Dr. Earle Klay is a professor and former director of the Askew School.
He is both a futurist and a Certified Government Financial Manager.
Some of his research looks at the future of society in order to identify
the problems that will challenge and shape government. Other research
deals with topics as varied as strategic management, overcoming obstacles
to performance reporting, and facilitating organizational learning
about new technology applications. His courses range from “Futures
Studies” and the "History and Future of Public Administration"
to two courses in financial management. His several years of practitioner
experience include service as a captain in the U.S Army, a systems
specialist in a federal agency, a policy analyst for a state legislature,
and a senior planner in a governor's office of planning and budgeting.
He enjoys a variety of physical activities, for fun and to enable
him to serve as an active boy scout leader.
Recent Publications
and Papers
“Information and the Shaping of Public Administration Education,”
Journal of Public Administration (South Africa), Vol. 38,
No. 3 (September 2003). (coauthor with Ralph Brower)
"Performance Improvement Requires Putting New Perspectives and
Old Lessons to Work," Public Performance and Management Review,
Vol. 26, No. 3 (March 2003) pp. 232-236.
"Motives and Incentives: Rethinking Budget Theory in a New Institutional
Context," Encyclopedia of Public Administration and Public
Policy, NY Dekker, 2003, pp. 790-794.(hard copy and ebook)
"Technology and Public Administration," in K. T. Liou (ed.)
Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform, NY: Marcel
Dekker, Inc. 2001. (co-author with Daniel Jorgensen)
"A Community Oriented Model of Academic Professionalism,"
Metropolitan Universities, Vol. 12, No. 3 (Summer 2001) pp.
41-50. (principal author, co-authors Ralph Brower and Brian Williams)
"Distance Learning: Some Fundamental Questions for Public Affairs
Education," Journal of Public Affairs Education, Vol.
6, No. 4 (October 2000), pp. 215-231. with Ralph Brower.
"Technology and Public Administration," in K. T. Liou (ed.)
Handbook of Public Management Practice and Reform, NY: Marcel
Dekker, Inc. 2001, with Daniel Jorgensen.
Recent Awards and Achievements
Recipient of the 1996 Donato J. Pugliesi Award, the highest
honor bestowed by the Southeastern Conference of Public Administration
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