DIRECTORS

WILLIAM LYONS SENIOR DIRECTOR OF POLICY & COMMUNICATIONS Date of Birth: May 26, 1948 Education: Ph.D University of Oklahoma 1974 (Political Science) M.A. University of Oklahoma, 1972 (Political Science) B.A. (with distinction) Rhodes College 1970 (Political Science) attended Memphis City Schools and graduated : Memphis Central High School, June, 1966 Awards: Citation for Extraordinary Community Service, University of Tennessee, 2002 Accenture Peer Awards, Outstanding Faculty Mentor, University of Tennessee, 2001 Chancellor's Citation for Public Service, University of Tennessee, 1994 College of Liberal Arts Public Service Award, University of Tennessee, 1993 Professional Experience: Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, 1983- (on leave) Head, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, 1995-1996 Director, Social Science Research Institute , University of Tennessee, 1991- 1995 Director of Survey Research, Social Science Research Institute & Center for Assessment Research and Development, University of Tennessee, 1988-1990 Fellow, Social Science Research Institute, University of Tennessee, 1988-1991 Associate Director, Office of Institutional Research, University of Tennessee, 1987-1989 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, 1978-1983 Associate Director, Bureau of Public Administration, University of Tennessee, 1977-1981 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Tennessee, 1975-1978 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Oklahoma State University, 1974-75 (Joint Appointment with Statistics Department) Instructor (Social Statistics), Department of Sociology, University of Oklahoma, 1972 Selected Articles: William Lyons and Robert Alexander, "A Tale of Two Electorates: Generational Replacement and the Decline of Voting in Presidential Elections," Journal of Politics, November, 2000 John M. Scheb II and William Lyons, "The Myth of Legality and Popular Support for the Supreme Court," Social Science Quarterly, December 2000. William Lyons and John M. Scheb II, "Early Voting and the Timing of the Vote: Unanticipated Consequences of Electoral Reform," State and Local Government Review, Spring, 1999. William Lyons and John M. Scheb II, "Managed Care and Medicaid Reform: The Impact of TennCare." Journal of Health Care for the Underinsured and Underserved (Vol 10, #3, 1999) William Lyons and John M. Scheb II, "Saying 'No' One More Time: The Rejection of Consolidated Government in Knox County, Tennessee" State and Local Government Review Spring, 1998. William Lyons, "Beyond Agreement and Disagreement: The Inappropriate Use of Likert Items in the Applied Research Culture" International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Vol #1, 1998. David Folz, Linda Gaddis, William Lyons, and John M. Scheb II, "Saturn Comes to Tennessee: Citizen Perceptions of Public Impacts, Social Science Quarterly, March 1994. Michael Gant and William Lyons "Democratic Theory, Non-Voting, and Public Policy: The 1972-1988 Presidential Elections," American Politics Quarterly, 1993. William Lyons and John M. Scheb II, "Ideology and Candidate Evaluation in the 1984 and 1988 Presidential Elections" Journal of Politics, May 1992. William Lyons and Michael Fitzgerald, "Measurement and Theory in Urban Policy Research: A Reply," Social Science Quarterly, September 1987. William Lyons and Michael Fitzgerald, "Intergovernmental Aid and Ratio Measurement," Social Science Quarterly, September, 1987 Michael R. Fitzgerald, William Lyons, and Skip Cory "From Administration to Oversight: Privatization and its Aftermath in a Southern City" in Richard Hula (editor) Market Based Public Policy Macmillan, 1987. David Folz and William Lyons, "The Measurement of Municipal Service Quality and Productivity," Public Productivity Review, Winter 1986 Michael R. Fitzgerald and William Lyons, "The Promise and Performance of Privatization: The Knoxville Experience," Policy Studies Review, February 1986. William Lyons and Michael Fitzgerald, "The City as Purchasing Agent: Privatization and the Urban