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March 19, 2014

WSU political scientist alumnus honored

Retired political scientist Daniel M. Ogden, Jr., of Vancouver, recently was honored with the Washington State University Alumni Association (WSUAA) Alumni Achievement Award for a 50-year career of service to academia, the federal government and the local community.

The award is the highest honor bestowed by the WSUAA. Since 1970, fewer than 515 alumni have received it.

Ogden was one of a select group in 1960 that managed U.S. presidential campaign advances for Sen. Jack Kennedy, culminating in the final event in Philadelphia. The experience was co-authored by Ogden in the 1964 book, “Electing the President.”

He taught at Washington State University after earning his bachelor's degree in political science at WSU in 1944. He served as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Colorado State University and distinguished visiting professor of public administration at Lewis and Clark College and Portland State University.

In government, he served on the staff of U.S. Secretary of the Department of the Interior Stewart Udall for seven years and as budget director for the department. He was director of power marketing coordination for the U.S. Energy Department and director of the Public Power Council in Portland.




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