About the Author

Steven O. Ludd is a Professor Emeritus at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Ludd, a professor of Political Science, taught undergraduate and graduate students in classes of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, and the Judicial Process. He is the recipient of numerous university honors for teaching and service including the Master Teacher award. With the collaboration of student organizations, he designed BGSU's Student Legal Services - the first pre-paid legal service program for students in Ohio. The co-editor of Outlook On Ohio: Prospects and Priorities, he has published numerous professional and academic articles on the constitutional right to privacy and the use of administrative discretion in public administrative agencies. As a member of the Ohio bar and Federal District Court, he was selected by the Court to be an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mediator and a Federal Court Monitor. He has worked with a variety non-for-profit and local government entities on issues of dispute resolution. He received his law degree from Syracuse University College of Law and his Ph.D. from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.