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| Year / Term |
Scholar in Residence | Research Activity/ Published Research* |
Collateral Activities |
| 1988 Spring |
Dr. A. V. Raman, Central Institute of Road Transport |
Study of how U.S. highways are financed at federal, state, and local level. The U.S. Highway Financing System and Its Relevance to India, June 1988, 130 p. |
Two seminars given to Clemson University faculty on India's transport system. Three lectures to senior level management classes. |
| 1988 Spring | Dr. Aynsley Kellow, Deakin University, Australia |
Study of water resources policy in the U.S. The Reform of Water Resources Administration in Victoria, Australia, September 1988, 11p. Spoiling for a Fight or Fighting over the Spoils? Resource and Environmental Politics and Policies in Australia Toward 2000,September 1988, 11 p. |
Presented seminars for S.C. Sea Grant Consortium and S.C. Water Resources Commission. Presented seminars at the Strom Thurmond Institute for faculty and graduate students. |
| 1989 Fall |
Dr. J. J. Hwang, Judge B. C. Su, Mr. Charli Sha, Ms. Lan Yea-Ling |
This team of a management information professor, a judge of the Tainan District Court, and two computer programmers, visited the U.S. for three weeks under the auspices of the Visiting International Scholars program and was financed by the National Science Council of the Republic of China. The team was in the process of upgrading a computer information system in use in the Tainan District Court to an integrated PC network for that court system.k They observed how computers supported the U.S. judicial system. The Institute arranged visits to eight federal, state, and local judicial offices. Information obtained on this visit assisted the team in completing an integrated PC network for the Tainan Court system. IN 1992 THIS SYSTEM WAS IN ALL JUDICIAL COURTS IN TAIWAN. | Lectures to selected management (computer supported) classes. Participated in an open forum for all Taiwan students enrolled at Clemson University. Explained their system to state and local judicial offices. In some cases the system they were developing was superior to those in use in the U.S. |
| 1989 Fall |
Dr. J. B. Khatri-Chhatri, Planning Ministry of Nepal |
Studied water supply planning in the Savannah Basin. "Impact of Reservoir Levels on the Market Value of Lakeshore Property," Rivers, Vol. 1, No. 2, 1990, p. 138-147 |
Assisted Institute staff in preparation of water supply plan for Oconee County. |
| 1990 Summer |
Dr. Emilio Latorre Professor, College of Engineering, Universidad Del Valle, Cali, Colombia |
A Conceptual and Procedural Model for Local Planning, June 1990, 34 p. Department of Planning Studies with the Planning Studies faculty. |
Conducted seminars, gave lectures, wrote papers that were used in the classes; participated in discussions. |
| 1991 Spring |
Dr. Philip Maxwell, Curtin University, Perth, Australia |
Studies changes in regional income patterns in developed countries. While in residence, he co-authored three Institute working papers and publicshed a journal article. The Recent Divergence of Regional Per Capita Income: Some Evidence from Australia, Per Capita Incomes in S.C.: Converging, Diverging, or Standing Still?, The Recent Divergence of Regional Per Capita Incomes: Is it Just a U.S. Phenomenon?, |
Presented seminars at the Thurmond Institute for University faculty; lectured four classes at CU. |
| 1992 Fall |
Sr. Soushan Wu, Director, Management Science Institute, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China |
Study regulation of commodities futures trading in the U.S. and its relevance to Taiwan. Study audit and performance evaluation of U.S. transport construction projects and their possible application to Taiwan. | Presented seminars and lectures to CU classes. |
| 1994 Fall 1995 |
Mr. Samir Busovaca, Former editor, senior researcher/analyst and public information officer for Bosnian Ministry of Defense. Ph.D. candidate, American Studies, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzogovina |
Research undertaken: "The Crisis in the Balkans: Reasons, Directions and Prospects" | Instructor in English, Clemson University. Lectures presented at the Strom Thurmond Institute. |

| Dr. & Mrs. Clinton H. Whitehurst Jr. | |
| Sunbelt Corporation | |
| Yulon Group - Taipei, Republic of China | |
| President Enterprise Corp. - Taipei, Republic of China | |
| Mr. John Walker | |
| Professor & Mrs. Hugh Macaulay | |
| Dr. Robert A. Harris | |
| Mr. E. G. Ard | |
| Dr. & Mrs. J. J. Hwang |

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