National Academic Advisory Board 

Public Interest Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Eugenia Toma has joined the Institute's Advisory Board. The Board consists of 12 leading scholars in the fields of economics, management, political science, and public administration. Dr. Toma is Director of the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration at Kentucky University, where she has taught economics, public policy, and public administration since 1986.

Completing a thesis entitled "The Economic Organization of Public Education in the U.S.," Dr. Toma earned her Ph.D. at Virginia Polytechnic University. Since beginning her teaching career in 1978, Dr. Toma has published over 30 articles and reports. She also co-edited the book Central Bankers, Bureaucratic Incentives, and Monetary Policy with her husband, Dr. Mark Toma.

Dr. Toma's research spans several areas. She specializes in the economics of public and private schooling. In 1996 she co-authored "A New Framework for Public Education in Michigan" for the Michigan Department of Education and also published an article, "Public Funding and Private Schooling Across Countries," in the Journal of Law and Economics. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Toma to the Advisory Board and look forward to our association together.

Imprint, June 1997

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