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| GRESHAM RILEY AWARD RECIPIENT 2003 |
David D. Finley
David D. Finley’s career at Colorado College spanned more
than 35 years. He served as a political science professor, department
chair and dean of the faculty and college. He is a graduate of
West Point, where he chose to study Russian and kindled his lifelong
interest in Soviet affairs. After completing his military service
with the U.S. Army he began graduate work in political science
at Stanford University. He joined the Colorado College faculty
in 1963 while still writing his doctoral dissertation. He received
his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1966. He was awarded the Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace Grant in 1972.
His research has focused on comparative and international politics
with an emphasis on Russian/former Soviet politics and foreign
relations, particularly Russian-U.S. relations. From 1981 to
1985 he served as chairman of the political science department
and was appointed dean of the college and the faculty in 1987,
a position he held until 1992. In 1992 he returned to the classroom
until his retirement in 1999.
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