VERNON LARSON LUNCHEON LECTURES
Next Lecture Tuesday April 10, 2012
“Corruption in India?”
Dr. Krishna K. Tummala, Graduate Program in Public Administration, Kansas State University
Dr. Krishna K. Tummala is a professor of political science. He obtained two degrees in the United States: a Master of Public Administration from the State University of New York at Albany and a Doctorate from the University of Missouri, Columbia. Tummala joined the K-State faculty in 1988. He has published more than 45 articles and numerous books in areas of public personnel management in both India and the United States, on public budgeting and on comparative administrative systems. He was a Senior Research Fellow of the Indian Council of Social Science Research and also a Senior Fulbright Fellow, which permitted him to do research in India for one of his books. He received numerous national and international awards for his work. Tummala has served the national American Society for Public Administration in several leadership positions. He served a three-year term as a member of the executive council of the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration. He served as president of the Pi Alpha Alpha, the national honor society for public administrators, through 2007. His current interest is in corruption in India. Although India did not invent corruption, it no doubt excels in it. More so since the new economic liberalization started in 1990. The brazen corruption led to the popular movement led by Anna Hazarew which shows the rise of civil society's important contributions pertaining to the Lokpal Bill.
This lecture series was begun in 1979 by Dr. Vernon C. Larson, then Director of International Agricultural Programs, and is the longest-running at K-State. With six presentations per year, held once a month during the fall and spring semesters, the series offers an opportunity for the K-State community to hear presentations from faculty and individuals who have recently participated in an extensive overseas activity or who are involved in major international activities. The luncheon is open to interested faculty, students, and community members.
Reservations
All Vernon Larson Luncheons take place in the Holiday Inn Ballroom located at 17th and Anderson Avenue from 11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The cost is $15 per individual ($75 for whole year) or $90 to sponsor a table for 8.
Reservations for the luncheons can be made by e-mail (oip@ksu.edu) or by phone (532-5990) and should be made by noon of the Friday before each luncheon. Please make checks payable to KSU Foundation.
Schedule
Fall 2011 Vernon Larson International Lecture Series
September 21 – Marcelo Sabates: How international travel shaped my life, and is shaping my OIP experience
October 12 – Eric Peck: Agribusiness Development in Afghanistan by the Kansas National Guard members
November 9 – Nameera Najid, Hira Memon, Ali Javed, and Ahmad Ali: Pakistani history, traditions, food, and sports
December 6 – Sajid Alavi: Food security and value addition through processing technologies: International experiences
Spring 2012 Vernon Larson International Lecture Series
February 14 - Dr. April Mason: The world isn’t really flat, but it does seem smaller. What does this mean to Kansas State University? http://www.k-state.edu/provost/about/provost.htm
March 13 -“Confluences on the Amazon: interdisciplinary study abroad?”
Dr. Elizabeth Dodd, Department of English, Kansas State University
Dr. Marcellus Marques Caldas, Department of Geography, Kansas State University
Dr. Martha Rocío Bressan Smith-Caldas, Division of Biology, Kansas State University
April 10 - Dr. Krishna Tummala : Corruption in India