Nancy Huyck
Nancy L. Huyck is an Associate Professor and the Chair of the Department of Public Administration and Policy Analysis at SIUE. Nancy holds both an M.P.A. and D.P.A. degree in Public Administration from the University of Illinois Springfield.
Dr. Huyck serves as the chair of the SIUE CHAPA committee (Committee for Higher Administrator Performance Appraisal). The CHAPA committee is a university level committee comprised of faculty, staff and student body representatives charged with conducting multi-year performance evaluations of higher administrators. In this role, she recently led a team directing the multi-year performance review of Chancellor Randall Pembrook. Nancy has also served as the MPA Internship Director (2016-2020), in which she managed an array of external internships for SIUE. Dr. Huyck has also served on the SIUE Faculty Senate, the SIUE Welfare Council, and volunteers her time for numerous other college and departmental service activities.
Dr. Huyck teaches both core and elective courses for the department. Currently, she is dedicating her time to develop many of her courses into online and blended formats. Her professional research interests revolve around radio interoperability, public HR management (program evaluation & HR performance appraisal) as well as environmental and sustainable practices for public agencies. Nancy has presented her research at professional annual conferences such as the American Society for Public Administration, Teaching in Public Administration, the Western Social Science Association, as well as the International Association of Business and Public Administration Disciplines. Nancy has published twice in the (IJBPA) International Journal of Business and Public Administration involving emergency response radio interoperability efforts.
Nancy also holds practical, applied public management experience. For the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Dr. Huyck was an Executive 1 Manager within the Division of Administration at the North Grand Location in Springfield, Illinois. In this capacity, she daily managed an assortment of purchasing orders, expenditures and contractual obligations for the State of Illinois. She has worked for both the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Department of Transportation.
Nancy lives in Granite City, Illinois with her husband Arnold and their son, Max. She enjoys spending time with her family, nature walks and traveling.
