James Dator's Education


Christ School, Asheville, North Carolina, 1951. Awarded Headmaster's Cup. Graduated first in class.
 
BA, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, 1954. Majors: History and Philosophy. Graduated magna cum laude. Awarded Taylor Prize in the Humanities for essay "Effects of Advertising on Modern Culture." ODK, varsity football (played in Tangerine [now Citrus] Bowl), drama society.
 
Awarded Woodrow Wilson Fellowship (1954-55) and Danforth Foundation Fellowship (1954-59) for graduate study.
 
MA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1955. Political Science. Fields: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior.
 
PhD, The American University, Washington, DC, 1959. Political Science. Fields: Political Theory, Comparative Politics, Political Behavior, Methodologies of the Social Sciences.
 
Other academic experiences
 
Washington Semester, The American University, Washington, DC, Fall 1953
 
Certificate, Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, 1958. Fields: Ethics, History, Systematic Theology, and Church Polity
 
Certificate, Yale University Institute of Far Eastern Languages, New Haven, Connecticut, 1960. Fields: Japanese Language and Culture
 
Linguistic Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Summer 1960
 
Survey Research Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, Summer 1963
 
Second Institute on Mathematical Applications in Political Science, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, Summer 1965