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Former National Science Board Members

* Position when appointed to NSB or major affiliation during service on NSB.
#Charter Member
† Deceased

NAME
AFFILIATION*
TERM OF SERVICE
Aberle, Dr. Sophie #†
Special Research Director
The University of New Mexico
1950-58
Adams, Dr. Roger†
Research Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering
University of Illinois
1954-60
Adkisson, Dr. Perry L.
Chancellor Emeritus and Regents
Professor
Texas A&M University
1985-96
Anderson, Dr. Annelise G.
Senior Research Fellow
The Hoover Institution
Stanford University
1984-90
Armstrong, Dr. John A. 1996 - 2002
Vice President for Science & Technology (retired)
IBM
1996-2002
 
Atkinson, Dr. Richard C.
Director
National Science Foundation
1977-80
Baker, Dr. Warren J.
President
California Polytechnic State University
1986-94
Baker, Dr. William O.
Vice President-Research
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Murray Hill, New Jersey
1960-66
Barnard, Dr. Chester I.#†
President
The Rockefeller Foundation
1950-56
Barnes, Dr. Robert P.#†
Professor of Chemistry
Howard University
1950-58
Beck, Dr. Jay V.
Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
Brigham Young University
1982-86
Bement, Dr. Arden L., Jr.
Vice President
Science and Technology
TRW, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio and
1988-92
Turner Professor of Materials Engineering
Purdue University
1993-94
Bing, Dr. R. H.†
Rudolph E. Langer Professor of Mathematics
The University of Wisconsin
1968-74
Bisplinghoff, Dr. Raymond L.†
Vice President for Research and
Development
Tyco Laboratories, Inc.
Exeter, New Hampshire
1976-82
Black, Dr. Craig C.†
Director
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
1984-90
Bloch, Mr. Erich
Director
National Science Foundation
1984-90
Branscomb, Dr. Lewis M.
Vice President and Chief Scientist
International Business Machines Corporation
Armonk, New York
1978-84
Bromley, Dr. D. Allan
Director, Wright Nuclear Structure
Laboratory
Yale University
1988-89
Bronk, Dr. Detlev W.#†
President
The Rockefeller University
1950-64
Brooks, Dr. Harvey
Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and
Dean of Engineering and Applied Physics
Harvard University
1962-74
Brooks, Jr., Dr. Frederick P.
Kenan Professor of Computer Science
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
1987-92
Bunting, Dr. Mary I.†
President
Radcliffe College
1965-70
Burke, Dr. Bernard F.
William A.M. Burden Professor
of Astrophysics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990-96
Campbell, Dr. W. Glenn †
Counselor
The Hoover Institution
Stanford University
1972-78
1990-94
Carter, Dr. Herbert E.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
University of Illinois and
1964-70
Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Programs
University of Arizona
1970-76
Charpie, Dr. Robert A.
President
Cabot Corp.
Boston, Massachusetts
1970-76
Clement, Dr. Rufus E.†
President
Atlanta University
1960-67
Cobb, Dr. Jewel Plummer
Dean and Professor of Biology
Douglass College
Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey
1974-80
Colwell, Dr. Rita R.
Director and Professor
Maryland Biotechnology Institute
University of Maryland
1984-90
Conant, Dr. James B.#†
President
Harvard University
1950-53
Cooke, Dr. Lloyd M.†
Vice Chairman
Economic Development Council of
New York City, Inc.
1970-82
Cori, Dr. Gerty T.#†
Professor, Biological Chemistry
School of Medicine
Washington University
1950-57
Cota-Robles, Dr. Eugene H.
Provost
Crown College and Professor of Biology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1978-84
Cotton, Dr. F. Albert
W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation
Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director,
Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding
Texas A&M University
1986-98
Davis, Dr. John W. #†
President
West Virginia State College
1950-56
Day, Dr. Thomas B.
President
San Diego State University
1984-96
Dicke, Dr. Robert H. †
Albert Einstein Professor of Science
Department of Physics
Princeton University
1970-76
Doan, Mr. Herbert D.
Chairman
Doan Associates
Midland, Michigan
1976-82
Dollard, Mr. Charles #†
President
Carnegie Corporation of New York
1950-58
Drucker, Dr. Daniel C. †
Graduate Research Professor
University of Florida, Gainesville
1988-94
DuBridge, Dr. Lee A.#†
President
California Institute of Technology
1950-54
1958-64
Duderstadt, Dr. James J.
President
University of Michigan
1984-96
Elvehjem, Dr. Conrad A.†
President
The University of Wisconsin
1960-62
Eyring, Dr. Henry†
Dean, Graduate School
University of Utah
1962-68
Ferguson, Dr. Pamela A.†
Professor of Mathematics and
Former President, Grinnell College
Grinnell, Iowa
1998 - 2004
   
