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| Affiliation | Democratic |
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| Name | Tom Volgy |
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Tucson, Arizona , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
| Born |
March 19, 1946
(78 years)
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| Contributor | COSDem |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Feb 13, 2024 02:25pm |
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| Info | Tom Volgy's parents escaped from Hungary during the Hungarian revolution; they brought him to America when he was nine years old.
Tom has his bachelor's degree from Oakland University and his Master's and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Minnesota.
Tom came to Tucson 32 years ago. In addition to being a spouse and a parent,
Tom is an educator: he has taught thousands of undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Arizona where he is a full professor and has earned distinguished teaching awards;
Tom is a small business owner: he is co-owner of Magellan International LLC. which he has directed, along with Veritas, providing both national and international consulting and trading services.
Tom is an author: he has written over fifty articles and three books: International Politics and State Strength, Politics in the Trenches, and was the co-author of The Forgotten Americans: Working Hard and Living Poor in the Land of Opportunity.
Tom has done extensive public service for Tucson and nationally: he served as council member and then as Mayor on the Tucson City Council between 1977 and 1991.
He has also volunteered his time for the following boards and organizations:
Chair, Pima Association of Governments,
Board of Directors, National League of Cities
Chair, Telecommunications Committee, U.S. Conference of Mayors
Chair, Pima County Economic Development Council
Vice-Chair, Greater Tucson Economic Council
Chair, Transportation Committee, National League of Cities
National League of Cities Municipal Bonds Task Force
Arizona Leadership Council
Governor's Airport Development Task Force
Governor's Urban Lands Task Force
Governor's Urban Lands Advisory Committee
Governor's Airspace Utilization Committee, 1982-1991
Governor's Task Force on Women and Poverty
City of Tucson Charter Advisory Commission, 2001
Board member, Tucson Urban League
Ododo Theater
Tucson Cable Corporation
Human Services Coordinating Council
United Way SAC
Traveler's Aid
Southern Arizona Mental Health Center
Southern Arizona Red Cross
Arizona Center for Economic Conversion
State of Arizona Common Cause
Tucson Youth Center
Southern Arizona Housing Center
Community Partnership of Southern Arizona
Pima Council on Aging
Arizona League of Conservation Voters
Citizen Action
Neighborhood Coalition of Greater Tucson
Tom has volunteered with the U.S. government to assist emerging democracies. He has done so since 1989 in Hungary, Estonia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Guyana.
In addition, Tom serves as the executive director of the International Studies Association, the largest association of scholars involved with international affairs, representing 61 different nations and virtually all major universities in the Western world.
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