**Thad Lewis Beyle** (* 11th May 1934 in Syracuse, NY, USA; † 30th April 1982 in …???) was political science educator and consultant. ## Education ## - 1960: M.A., Department of Russian Studies/Graduate School, Syracuse University (thesis: *Disarmament and the Soviet Union, 1945–1950*) - 1963: Ph.D., University of Illinois (dissertation: *The Cape Cod National Seashore: a study in conflict*)