Flawn, Dr. Peter T.
President Emeritus
University of Texas at Austin, and
Vice Chairman, Rust Group, Inc.
Austin, Texas
1980-86
Fowler, Dr. William A.†
Institute Professor of Physics
California Institute of Technology
1968-74
Fox, Dr. Marye Anne
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner
Regents Chair in Chemistry
University of Texas at Austin
1990-96
Fred, Dr. Edwin B.#†
President
The University of Wisconsin
1950-56
Friedl, Dr. Ernestine
Dean of Arts and Sciences, Trinity College
and James B. Duke Professor of Anthropology
Duke University
1978-84
Gaillard, Dr. Mary K.
Professor of Physics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of California, Berkeley
1996-2002
 
Gates, Dr. David M.
Professor of Botany and Director,
Biological Station
University of Michigan
1970-76
Gilkeson, Mr. Robert F.†
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Philadelphia Electric Company
1982-88
Glennan, Dr. T. Keith†
President
Case Institute of Technology
1956-58
Goldsmith, Dr. Julian R. †
Associate Dean
Division of Physical Sciences and
Charles E. Merrian Distinguished
Services Professor
The University of Chicago
1964-70
Good, Dr. Mary L.
Senior Vice President, Technology
Allied-Signal, Inc.
Murray Hill, New Jersey
1980-91
Gould, Dr. Laurence M.†
President
Carleton College
1953-62
Greenberg, Sanford D.
Chairman and CEO of TEI
Industries, Inc.
Washington, D.C.
1994-2000
Greenwood, Dr. M.R.C.
Chancellor
University of California, Santa Cruz
1996-2002
 
Griffiths, Dr. Phillip A.
Director
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, New Jersey
1990-96
Gross, Dr. Paul M.#†
Vice President
Duke University
1950-62
Hackerman, Dr. Norman C.
President
Rice University
1968-80
Hagerty, Dr. William W.†
President
Drexel Institute of Technology
1964-70
Hahn, Mr. T. Marshall, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Portland, Oregon
1972-78
Hancock, Dr. John C.
Executive Vice President
United Telecommunications, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
1986-92
Handler, Dr. Philip†
James B. Duke Professor and Chairman,
Department of Biochemistry,
Duke University, and
President, National Academy of Sciences
1962-69
1969-74
Hardin, Dr. Clifford M.
Chancellor
University of Nebraska
1966-70
Harrison, Dr. Anna J. †
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry
Mount Holyoke College
1972-78
Haworth, Dr. Leland J.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1963-69
Heffner, Dr. Hubert†
Chairman
Department of Applied Physics
Stanford University
1972-75
Hesburgh, The Very Rev. Theodore M., C.S.C.
President
University of Notre Dame
1954-66
Hess, Dr. Charles E.
Dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental
Sciences
1982-88
Director, International Programs
University of California, Davis
1992-98
Heyns, Dr. Roger W. †
Chancellor
University of California at Berkeley, and
President
American Council on Education
1967-76
Hogness, Dr. John R.
President
Association for Academic Health Centers
Washington, D.C.
1976-82
Holderman, Dr. James B.
President
University of South Carolina
1986-91
Hopcroft, Dr. John E.
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
Cornell University
1992-98
Hosler, Dr. Charles L.
Senior Vice President for Research,
Dean of Graduate School, and
Professor of Meterology Emeritus
Pennsylvania State University
1985-94
Houston, Dr. William V.†
Honorary Chancellor
William Marsh Rice University
1954-66
Hubbard, Dr. William N., Jr.
President
The Upjohn Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1974-80
Hueg, Dr. William F., Jr.
Professor of Agronomy and Deputy
Vice President and Dean,
Institute of Agriculture, Forestry,
and Home Economics
University of Minnesota
1976-82
Humphrey, Dr. George D.# †
President
University of Wyoming
1950-62
Hyman, Dr. Orren W.#†
Dean of Medical School and Vice President
University of Tennessee
1950-56
Jaskolski, Dr. Stanley V.
Eaton Corporation Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (Retired)
1996-2002
Jones, Dr. Anita K.,
Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied Science
Department of Computer Science
Univeristy of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
 
