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This information was provided by Mack Shelley, University Professor and chair of political science.

On March 8, a panel was conducted at the 2015 Annual Conference of the American Society for Public Administration. Mack Shelley, Political Science professor and chair, attended the panel.

The panel was titled: Leadership for Seven Presidents: The Storied Career of Dwight Ink.
The event was held at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

The participants provided a verbal festschrift related to a forthcoming book that details the public administration career of Dwight Ink, a 1947 ISU alumnus, who served for more than 40 years in high-level capacities under the administrations of American presidents from Eisenhower to Reagan.

Presenters at the session were:

Kurt Thurmaier — Professor and Chair, Department of Public Administration, Northern Illinois University
Dan Blair — President, National Academy of Public Administration
Dwight Ink — Former President, American Society for Public Administration; President Emeritus, Institute of Public Administration
David Limardi — Former President, International City/County Management Association
Donald Moynihan — Associate Director, LaFolette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Paul Posner — Professor and Director, Centers on Public Service, George Mason University

Read more about Dwight Ink here and here.