Biography
Kenneth Lloyd Wise, Ph.D., presented with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award by Marquis Who’s Who.
Marquis Who’s Who has endorsed Dr. Wise as a leader in the international relations field, noting his achievements, leadership qualities and credentials.
Dr. Wise earned a Bachelor of Arts in social science from Midland Lutheran College (now Midland University) in 1961, then a Master of Arts in international law and organization (1965) and a Doctor of Philosophy in international studies (1967) from American University. He began as an area reporter and agricultural editor for the Hastings Daily Tribune in 1961, became a teaching fellow at the American University School of International Service in 1964, and joined Creighton University in 1967 as associate professor of political science, a position he held until 2008. He directed Creighton’s international relations graduate program from 1981 to 2004, and from 2006 to 2013 he was director of policy research at the Dubai Public Policy Research Center in the United Arab Emirates. He currently serves as a non-resident senior fellow.
Dr. Wise was inspired to pursue political science and international affairs by his father’s work with refugees. He has been vice president of The Wise Choice Consulting Co. in Omaha since 1988, and was president of InterChange International, Inc. from 1976 to 1988. He has also served as a consultant for the North Atlantic Treaty Association Information Office and as a council member of the InterUniversity Center in Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia.
He is the author of Crisis Decisionmaking and German Unification and All-European Security (1991) and of several articles in his field. He served as director of the Omaha Committee on Foreign Relations from 1968 to 1996 and has been involved with the Mayor’s International Affairs Committee and his homeowners’ association.
Dr. Wise belongs to the Nebraska and Omaha chapters of the United Nations Association, the American Society of International Law, the International Studies Association, Global Education Associates, the American Political Science Association, the Atlantic Council and several honor societies. He has received awards from Creighton University and the Nebraska Press Association, among other organizations, and was honored in the 24th and 25th editions of Who’s Who in the Midwest.