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[[Image:HORGAN.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]HORGAN, Robert J. [[MAYOR]] | [[Image:HORGAN.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]HORGAN, Robert J. ( ). [[MAYOR]] Horgan served as the mayor of Dubuque in 1964 and 1965. In 1967 he was awarded a plaque by the [[JAYCEES]] for his service to the community. | ||
Horgan joined the faculty of [[CLARKE COLLEGE]] in 1954 and became a practicing political scientist when he was elected to the city council in 1960. He served on the council from 1961 to 1965 when he lost a re-election campaign. At Clarke, Horgan was a moderator of the Young Democrats and Young Republicans and served as president of the Iowa Conference of Political Scientists. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of North Dakota and his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame. | |||
Horgan resigned from the chairmanship of the Clarke College Political Science Department in 1967 to become the director of the Urban Center in Richmond, Virginia. | |||
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"Horgan Cited for 'Unparalleled Contributions," ''Telegraph Herald'', March 13, 1967, p. 10 | |||
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Revision as of 00:28, 26 March 2015
HORGAN, Robert J. ( ). MAYOR Horgan served as the mayor of Dubuque in 1964 and 1965. In 1967 he was awarded a plaque by the JAYCEES for his service to the community.
Horgan joined the faculty of CLARKE COLLEGE in 1954 and became a practicing political scientist when he was elected to the city council in 1960. He served on the council from 1961 to 1965 when he lost a re-election campaign. At Clarke, Horgan was a moderator of the Young Democrats and Young Republicans and served as president of the Iowa Conference of Political Scientists. He earned his bachelors and masters degrees from the University of North Dakota and his doctorate from the University of Notre Dame.
Horgan resigned from the chairmanship of the Clarke College Political Science Department in 1967 to become the director of the Urban Center in Richmond, Virginia.
Source:
"Horgan Cited for 'Unparalleled Contributions," Telegraph Herald, March 13, 1967, p. 10