J. Bryan "Jerry" Collester
Professor of Political Science
Director, School of Government

B.A., Principia College
M.A., Ph.D., Indiana University

J. Bryan Collester has been a member of Principia College's faculty since 1974. He also serves the College as Director of the Cox School of Government, and administrator for the Helen Dwight Reid International Fellowship and Clayton D. Ford Award for Graduate Studies in Government and Law. He is adjunct professor, Graduate Program in International Affairs at Washington University (St. Louis). He is also a member of "Team Europe," a speaking group on the European Union, appointed by the EU Commission's Delegation to the United States, in Washington, D.C. He is past president and chair and member of the board of directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, St. Louis Committee. In 1989-90, Dr. Collester was Visiting Professor of National Security Studies at the Air War College, Air University (USAF) and was recipient of the "Outstanding Lecturer Award." He was an annual lecturer at Air University for seven years.  From 1982-84 Dr. Collester was Special Assistant and Senior Policy Advisor to the Executive Deputy Director, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Washington, D.C. From 1981-84 he served on the Board of Visitors of the National Fire Academy, Emmitsburg, MD. Before coming to Principia College, Dr. Collester taught at Miami University (Ohio) and served as Director of Miami's European Center in Luxembourg (1970-72).  Dr. Collester's publications include: "How Defense 'Spilled Over' Into The CFSP: Western European Union (WEU) and the European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI)" in STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Vol 5, Risks, Reforms, Resistance or Revival? Cowles and Smith, eds., Oxford Univ. Press, 2001. "Yugoslavia" (signed article), plus 6 unsigned articles in ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Desmond Dinan, ed., Delegation of the European Commission, & Lynne Rienner Pub., 1997,. "Unfinished Business: US Foreign Policy towards Post-Containment Europe," in U.S. FOREIGN POLICY IN TRANSITION, Winkates, Walsh & Skolnick, eds., Nelson-Hall (Chicago), 1994, THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Gale Research Co., Detroit, 1979. ("Outstanding Academic Book Award," CHOICE), and "Eurocontrol: A Revision of Functional Integration," Journal of Common Market Studies, June, 1975. Member: European Community Studies Association Council on Foreign Relations, St. Louis Committee (past president and chair, and member, board of directors) Southern Illinois International Studies Alliance (founding member and College representative) Council on World Affairs, St. Louis  International Studies Association American Council on Germany Professional Association of Diving Instructors

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