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Media Hits 2006
at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Fred Elsberry and AYSPS were featured in "GSU's aviation program flying high again," Atlanta Business Chronicle, December 29, 2006.
Djesika Amendah, Ph.D. in Economics student, was featured in "Student Continues Her Study of Economics at Georgia State University," Voice of America, December 20, 2006.
Gary Henry's Pre-K study was noted in "More big government is not the answer," The Gainsville Times (Northern Virginia), December 20, 2006.
The Andrew Young School’s Tax Allocation District study, authored by Carolyn Bourdeaux and John Matthews, was cited in “TAD vote may be held in Flowery Branch,” AccessNorthGa.com, December 14, 2006.
Harvey Newman and Lewis Faulk, MS-UPS student, were featured in “Student, faculty member from School of Policy Studies among Torch of Peace award winners,” The GSU Signal, December 12, 2006.
Bill Kahnweiler was interviewed by TheHRSpecialist.com, an online resource published by The National Institute of Business Management, for an article on how HR professionals in a one-person HR department can position themselves to work in large organizations, December 2006.
Bill Kahnweiler was interviewed for an article on how to re-invigorate your career at mid-life by Revolutionhealth.com, an online resource covering men's health issues, which was started by Steve Case, former CEO of AOL, December 2006.
Susan Laury was quoted in "Civil rights projects attractive, not divisive to donors," Associated Press, published in The Macon Telegraph, December 10, 2006.
Joe Parko, retired PAUS professor, was quoted in “Carter defends new Mideast book,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, December 8, 2006.
The Fiscal Research Center was mentioned in the editorial "Tax reform not the only piece of fiscal puzzle," Athens Banner-Herald, November 27, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted and Fiscal Research Center research was cited in "Legislators sort through tax schemes to raise cash," The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville, Fla.), November 27, 2006.
Dennis Young was quoted in "Government relies on nonprofits," The Utica Observer-Dispatch, November 24, 2006.
Nick Ogden, PAUS alum, and his new firm will be working with a national company in Savannah, "National Engineering Firm Moves to Richmond Hill," The Creative Coast Initiative (online), November 14, 2006.
Heather Hedrick Teilhet, PAUS alum, was featured in "Governor Announces Departure of Press Secretary Hedrick Teilhet; Heather Hedrick Teilhet to Lead WellStar Institute for Better Health," The Weekly: Your Neighborhood Newspaper, November 22, 2006.
Harvey K. Newman was (mis)quoted in a weekly feature on “The Changing Face of Henry,” Henry County Times, November 22, 2006.
Bill Kahnweiler was quoted in “The best places to work in Georgia,” Georgia Trend magazine, November 2006.
Tommy Clack, AYSPS alum '75 and Vietnam veteran, will be the keynote speaker for the Veterans Activity Committee breakfast, The Moultrie (Ga.) Observer, November 8, 2006.
Frank Billingsley, AYSPS alum, has been promoted to director of economic development for the city of Orlando, Fla., The News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.), October 29, 2006.
Bill Waugh was interviewed about the threat of terrorism at sporting events, ESPN, October 19, 2006.
Carolyn Bourdeaux was quoted in “Ballot question mangles English, stirs confusion; Voters asked to OK tax districts,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 16, 2006.
Laura Taylor's research on the economic benefits of contamination removal in the Great Lakes region with John Braden (University of Illinois) was profiled, National Public Radio affiliate WILL (Ill.), October 12, 2006.
Harvey K. Newman was quoted in "What would Olympics really bring to Chicago?" Crain's Chicago Business, October 9, 2006.
Georgia Health Policy Center was mentioned in "Advocacy group addressing health care access woes," Quincy Herald-Whig, October 4, 2006.
Donald Ratajczak was quoted in "Economist says aliens need to be legalized," Shelbyville Times-Gazette, September 30, 2006.
Research by the Fiscal Research Center was featured in the Op-Ed "Tab is too high on sales tax breaks," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 28, 2006.
Harvey K. Newman appeared on two half-hour television programs about the aftermath of the 1906 Atlanta race riot, hosted by former news anchor Steen Miles and with Dr. June Dobbs Butts, one of the daughters of John Wesley Dobbs, Atlanta Interfaith Broadcasters’ Faith And The City Forum, Channel 5 on Comcast, taped September 20, 2006, aired on September 27 and October 3, 2006.
Research by the Andrew Young School and Paul Farnham was featured in "$36.4 billion a year: Cost of HIV/AIDS highlights racial and ethnic disparities," EurekAlert.org, an AAAS news service, September 22, 2006.
