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Jack C. Plano
Dec. 6, 2002
Jack C. Plano, emeritus in political science, died Nov. 21
in Kalamazoo. He was 81.
Plano, a Western Michigan University faculty member from 1952
until his retirement in 1987, was nationally known for his books
on political topics. His publications included "The American
Political Dictionary," which he wrote in 1962 with Milton
Greenberg, and "Forging World Order-The Politics of International
Organization," which he wrote with Robert E. Riggs. He also
published two editions of "The United Nations: International
Organizations and World Politics," a comprehensive study
of U.N. operations.
The founder and longtime managing editor of WMU's New Issues
Press, Plano also served as editor for nearly 20 years of a political
dictionary series that includes 23 volumes and is published by
the American Bibliographical Center-Clio Press.
In 1998, Plano was named the first recipient of WMU's Outstanding
Emeritus Scholar award.
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