Stoll Named Associate Director of Baker Institute

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Stoll Named Associate Director of Baker Institute

Rice political science professor Richard J.
Stoll has been named as an associate director of the James A. Baker
III Institute for Public Policy, institute director Edward P.
Djerejian announced today.

Stoll, who is currently the director of the Center for the Study
of Institutions and Values, is a former chair of the political
science department.

"The appointment of professor Stoll as associate director
recognizes his tremendous commitment to the Baker Institute, and his
scholarly expertise, which will be extremely helpful in formulating
policy initiatives at this institute," said Rice president Malcolm
Gillis.

In making the announcement at the Baker Institute Leadership
Committee meeting today, Djerejian praised Stoll’s academic career.

"Professor Stoll is a scholar of distinction," Djerejian said.
"He has been active in the Baker Institute from its inception. His
contributions have been and will be of great value as we seek to
bring the vision of the institute into reality."

Stoll came to Rice in 1979 as an assistant professor after
earning his Ph.D. in political science from the University of
Michigan. He achieved the rank of associate professor in 1984 and
became a full professor in 1990.

His teaching and research interests are in international
relations, international conflict, U.S.
foreign policy, national security policy, statistics, research
design and computer simulation.

Frequently recognized at Rice for his outstanding teaching,
Stoll has received the George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching
three times, the George R. Brown Award for Excellence in Teaching,
the Nicholas Salgo Award, and the Amoco Teaching Award twice.

Stoll has conducted a number of studies on the escalation of
conflict and the causes of war. He published a book on national
security matters entitled U.S. National Security Policy and the
Soviet Union.

He is currently finishing a second book entitled U.S. National
Security Policy and the New World Order. Several chapters of the new
book focus on national security problems with Iraq and lessons
learned from the Persian Gulf War.

"The opportunity to work with Ambassador Djerejian and my
colleagues in the social sciences and all faculty at Rice in
building the Baker Institute into a nationally and internationally
recognized public policy institution is exciting," Stoll said.

Djerejian made the announcement of Stoll’s appointment at a
meeting of the Baker Institute’s Leadership Committee prior to
groundbreaking ceremonies for the institute’s new $15 million, state
-of-the-art building. The building will house the Baker Institute,
the office of the dean of Social Sciences and the departments of
economics and political science.

Construction of the building is scheduled to start in the
spring. It is scheduled to be completed by the end of 1996.
Currently, the Baker Institute offices are located on the first
floor of Fondren Library.

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private university dedicated to undergraduate teaching and graduate
studies, research and professional training in selected disciplines.
It has an undergraduate student population of 2,572, a graduate and
professional student population of 1,375 and a full-time faculty of
448.

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