Bill Waugh was interviewed on the lack of progress in encouraging risk reduction in housing, such as the Institute for Business and Home Safety's "fortified homes" program, Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2006.
Bill Waugh was interviewed concerning the new Homeland Security degree program at Savannah State University and the AYSPS' disaster management graduate program, WSB Radio, September 22, 2006.
Research by Mary Beth Walker and the Andrew Young School was featured in "Tax breaks cost Georgians billions each year," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 21, 2006; and in "A Costly Break? Businesses, consumers get $10 billion in exemptions each year in Georgia. That means you pay more in sales tax," Atlanta Journal Constitution, September 21, 2006.
Roy Bahl was featured in "Minister opens workshop on fiscal decentralisation," Daily Times (Pakistan), September 19, 2006.
Donald Ratajczak was mentioned in "Schneider National Inc. Recognizes 26 Carriers of the Year at Annual Conference," Layover.com Industry News, September 19, 2006.
The Fiscal Research Center was mentioned in the Op-Ed "Retirees can pay share: Excluding seniors from taxes on retirement income cuts into state budget, increases burden for others," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, September 18, 2006.
H. Spencer Banzhaf and his research were quoted in "A Healthy Environment -- Priceless," a story about the economic effects of pollution in India, Knowledge at W.P. Carey, September 13, 2006.
Harvey K. Newman was quoted in "The riot: A brutal suppression of black hope," a cover story on the legacy of the Atlanta Race Riot, by John Sugg, Creative Loafing, September 13, 2006.
Karen J. Minyard was quoted in “As the ranks of uninsured grow, groups look to fill the gap,”Fulton County Daily Report, September 8, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Improved SAT rank gives Perdue, Cox boost," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 30, 2006.
Glenn Landers' study on Georgia’s uninsured was cited in "Health fair saved her life," a story about a Clayton County health fair and county residents without insurance, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 17, 2006.
Dennis Young was quoted in "Goodwill Hunting Goes Upscale," Hartford (CT) Courant, August 17, 2006.
New PPM member Tom Wade was featured in "Tom Wade to Leave GTA for Georgia State University," TechLINKS.com, August 11, 2006, and in "GTA leader leaving for GSU," Atlanta Business Chronicle, August 11, 2006.
Domestic Program's Educational Policy Group research was cited in "State Pre-K program expands by 1,600," The Story, August 10, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted and Fiscal Research Center research was cited in "Talk of possible vehicle tax cut gets put in park," Atlanta Business Chronicle, August 4-10, 2006.
Paul Ferraro was quoted in "Officials pour into Perry in quest for better water," Houston Daily Journal (Perry, Ga.), August 9, 2006.
Andrew Young School research was cited in "Tax ploy ignores needs; Push to cut or reduce vehicle tax would rob areas of funds used for road improvements, other services," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 9, 2006.
Andrew Young School research was cited in "House GOP targets tag tax; Owners would save $500 million," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, August 7, 2006.
A Fiscal Research Center report was cited in "Lawmakers to kick off car tax debate," Gwinnett Daily Post, August 6, 2006.
PAUS alum Marie L. Garrett was appointed to the governor's Johns Creek Interim Government Committee, Duluth Weekly, August 4, 2006.
Gary Henry and his Pre-K study were referenced in a story about Gov. Sonny Perdue expanding Georgia’s Pre-K Program, U.S. Fed News, August 4, 2006.
Julie Hotchkiss was featured in "Experts to discuss local, state developments at MUW event," The Commercial Dispatch (Columbus, MS), August 2, 2006.
Economics alumnus David J. Green (Ph.D. '98) was featured in "BankUnited Names David J. Green Senior Vice President, Treasurer," BusinessWire.com, August 1, 2006.
The Georgia Health Policy Center was cited in Community Campus Partnerships for Health’s Partnership Matters, August 2006.
Sally Wallace was quoted in “March of the ‘Fair Tax’ sheep: Primary election ballot questions measure nothing but ignorance,” Creative Loafing, July 27, 2006.
Bill Waugh’s research was mentioned in “Lessons from Katrina: Sick, elderly, disabled need help in getting out,” Asbury Park Press, July 24, 2006.
Douglas Campbell wrote the opinion column “Overpaid CEOs?: The cost of the golden parachute,” The Sunday Paper, July 23, 2006.
Bill Waugh was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times concerning the potential use of risk analysis technologies by insurance companies to encourage hazard mitigation in communities with significant risk of hurricanes, earthquakes, and/or other disasters, July 21, 2006.
