William Van Cleave

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William Robert Van Cleave (August 27, 1935 – March 15, 2013) was a former advisor to President

Cold Warrior and long-standing hawkish policy advocate.[4][5]

Academic background and military service

Van Cleave received a B.A. in political science from the California State University, Long Beach as well as his M.A. and Ph.D. (1967) from the Claremont Graduate School (now Claremont Graduate University). His dissertation was titled "Nuclear Proliferation: The Interaction of Politics and Technology," and supervised by Harold W. Rood. He was Senior Research Fellow in National Security Affairs at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University.[6]

Van Cleave was Professor and Director of the Defense and Strategic Studies Program at the University of Southern California from 1967-87. Under his leadership, the DSS program started in 1971 in the School of International Relations at USC. The primary objective of the program was to provide graduate level education and training for students planning careers in national and international security affairs, policy-making, and teaching at the university-level. The program moved to Southwest Missouri State University (now MSU) in 1987 where DSS became a Department offering specialized Master of Science degree. In 2005, the University moved the Department physically to Fairfax, VA to take advantage of the many opportunities that are unique to the D.C. metropolitan area.[1][7]

Military service

Van Cleave enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17, and became a Marine Security Guard at the American embassy in Vienna during the time of the Allied-occupied Austria following World War II. In 1957, he transferred to the Marine Reserves, and became an officer.

Governmental and Professional Services

Van Cleave's past professional experience included being a member of the U.S. Delegation to the

U.S. Marine Corps.[6][7]

He was the Director of the Division for Research in Strategy at the

International Institute of Strategic Studies, and Board Member of the Committee on the Present Danger.[4]

Professor Van Cleave has approximately 200 professional publications, and has received numerous awards for his outstanding work as a teacher and faculty member. He was the 1979 Claremont Graduate University Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient.[8]

Professor Van Cleave died on March 15, 2013[9] and is buried in Hemet, California.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University
  2. ^ Advisory Council, Center for Security Policy
  3. ^ Board of Advisors, National Institute for Public Policy
  4. ^ a b William Van Cleave, Right Web
  5. ^ Missouri State University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies, Right Web
  6. ^ a b CGU Alumni Hall of Fame
  7. ^ a b c Strategic Fellowships, IASPS
  8. ^ CGU Distinguished Alumni Award
  9. ^ Obituary for William R. "Bill" VanCleave, Springfield News-Leader, March 26 to March 28, 2013

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