Roger E. Kanet *66

Roger died in Fort Myers, Fla., Jan. 31, 2024, at the age of 87.

Born Sept. 1, 1936, in Cincinnati, he completed his undergraduate studies at Xavier University in 1961, earned a master’s degree from Lehigh in 1963, and a Ph.D. in politics from Princeton in 1966.

Until his retirement in 2019, Roger held positions as a professor of political science and international relations at the University of Kansas, University of Illinois, and University of Miami. He credited his initial interest in Soviet/Russian studies to Fathers Falk and Hegy at Berchmanskolleg in Germany.

Roger’s principal teaching and research interests across his 53-year career focused on post-communist Europe, European and global security, democratization, and nationalism. He had a special interest in the field of international relations. During his career he mentored more than 50 doctoral students. Roger received the distinguished scholar award for post-communist studies from his peers in the International Studies Association.

He is survived by his wife, Joan; daughters Suzanne and Laurie; granddaughters Elizabeth and Emily; grandsons Christopher and Zachary; and sisters Kay and Gail.

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