John C. Thomas was quoted and his research referenced in “TampaGov Referenced as a Model for Chattanooga,”Tampagov.net, July 19, 2006.
Kenneth Heaghney was quoted in "Economic outlook: Georgia No. 1 in U.S.," Atlanta Business Chronicle (reprinted on MSNBC.com), July 16, 2006.
Harvey Newman was quoted in "Sandy Springs enforces window undressing," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 16, 2006.
Alumnus Fred Hines was featured in "Growth, improvement at heart of commission race," The Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.), July 15, 2006.
The Regional Atlanta Civic League was featured in "Regional Atlanta Civic League selects new CEO," The Story, and in "Civic League names CEO," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 13, 2006.
Bruce Seaman's economic impact study on the Peachtree Road Race was cited in "Road race not always a big winner for roadside businesses," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, July 4, 2006.
Andrew Young was quoted in "Atlanta leaders get glimpse of King papers; Awed Atlantans view papers they helped save," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 30, 2006.
Andrew Young was quoted in "MLK papers reveal the man: The last-minute purchase of Martin Luther King Jr.'s papers by an Atlanta coalition offers the public the chance to look into King's psyche in a new way for the first time," Miami Herald, June 26, 2006.
Andrew Young was quoted in "Atlantans assemble bid for King papers," Chicago Tribune, and in "Atlanta Mayor, Young Hope To Bring King Papers To Atlanta," ABC News 4 (Charleston, S.C.), June 19, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted in "Big changes may come for state taxes," Atlanta Business Chronicle and MSNBC.com, June 18, 2006.
Alumnus Roger C. Tutterow (Econ '91) was a guest on "GoldSeek.com Radio: The Mogambo Guru, Dr. Roger Tutterow & George-Whitehurst-Berry," GoldSeek.com, June 17, 2006.
Gregory Lewis was quoted in "Gov. candidates face gay ‘litmus test’; Politicians in step with most Georgians against rights for gay couples," Southern Voice, June 16, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted and Fiscal Research Center research was cited in "Big changes may come for state taxes," Atlanta Business Chronicle, June 16-22, 2006.
Andrew Young was featured in "Andrew Young says the U.S. has neglected security in Africa," WTVM News 9 (Columbus, Ga.) and AccessNorthGa.com, June 12, 2006.
A Georgia Health Policy Center report was mentioned in "Plan to help pay for uninsured is healthy for us all," The Gainesville Times, June 11, 2006.
Alumna Victoria Johnson (MPA) was featured in "Business dean appointed for college," Gwinnett Daily Post, June 9, 2006.
Alumnus Timothy Burgess (MPA) was featured in "University of Georgia budget director to head up finance and administration," The Athens Banner-Herald, June 9, 2006.
Andrew Young was quoted in "Milstein gift seeks cure for antibiotic-resistant TB and malaria," Medical Research News, June 5, 2006.
Greg Streib was featured in "Is business better at getting things done? Q&A with GSU's Greg Streib," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 4, 2006.
Donald Ratajczak was quoted in "Q&A on the News," Arizona Daily Star, May 31, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted in "The $640 million question," Savannah Morning News, May 20, 2006.
Alumna Laurie J. Bennett (MPA '86) was featured in "Laurie J. Bennett reports as Special Agent in Charge in Buffalo," FBI Press Release, May 10, 2006.
William Waugh was quoted in "Georgia reports lack of ways to evacuate special needs residents," Associated Press, published in The Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus, Ga.), May 9, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Georgia's Preschool System Gets High Marks," Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2006.
Mark Rider was quoted and his research featured in "Tax break for wealthy benefits all, says Chamber; The House is to consider today a reduction in the income-tax rate for the wealthiest Rhode Islanders," The Providence Journal, May 3, 2006.
The Fiscal Research Center was mentioned in "Senior citizens get Georgia tax break," WSBTV.com, April 26, 2006.
AYSPS Advisory Board Member J. Veronica Biggins was featured in "Governor Perdue announces Executive Appointments: State Redistricting Task Force," The Weekly, April 20, 2006.
Bruce Kaufman was interviewed about the book Generation Debt by Anya Kamenetz, CNN News, April 16, 2006.
Roy Bahl was quoted in "Money is city's biggest worry; Government could go broke in a month," The Times-Picayune, April 16, 2006.
An Andrew Young School study was mentioned in "Study says folks willing to pay taxes to fund arts," The San Diego Union-Tribune, April 16, 2006.