Polity in America," in Terry Clark (ed), Research in Urban Policy, Vol 2, JAI Press, 1986 William Lyons, "Urban Politics and Fiscal Strain," in Terry Clark (ed), Research in Urban Policy, Volume 1, JAI Press, 1985. William Lyons and Patricia Freeman, "Sunset and the Legislative Process," Legislative Studies Quarterly, February 1984. William Lyons and Larry W. Thomas, "Oversight in State Legislatures: Structural-Attitudinal Interaction," American Politics Quarterly, January, 1982. William Lyons and Robert Durant, "Assessing the Impact of In-migration on a State Political System," Social Science Quarterly, December 1980. Russell Smith and William Lyons, "The Impact of Firefighter Unionization on Wages and Benefits in American Cities," Public Administration Review, November/December, 1980 William Lyons and Robert Durant, "Interviewer Costs Associated With the Use of Random Digit Dialing in Large Area Samples," Journal of Marketing, Summer, 1980 Russell Smith and William Lyons, "Public Sector Unionization and Municipal Wages," in Charles Gilbert and John Carmichael, (eds.), Employment and Labor Relations Policy, Lexington Heath, 1980 Anne Hopkins and William Lyons, "Toward a Classification of State Electoral Change: A Note on Tennessee," Journal of Politics, February 1980. William Lyons and Russell Smith, "The Impact of State Legislative Reform: A Look at Legislative Efficiency and Turnover," State and Local Government Review, May, 1979. Michael Fitzgerald and William Lyons, "Measuring School Desegregation: A Cautionary Note," Political Methodology, Winter, 1978. William Lyons, "Reform and Response in American Cities: Structure and Policy Reconsidered," Social Science Quarterly, June 1978 William Lyons, "Urban Structures and Policy: Reassessing Additive Assumptions of Reform," Political Methodology, Winter 1977 William Lyons and David R. Morgan, "The Impact of Intergovernmental Revenue On City Expenditures: An Analysis Over Time," Journal of Politics, November 1977. Russell Smith and William Lyons, "Legislative Reform in the American States," State and Local Government Review, May, 1977. William Lyons, "Per Capita Index Construction: A Defense," American Journal of Political Science, February 1977. Samuel A. Kirkpatrick, William Lyons, and Michael Fitzgerald, "Candidates Parties and Issues in the American Electorate: Two Decades of Change," American Politics Quarterly, July, 1975, reprinted in Sage Electoral Studies Yearbook, Vol 3, 1977 William Lyons and David R. Morgan, "Communication: Multilevel Analysis in State Politics: A Re-Examination," American Political Science Review, March 1976. David R. Morgan and William Lyons, "Industrialization and Affluence Revisited: A Note on the Socio-economic Dimensions of the American States," American Journal of Political Science, May 1975. Books: William Lyons and John M. Scheb II, American Government: Politics and Political Culture, (4th edition) Thomson, 2006. William Lyons John M. Scheb II, and Billy Stair, Tennessee Government and Politics University of Tennessee Press Knoxville, 2001. William Lyons, John M. Scheb II, and Lilliard Richardson, American Government: Politics and Political Culture West Publishing Company, St. Paul, 1995 Terry Clark, William Lyons, and Michael R. Fitzgerald (eds), Decisions on Urban Dollars: Research in Urban Policy III, JAI Press, New York, 1989 Steve Rechichar, Michael Fitzgerald, William Lyons, and Skip Cory, Electoral Triumph and Administrative Trials: Gubernatorial Elections in Tennessee, Bureau of Public Administration, University of Tennessee, 1986 Other Positions: Board Member, Knoxville Central Business Improvement District, 2004 Political Analyst, WBIR-TV (NBC) Knoxville, 1976 - 2003 Board Member, Museum of American President, 2003 - Board Chair, Knoxville Community Development Corporation, 2001 - 2004 Board, Economic Ventures Inc, 2002 - 2004 Church: Church Street United Methodist Church Family: Married to Gay Lyons. Children are Laura, Matthew, and Liz. Address: 8507 Corteland Drive, Knoxville, TN 37909 Policy & Communications Department