He is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha national political science honor society. He is also a veteran of the Vietnam War and earned a Bronze Star. Franklin College participates in a cooperative program with Drew University in New Jersey , allowing qualified students to study at the United Nations in the fall semester of the junior or senior year. The program is conducted at both the Drew campus and the U.N. headquarters in New York. Students receive 16 hours of transfer credit in polital science.
Selection is competitive, based upon academic achievement and demonstrated interest in the program.
Faculty members of the political science department assist with application, arrangements and scheduling. Franklin also enjoys a cooperative program with American University in Washington, D.C. in an effort to grant students access to materials and governmental institutions in the nation's capital. A limited number of Franklin students are selected to spend a fall semester at American University working under the guidance of a member of the faculty. The program consists of a seminar on governmental procedures, several courses relating to the student's degree program at Franklin and an independent study project culminating in a research paper. The normal program will result in approximately 15 hours of academic credit.