AYSPS Personnel Changes
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies

James Alm was named Chair of the Department of Economics in April 2000.

Richard Byrd visited The Atlanta Project as public health advisor from May through November, 2000. His home institution is the Health Resources Services Administration, Public Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Richard Charles was named Visiting Assistant Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies.

Vennie Davidson left The Atlanta Project as Office Manager in July, however, she continued to work on the project through part-time contract work.

Jennifer Edwards was named Adjunct Assistant Professor in Public Administration and Urban Studies.

Sam Engle resigned as Associate Director of Research Atlanta.

Alan Essig joined the Fiscal Research Program as Research Associate II in January.

Michael Foster resigned from his joint appointment as Associate Professor of the Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies and the School of Nursing, and is now Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Administration at Penn State.

Catherine Freeman joined the Fiscal Research Program as Research Associate II in June.

Rachel Gonter left the Health Policy Center as Research Associate II.

Amy Helling was tenured and promoted to Associate Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies.

Keith Ihlanfeldt resigned as Professor of Economics in September 2000, and is now Professor of Economics at Florida State University.

Osman Kabia joined The Atlanta Project in September as an AmeriCorps VISTA.

Deborah McCarty joined Research Atlanta as Executive Director on August 21, 2000. She is the former President of the Columbia Association of Columbia, Md., the nation's largest private property owners association, which has been recognized in city planning circles internationally. She was formerly an Atlanta City Council member for 16 years, and Commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs from 1993 to 1998.

Julia Melkers was promoted to Associate Professor of Public Administration and Urban Studies.

Jodi Merriday joined The Atlanta Project in February as Assistant Director.

Michael H. Mescon joined the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies in June as visiting holder of the Bernard B. and Eugenia A. Ramsey Chair of Private Enterprise.

Shannon Mudd resigned as of Summer 2000. He is now Assistant Professor of Economics at Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.

Sharon Owens joined The Atlanta Project as an AmeriCorps VISTA in February of 2000, and later, as AmeriCorps VISTA Leader.

Jeff Pruett joined the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies as Manager of Systems Support, moving from the central university's computer help center.

Donald Ratajczak retired as Professor of Economics in Summer 2000, and was named Regents Professor Emeritus.

Betsy Robertson resigned as Director of Public Relations, to work in the central university public relations office.

Glennwood Ross, Assistant Professor of Economics at Morehouse College, was named as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Economics at Georgia State University in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies.

Al Rosser resigned as Manager of Systems Support, and now works as PC Systems Specialist Lead for GSU.

Francis W. Rushing retired as Professor of Economics, was named Professor Emeritus, and continues to work for the Department of Economics.

Samuel Skogstad retired as Professor and Chair of Economics in Summer 2000, and was named Professor Emeritus.

Lauren Waits joined the Health Policy Center as Research Associate II.

Sally Wallace was appointed the Associate Director of the Fiscal Research Program.

Beth Weiss resigned as Program Development Officer for Service Learning of the Office of Community Outreach and Partnerships.

Tom Weyandt resigned as executive director of Research Atlanta Inc. on March 3, 2000, to become director of comprehensive planning for the Atlanta Regional Commission.