John E. Tropman
Henry J. Meyer Collegiate Professor Emeritus of Social Work, School of Social Work
John Tropman is the director of Leadership in Community Benefit Organizations, a program initiated in the School of Social Work January 1, 2015 to organize and focus management content for management majors and Community Organization and Policy & Evaluation majors. His research focuses on the organizational elements that create high-performing human service (and other) organizations. Topics of special interest are entrepreneurship, effective group decision making, C-level executives, the problem of executive burnout and flameout, and organizational rewards systems.
Tropman is also interested in culture in general, and organizational culture in particular. His book, The Catholic Ethic in American Society, addresses this issue.
Research Interests/Focus
Research/scholarly interest: social welfare policy; community organization; non-profit management, entrepreneurship, c-level executives; leadership
Contact Information
| Phone | Room | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|
| tropman@umich.edu | 4668 SSWB | University of Michigan School of Social Work 1080 S. University Ann Arbor, MI 48109 |
Education
| Year | Degree | School | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | PhD | Social Work and Sociology | University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 1963 | MA | Social Work and Social Service Administration | University of Chicago, IL |
| 1961 | BA | Sociology | Oberlin College, OH |
Websites
| Personal Home Page |
| http://socialimpact.umich.edu/ |
| Year | Description |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Community Organization and Social Administration |
| 2014 | The Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance Mary Parker Follette Award for its outstanding theory-informed research (with Amanda Tillotson) |
| 2013-2014 | Distinguished Professor Award, School of Social Work |
| 2009 | Achievement Award for Excellence, Wolverine Human Resources |
| 2007 | Fulbright Senior Specialist, School of social work, University of Melbourne, AU |
| 2007 | Social Work Legacy Award (for the Tropman family), National Association of Social Workers, Pittsburgh Chapter |
| 2005 | Visiting Scholar, Rothmere Institute for American Studies, Oxford University, Oxford, UK |
| 1996 | Blackwell's Choice, Outstanding Academic Books for 1996 (For The Catholic Ethic in American Society) |
| 1996 | CHOICE Award for Outstanding Academic Books for 1996 (For The Catholic Ethic in American Society) |
| 1995 | Prominent Writer, Contemporary Authors, Gale Research, Who's Who in America |
| 1995 | Visiting Faculty Fellow, University of Michigan Journalism Fellows |
| 1995 | The International Directory of Management Scholars and Research, Harvard Business School Press |
| 1995 | Who's Who in American Education, 5th Edition |
| 1995 | Dictionary of International Biography, 25th Edition (England) |
| 1992-1993 | Fellow, Committee on InterInstitutional Cooperation, Academic Leadership Program |
| 1988 | Wilbur J. Cohen Award, School of Education |
| 1986-1987 | The Bernard Zell/Leonard W. Lurie Prize for the Teaching of Entrepreneurship, School of Business, University of Michigan |
| 1986-1987 | Chair, Michigan Society of Fellows, University of Michigan |
| 1985 | The 1985 Monsignor O'Grady Award for Achievement in Scholarly Research in Catholic Social Thought; the National Conference of Catholic Charities and Catholic University of America |
| 1983-1987 | Senior Fellow, Michigan Society of Fellows, University of Michigan |
| 1983 | Special Lecturer in Social Change, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan |
| 1981 | Special Award, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan |
| 1980 | Fulbright Lecturer in Social Change, Kwansei Gakuin University, Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan |
| 1979 | Fellow, Collegiate Institute for Values and Science |
| 1978 | Who's Who in the Midwest |
| 1978 | American Men and Women of Science, Social and Behavioral Sciences |
| 1977 | Honors Examiner in Sociology, Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio |
| 1977 | Special Award, Vice President for Research, University of Michigan |
| 1974 | Visiting Faculty Associate, Joint Center for Urban Studies, MIT and Harvard University |
| 1969 | Horace Rackham Research Fellow, University of Michigan, "Public Welfare Appropriations" |
| 1967 | National Science Foundation Fellowship, to Improve the Scientific Quality of Dissertations |
| 1962-1963 | Grace Abbot Honors Fellowship, University of Chicago |