Norma M. Riccucci Explained

Norma Margherita Riccucci[1] is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of Public Administration at the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University in Newark. She is a scholar in the field of Public Administration. An authority on issues related to social equity, affirmative action and public management, Riccucci is widely known for her work in the area of diversity management in government employment.

Education

Riccucci is a graduate of Newington High School[2] and earned a Bachelors of Public Administration from Florida International University[3] in 1979. She holds a Masters of Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Southern California Los Angeles (1981)[4] and received a PhD in public administration from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 1984. Her doctoral thesis was entitled Unions And The Employment Patterns Of Women And Minorities In Local Government Work Forces and her thesis advisor was David H. Rosenbloom.[1]

Career

Riccucci was an assistant then associate professor in Public Administration at the University at Albany, SUNY from 1985-1998. She was Professor of Public Administration from 1998-2002. She became Professor of Public Administration at Rutgers University, Newark in 2002. Presently, she is Board of Governors Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University in Newark. In 2016, Riccucci was awarded the Dwight Waldo Award from the American Society for Public Administration. In 2018, she received the John Gaus Award from the American Political Science Association.[5] Other awards include the H. George Frederickson Award from the Public Management Research Association (2020) and the Herbert Simon Award from the Midwest Political Science Association (2021). In 2022, Riccucci was awarded Doctor Honoris Causa from IDHEAP Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Public Administration - Dissertations . January 1984 . Syracuse University . February 3, 2021. Riccucci . Norma .
  2. Book: Sequin 1974 . 97 . Newington High School.
  3. Web site: Norma M. Riccucci, PhD . Rutgers School of Public Affairs and Administration . Newark, New Jersey . February 3, 2021.
  4. Web site: In the field of public management, Riccucci is an expert on social equity, diversity, and employment discrimination laws . Rutgers University . Newark, New Jersey . February 3, 2021.
  5. News: McClain . Jade . SPAA Board of Governors Distinguished Professor Norma Riccucci Wins John Gaus Award and Lectureship – a Lifetime Achievement Award for Exemplary Scholarship . October 25, 2020 . Rutgers University . September 4, 2018.