Dr. Jay Barth, Program Director
Dr. Jay Barth, M.E. and Ida Graves Peace Distinguished Professor of Politics and Director of Civic Engagement Programs at Hendrix College, is program director of the Hendrix Project Pericles® Advisory Committee. A leading analyst, author and academic authority on the politics of Arkansas and the South, Dr. Barth has published a number of works on politics, including co-authorship of the second edition of Arkansas Politics and Government: Do the People Rule? He currently serves on the board of directors for the National Council on Community and Justice and is a national board representative for the American Civil Liberties Union.
Graduating magna cum laude from Hendrix in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in American Studies, Dr. Barth received a master's degree in 1989 and a doctorate in 1994 in political science from the University of North Carolina. In 2000-01, Barth received the Steiger Congressional Fellowship from the American Political Science Foundation and served on the staff of the late U.S. Sen. Paul Wellstone (MN) working on education and civil rights policy. He is a four-time recipient of a Hendrix senior class's Faculty Appreciation Award that recognizes a faculty member who has shown "excellence in instruction and concern for the welfare of Hendrix students" and was named 2007 Arkansas Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).
Committee Members
The Project Pericles Advisory Committee is responsible for developing programs and collaborations that will deepen the culture of civic engagement at Hendrix and foster participation of the entire college community in civic, community and political affairs.
Kesha Wingfield Baoua
Director of Multicultural and International Student Services
Craig Berry
Internal Consultant, Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Reverend Danny Thomas
Hendrix Board of Trustees Member
Dr. Duff Campbell
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Christy Coker
Director of Career Services and Graduate School Planning
Trista Grieder
Internship Coordinator, Career Services & Odyssey Program
Mary Henderson
Dining Services
Pat Lile
Former President and CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation
Dr. Jay McDaniel
Willis T. Holmes Professor of Religion
Robert O'Connor
Hendrix Director of Foundation Relations
Chad Sardashti
Hendrix Senior
Alex Sego
Hendrix Junior
Reverend J. J. Whitney
Hendrix-Miller Vocations Initiative Program Coordinator and Volunteer Action Committee Advisor
Nancy Wood
Former Member Hendrix Board of Trustees