaker--Class of 1992; Managing Partner of Default Legal and member of the Executive Committee at Wilson & Associates Law Firm

Peggy Wright--Class of 1993 (B.A.); 1996 (M.P.A.); Director of Delta Studies Activities at Arkansas State University

Joe Hudson--Class of 1997 (M.A.), Arkansas State Representative

Mike Beebe--Class of 1968; Governor of Arkansas

Mike Everett--Class of 1970; Arkansas State Senator; Attorney

Jason Sutfin--Class of 1995; 1st District Congressional Candidate 2000
Lt. Col. Laureuce Sefren--Class of ; Officer in the Office of the Inspector General at the Pentagon

Dr. Jane McBride Gates--Class of ; Chair of the Arkansas State University Political Science Department 1993-July of 2002, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences of Savannah State University in Georgia as of August 2002