PAUS alumna Kathryn Lookofsky (MPA '01) was featured in "Downtown post a balancing act; Things looking up for new development director," Athens Banner-Herald, April 15, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Argument over revenue windfall? It's election year," The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 12, 2006.
Felix Rioja was interviewed on immigration reform, WSB Channel 2 Atlanta, April 10, 2006.
Gary Henry's research was mentioned in the op-ed "The real learning predictor," The Daily Pennsylvanian, April 7, 2006.
Ragan Petrie's research was mentioned in "Beauty and the Fattened Wallet," The New York Times, April 6, 2006.
Inas Rashad's research was featured in "Can retirement actually be bad for your health?" The Vancouver Sun, April 4, 2006.
Robert Eger was quoted in "Fulton sprouting cities north, south; Proposed cities would redraw map," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 3, 2006.
Erdal Tekin's study on ugly criminals was featured in "Ugly crimes fit the profile," TriCity Herald (Washington), April 2, 2006.
Kenneth Heaghney was quoted in "Job picture gets a boost; Revision adds 60,000 to Ga. rolls," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 1, 2006.
PAUS alumna Kathryn Lookofsky (MPA '01) was featured in "Athens lands new downtown director; Held similar post in Jonesboro," Athens Banner-Herald, April 1, 2006.
Chris Parker was quoted in “Looking for Answers to Help the Uninsured,” Monroe County Reporter, April 2006.
EconPort, part of the Experimental Economics Center, was described in "Links: Economics Lab," Science, March 31, 2006.
John C. Thomas was quoted and his research for the city of Chattanooga was featured in "Study On Citizen Views On City Government Urges New Measures," The Chattanoogan, March 27, 2006.
Felix Rioja was interviewed for a story on the federal immigration reform bill and Latino growth in the south, CNN en Español, March 24, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Cap on class size passes; Schools must be ready in August," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 25, 2006.
Andrew Young was featured in "VMI (Virginia Military Institute) to present humanitarian award to Andrew Young," and in "Young urges cadets to dream big," The Rockbridge Weekly, March 15 and March 24, 2006.
Erdal Tekin conducted live interviews about his research on “Ugly Criminals” on Lars Larson National Radio Show and Philadelphia WHPT Radio. His research on “Ugly Criminals” was also profiled in an editorial, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 13; in “Ugly Criminals and Yanni,” Steve Rose’s Neighborhood Watch Report editorial, March 14. Tekin was also profiled on Arizona Public Radio, CBS-4 Denver TV Station, radio stations from San Francisco, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Dublin Ireland, and international media such as BBC News, Bild of Germany, Sabah, Milliyet, and Posta of Turkey. His research was also mentioned in the Swedish Newspaper Sydsvenskan.
Donald Ratajczak was quoted in "Jury still out on Campbell's legacy," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 12, 2006.
Felix Rioja was quoted in "Study: Educating Hispanic immigrants pays dividends," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 11, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Perdue's class-size plan carries unknown price tag," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 9, 2006.
Donald Ratajczak was quoted in "Economist: Strike would kill Delta," The Gainesville Times, March 8, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted in the op-ed "Negative assessment: A cap on property taxes sounds like a winning idea, but it would put too big a dent in counties' coffers," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 8, 2006.
Erdal Tekin's research was featured "Study puts the "ugly" in criminal ways," The Plain Dealer, March 7, 2006.
David Sjoquist was quoted in "Legislators push cut in industry energy tax: Democrats contend citizens get little aid," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 6, 2006.
Glenn Landers was quoted in "Insurance 'Pool' Could Provide Fix for Uninsured," Atlanta Business Chronicle, March 3, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Report: Georgia student tests are too easy: State works to revise standards for achievement," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, March 3, 2006.
Erdal Tekin's research was featured in an article in The St. Louis Dispatch, March 1, 2006.
Erdal Tekin's research was featured in "Ugly people more likely to commit crimes, study shows," The Daily Free Press (Boston University), February 28, 2006.
Andrew Young was mentioned in "Andrew Young to head group defending Wal-Mart," The Oxford Press and Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 27, 2006.
Robert Eger's research was featured in "Study says new cities are feasible," The Citizen Newspapers - South Fulton, February 27, 2006.
Glenn Landers was quoted in "Area health 'net' fraying: As costs rise, services for uninsured strained," Athens Banner-Herald, February 26, 2006.
Erdal Tekin's research was cited in "Study: Ugly People More Likely to Commit Crimes," CBS-4 Denver, February 23, 2006.
