Dr. Howard R. Balanoff currently holds the Texas State University William P. Hobby Endowed Professorship for Public Service and currently serves as the Director of Texas State University’s William P. Hobby Center for Public Service.

He is an elected Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) and the recipient of the 2019 International/County Management Association (ICMA) Academic Award for Excellence in Education.

He received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and history from Hunter College of the City University of New York, and a Master’s, and Doctorate Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Texas A&M University.

He served 20 years in the United States Air Force: 7 years on active duty and 13 years in the Reserves. He retired as a Major in the United States Air Force. He is a Veteran of the Vietnam Era.

Previous to teaching at Texas State University he worked for 3 years as a planning coordinator for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

He is a Public Administration generalist and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in public policy, international & comparative public administration and personnel and human resources administration.

In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Balanoff currently serves as the:

1. Faculty advisor for graduate (MPA) Internships and teaches PA 5389 the MPA Internship course
2. Faculty advisor for Pi Alpha Alpha, the Public Administration National Honor Society
3. Editor in Chief of Good Governance Worldwide which is the official journal of the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Section for Public Management Practice
4. Director of the Visiting International Scholars in Texas (VISIT) Program which helps sponsor international faculty and student scholars for visits to Texas State University.
5. Co-Director of the Texas Certified Public Manager (CPM) Program located in Arlington, Texas.

Contact Information:
Dr. Howard R. Balanoff, Professor & Director
The William P. Hobby Center for Public Service
Texas State University
Fellow, National Academy of Public Administration
Editor in Chief, ASPA’s Good Governance Worldwide
Chair, ASPA’s Section for Public Management Practice
hb02@txstate.edu
https://goodgovernanceworldwide.org/
https://williamphobby.org/
https://centexaspa.org/
512/694-7864