Fred W. Riggs
Fred W. Riggs (July 3, 1917 in India – February 9, 2008 in USA) was a political scientist and pioneer of Comparative Public Administration, especially his Riggsian Model. He was Professor Emeritus at Political Science Department of University of Hawaii. Awards
Awards: 
 Dwight Waldo award for lifetime achievements in Public Administration, American Society for Public Administration, April 1991. Order of White Elephant, conferred by King of Thailand, in Bangkok, 1986. First non-Asian to be honored by Eastern Regional Organization for Public Administration, EROPA Conference, Seoul, Korea, 1983. Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, 1966–67. Senior Specialist, East-West Center, University of Hawaii, 1962–1963. Fellow, Committee on Comparative Politics of the Social Science Research Institute, for field research in Thailand, 1957–58. 