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Dr Rich, DPA

Biography

Dr. Rich joined the faculty of ÃÛ¶¹app in 2000. Prior to that, he gained over 20 years of experience working in government, with the majority of that service as a city manager. He has special interest in state and local government, privatization, and the Christian's role in government.

Education and Credentials

• DPA, Western Michigan University
• MPA., University of Dayton
• BA in Speech Communications, ÃÛ¶¹app
• Ohio Police Officers Academy, Green County Sheriff’s Department
• Certified Economic Development Planner, Michigan Economic Developers Association (MEDA)

Scholarly Works

• A Heuristic Study of the Decision to Privatize Local Government Services (David L. Rich) Faculty Dissertations (2006)
• Rendering to God and Caesar: Critical Readings for American Government (Mark Caleb Smith, Jewerl Maxwell, Marc Clauson, et al.) (2014)
• Elephants, Donkeys, and American Politics (David L. Rich) Torch (2008)
• Eminent Domain: A Business Perspective (David L. Rich) Proceedings of the American Business Disciplines Annual Conference (2011)  
• Doing Business with Local Government: Public-Private Partnerships (David L. Rich) Proceedings of the International Academy of Business and Public Administration Disciplines (2008)

Interests

• Hobbies: bicycling, sailing, and skiing
• Why I'm at Cedarville: While serving as a City Manager, I realized that as a believer I was able to significantly affect my community and culture for Christ. Yet in assessing the number of believers in the profession, I felt a burden to train and send into government service gatekeepers capable of being salt and light in a political environment that is often hostile to God.