Memorial Service for William H. Riker

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Title
Memorial Service for William H. Riker
Description
William Harrison Riker was born on September 22, 1920 in Des Moines, Iowa. After graduating from Depauw University in 1942, Riker attended Harvard from 1944 to 1948. From Harvard Riker moved to Appleton, Wisconsin, to take a position as an assistant professor at Lawrence University, where he would remain until 1962, when he accepted an appointment as Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Rochester. At Rochester, Riker built a Political Science department based on his new theories. He died on June 26, 1993.
Identifier
7537
Creator
Riker, William H.
Date
10/8/1993
Extent
45 minutes
Type
Speeches
Sound
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transcription
WelcomeRandall Calvert (Chair of the Political Science Department)Remembrances:G. Dennis O'Brien (President, University of Rochester)Lionel W. McKenzie (Wilson Professor of Economics)Richard Rosett (Dean, College of Business, Rochester Institute of Technology)Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (Professor of Political Science)James Morrow (Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution)Richard Fenno (Kenan Professor of Political Science)ClosingRandall L. CalvertOrgan Postlude
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University of Rochester Archives Audiovisual Collection
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