Inas Rashad's research was featured in "Quitting Smoking? Not all the effects are healthy," GSU Signal, February 21, 2006.
Erdal Tekin's research was featured in a Richard Morin column on "The Ugly Face of Crime," The Washington Post, February 17, 2006.
Harvey Newman was quoted in "Renaissance Walk Rises On Auburn," Atlanta Daily World, February 16, 2006.
Michael Rushton's opinion article "Where Does the Getty Go From Here?" was published in the Opinion Journal, The Wall Street Journal, February 14, 2006.
Andrew Young attended the funeral of Coretta Scott King, reported in The Citizen (Fayetteville), Ireland Online, Voice of America, Civil Rights.org, Amsterdam News (Baltimore), and WJXT-TV, February 7, 2006.
Glenn Landers was quoted in "Uninsured have few health care options," Athens Banner-Herald, February 6, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Kaine Preschool Initiative To Get State Study," Leesburg (Va.) Today, January 24, 2006.
Chase Connolly (MPA student) was quoted in "Opting out of the work force: Those not looking for jobs --- for now --- help explain why low unemployment rate doesn't reflect market," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 5, 2006.
Roy Bahl and Sally Wallace were mentioned in "Unease about move to limit tax credit on losses," The Jamaica Observer, February 1, 2006.
Andrew Young was quoted in several stories announcing the death of Coretta Scott King, The Oxford Press, NBC's Today Show, Associated Press, MSNBC, Radio New Zealand, The Guardian U.K., WBIR-TV News, Tuscaloosa News, Arab American News (Mich.), Sierra Times, and North County Times, January 31, 2006.
Andrew Young was quoted in "Coretta Scott King dies at 78" and "The Legacy of Coretta Scott King," NPR's Morning Edition and News & Notes with Ed Gordon, January 31, 2006.
Andrew Young was interviewed in "Remembrances: Andrew Young remembers Coretta Scott King," NPR's All Things Considered, January 31, 2006.
Erdal Tekin was quoted in "Child-care subsidies help single mothers climb the corporate ladder," GSU Signal, January 31, 2006.
Greg Streib was quoted in "Georgia State students fight to keep aero-program alive," Aero-News Network, January 29, 2006.
Greg Streib was quoted in "Georgia State aviation students fight to keep program out of mothballs," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 28, 2006.
Paula Stephan was featured in "New members appointed to National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council," NIH News, January 26, 2006.
The Georgia Health Policy Center was mentioned in "Group targets health care access," Quincy Herald-Whig (Quincy, Ill.), January 23, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "65 is a failing grade," Rome News-Tribune, January 24, 2006.
Karen Minyard was quoted in "Experts say hospital sales are beneficial in Northeast Georgia," Athens Banner-Herald, January 22, 2006.
The Georgia Water Planning and Policy Center was the focus of "Lawmakers go to bat for water," Gwinnett Daily Post, January 19, 2006.
The Atlanta Civic League-Research Atlanta was mentioned in "Per Pupil Costs To Be Analyzed: Study to Review Atlanta in Depth," Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 19, 2006.
Bruce Seaman's 2000 Super Bowl study was cited in "Detroit will miss Bears fans," Chicago Tribune, January 16, 2006.
Jorge Martinez-Vazquez was quoted in "Get Rich by Paying Taxes: Why is Mexico giving away cash prizes and cars on a frenetic TV game show? It's all in the name of getting citizens to do their duty," Los Angeles Times, January 16, 2006.
The Georgia Health Policy Center was mentioned in "Medicaid waiver will wait," Atlanta Business Chronicle, January 12, 2006.
The Andrew Young School pre-k study was featured in "Study shows Pre-K program key to successful early childhood education," The Signal, January 10, 2006.
Andrew Young and Graham Leonard wrote the op-ed "Obstacles facing Arab world can be cleared through education," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 10, 2006.
Gary Henry was quoted in "Bill would channel schools' spending," Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 9, 2006.
Andrew Young was featured in "In speech, ex-envoy keys on poverty," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 7, 2006.
The Andrew Young School pre-k study was featured in "Leg up for young students; Pre-K program provides boost to learning, study says," Athens Banner-Herald, January 7, 2006.
Gary Henry was interviewed in "Research Shows Recess is Needed," broadcast on WXIA-TV (NBC), 11Alive News, January 4, 2006.
James Alm was quoted in "Lin lauds nation's new AMT plan at taxation conference," Taipei Times, January 2, 2006.
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