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Provided by www.whitehouse.govWASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:
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Michael W. Hail – Member, Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:
Dr. Michael W. Hail, Nominee for Member, Board of Trustees of the Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation
Dr. Michael W. Hail is a Professor of Government at Morehead State University, a position he has held since 2007. He also serves as the Assistant Dean of the School of Public Affairs, and has held additional positions at Morehead State University since 2000. Dr. Hail is the Associate Director of the Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations at the University of Kentucky, a position he has held since 2004. From 1992 to 1999, he held various teaching positions at the University of Delaware, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and the University of Kentucky. He also serves on the editorial board of Publius: The Journal of Federalism. Dr. Hail received an A.B. from Centre College of Kentucky, an M.A. from Eastern Kentucky University, and a Ph.D. from the University of Delaware.
