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Alan Parker BA Ph.D. Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at Teesside Polytechnic, Died 7th November 1988

Alan Parker BA Ph.D. Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at Teesside Polytechnic, Died 7th... ALAN PARKER, BA Ph.D. SENIOR LECTURER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT TEESSIDE POLYTECHNIC, DIED 7th NOVEMBER 1988 Alan Parker who died suddenly on the 7th November 1988 is profoundly missed by his present and former colleagues and students of Public Administration at Teesside Polytechnic, and by the many academics who knew him from other insti- tutions around the country. Alan's achievements were manifold and his legacy at Teesside will be long lasting. High amongst Alan's achievements was the reconstruction in the early 1980's of Teesside's BA in Public Administration. He successfully organised led, steered, remains in and cajoled his colleagues into fashioning a course which place at Teesside and which is widely admired. The course has found considerable favour with the many students who went through it, with the staff who taught on it, and with the external examiners and assessors who adjudicated upon it. Alan's admirable sense of the nature of public administration brought balance and coher- reviews this ence to the course and his strengths will be greatly missed in future of other and teaching programmes at Teesside. Alan's academic interests ranged widely. He began his academic career at Teesside (having arrived from a post at the University of Manchester) as a special- ist teacher of US politics and administration. That interest continued throughout his career and of administrative and was added to by the teaching theory policy and a in in the UK. Whatever his analysis, by developing interest local government academic interests a common thread could often be discerned linking them together - that of public service ethics. Alan's research findings and commentaries on the subject of ethics in govern- He on the ment have been published in a number of academic sources. published 'Whistleblower' in US politics and on issues related to standards of conduct in UK local government. His work will doubtless be of lasting value and it is a source of great regret that the plans he was working on to develop his research on ethics will not now be implemented. On was met with the national stage Alan's hopelessly untimely death profound shock and sadness. His work on the CNAA and on the Public Administration Committee of the Joint meant that Alan was known. University Council widely Moreover, his advice on course development in the institutions which he visited throughout the country was always highly valued. The many tributes and acknowl- edgements to Alan which have been received since his death bear witness to Alan's professionalism, and indeed to the affection in which he was held too. Disbelief still surrounds the passing of Alan Parker, a young man not yet 40, who leaves a widow, Vicky and two small children Dominic and Freya. His good his his and and his humour, personal modesty, calming balancing influence, gen- uine nature with and friends, are all qualities for which he will be good colleagues long remembered and sadly missed. John Taylor Teesside Polytechnic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Policy and Administration SAGE

Alan Parker BA Ph.D. Senior Lecturer in Public Administration at Teesside Polytechnic, Died 7th November 1988

Taylor, John
Public Policy and Administration , Volume 3 (3): 1 – Jul 1, 1988
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ALAN PARKER, BA Ph.D. SENIOR LECTURER IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT TEESSIDE POLYTECHNIC, DIED 7th NOVEMBER 1988 Alan Parker who died suddenly on the 7th November 1988 is profoundly missed by his present and former colleagues and students of Public Administration at Teesside Polytechnic, and by the many academics who knew him from other insti- tutions around the country. Alan's achievements were manifold and his legacy at Teesside will be long lasting. High amongst Alan's achievements was the reconstruction in the early 1980's of Teesside's BA in Public Administration. He successfully organised led, steered, remains in and cajoled his colleagues into fashioning a course which place at Teesside and which is widely admired. The course has found considerable favour with the many students who went through it, with the staff who taught on it, and with the external examiners and assessors who adjudicated upon it. Alan's admirable sense of the nature of public administration brought balance and coher- reviews this ence to the course and his strengths will be greatly missed in future of other and teaching programmes at Teesside. Alan's academic interests ranged widely. He began his academic career at Teesside (having arrived from a post at the University of Manchester) as a special- ist teacher of US politics and administration. That interest continued throughout his career and of administrative and was added to by the teaching theory policy and a in in the UK. Whatever his analysis, by developing interest local government academic interests a common thread could often be discerned linking them together - that of public service ethics. Alan's research findings and commentaries on the subject of ethics in govern- He on the ment have been published in a number of academic sources. published 'Whistleblower' in US politics and on issues related to standards of conduct in UK local government. His work will doubtless be of lasting value and it is a source of great regret that the plans he was working on to develop his research on ethics will not now be implemented. On was met with the national stage Alan's hopelessly untimely death profound shock and sadness. His work on the CNAA and on the Public Administration Committee of the Joint meant that Alan was known. University Council widely Moreover, his advice on course development in the institutions which he visited throughout the country was always highly valued. The many tributes and acknowl- edgements to Alan which have been received since his death bear witness to Alan's professionalism, and indeed to the affection in which he was held too. Disbelief still surrounds the passing of Alan Parker, a young man not yet 40, who leaves a widow, Vicky and two small children Dominic and Freya. His good his his and and his humour, personal modesty, calming balancing influence, gen- uine nature with and friends, are all qualities for which he will be good colleagues long remembered and sadly missed. John Taylor Teesside Polytechnic

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