Dr. C. E. Sunderlin | May, 1951 - May, 1957 |
Organic Chemistry |
Dr. John T. Wilson | July, 1963 - July, 1968 | Psychology |
Dr. John T. Wilson Executive Associate Director* |
July, 1968 - August, 1968 | Psychology |
Dr. Louis Levin+ Executive Associate Director* |
August, 1968 - October, 1970 | Biochemistry |
Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff | October, 1970 - September, 1974 |
Aeronautical Engineering |
Dr. Lowell J. Paige (Acting) |
September, 1974- June, 1975 | Mathematics |
Dr. Richard C. Atkinson | June, 1975 - May, 1977 |
Psychology |
Dr. Edward C. Creutz (Acting) |
August, 1976 - September, 1977 | Physics |
Dr. George C. Pimentel | September, 1977 - June, 1980 |
Chemistry |
Dr. Donald N. Langenberg | July, 1980 - December, 1982 |
Physics |
Dr. John H. Moore | June, 1985 - December, 1989 | Economics |
Dr. John White (Acting) |
September, 1990 - March, 1991 |
Industrial Engineering |
Dr. Frederick M. Bernthal | March, 1990 - April, 1993 |
Nuclear Chemistry/ Physics |
Dr. Mary E. Clutter (Acting) |
April, 1993 - October, 1993 | Biology |
Dr. Frederick M. Bernthal | October, 1993 - June, 1994 |
Nuclear Chemistry/ Physics |
Dr. Mary E. Clutter (Acting) |
June, 1994 - July, 1994 | Biology |
Dr. Anne C. Petersen | July, 1994 - September, 1996 |
Behavioral Science |
Dr. Joseph Bordogna (Acting) | September, 1996 to May, 1999 | Engineering |
Dr. Joseph Bordogna | June, 1999 to present** | Engineering |
*P.L. 90-407 amended the NSF Act to permit NSF to have a deputy director and four assistant directors appointed by the President. Until these appointments were made, the duties of the deputy director were discharged by an executive associate director.
+By presidential order, Dr. Louis Levin also served as Acting Director from July 1,1969 to July 14, 1969 (until Dr. William McElroy's swearing-in on July 14, 1969).
**Dr. Bordogna was confirmed by the Senate on May 7, 1999.