 
Jones, Dr. Charles F.†
President
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Houston, Texas
1966-72
Jones, Dr. Thomas F., Jr.†
President
University of South Carolina
1966-72
Kasha, Dr. Michael
Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry
Institute of Molecular Biophysics
Florida State University
1978-84
Kelly, Dr. Eamon
President
Tulane University
1996-2002
 
Knapp, Dr. Edward A.
Director
National Science Foundation
1982-84
Koshland, Dr. Marian E. †
Professor of Bacteriology and Immunology
University of California
Berkeley
1976-82
Lane, Dr. Neal F.
Director
National Science Foundation
1993-98
Langford, Dr. George M.,
Professor
Department of Biological Science
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
 
Lax, Dr. Peter D.
Professor of Mathematics and Director
Courant Mathematics and Computing Laboratory
New York University
1980-86
Lindstedt-Siva, Dr. K. June
Manager, Environmental Sciences
Atlantic Richfield Company
Los Angeles, California
1984-90
Loeb, Dr. Robert F.#†
Bard Professor of Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
1950-64
Mac Lane, Dr. Saunders
Max Mason Distinguished Service
Professor of Mathematics
University of Chicago
1974-80
Macelwane, The Rev. James B., S.J.†
Dean, Institute of Technology
St. Louis University
1954-56
Malcom, Dr. Shirley S.
Head, Directorate for Education and Human
Resources Programs
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
1993-98
March, Dr. James G.
David Jacks Professor of Higher Education,
Political Science and Sociology
School of Education
Stanford University
1968-74
Massey, Dr. Walter E.
Director, Argonne National Laboratory, and
Vice President for Research
The University of Chicago
1978-84
Director
National Science Foundation
1991-93
McBride, Dr. Katharine E.†
President
Bryn Mawr College
1962-68
McCann, Dr. Kevin†
President
The Defiance College
1958-64
McElroy, Dr. William D.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1969-72
McLaughlin, Dr. Donald H.#†
President
Homestake Mining Company
San Francisco, California
1950-60
McShane, Dr. Edward J.†
Professor of Mathematics
University of Virginia
1956-68
Meckling, Mr. William H.†
Dean
The Graduate School of Management
The University of Rochester
1972-78
Menger, Eve L.
Director, Characterization Science
and Service, Corning, Inc. (Retired)
Corning, New York
1994-2000
Merck, Mr. George W.†
Chairman of the Board
Merck & Company, Inc.
New Jersey
1951-57
Middlebush, Dr. Frederick A.#†
President
University of Missouri
1950-62
Miller, Dr. Joseph A., Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Corning, Inc.
Corning, NY
 
Miller, Dr. William F.
President and Chief Executive Officer
SRI International
Menlo Park, California
1982-88
Mitchell-Kernan, Claudia I.
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and
Dean, Graduate Division
University of California
Los Angeles
1994-2000
Moore, Dr. John H.
Associate Director and Senior Fellow
The Hoover Institution
Stanford University
1982-85
Moreland, Dr. Edward L.#†
Executive Vice President
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1950-51
Morison, Dr. Robert S.
Professor of Biology and Director
Division of Biological Sciences
Cornell University
1963-72
Morris, Dr. Joseph C.#†
Vice President
Tulane University
1950-66
Morse, Dr. H. Marston#†
Professor of Mathematics
The Institute for Advanced Study
1950-54
Murray, Dr. Grover E.
President and University Professor
Texas Tech University and Texas School of Medicine
1968-80
Nabrit, Dr. Samuel M.
President
Texas Southern University
1956-59
Neal, Dr. Homer A.
Provost
State University of New York at Stony Brook
1980-86
Nierenberg, Dr. William A.†
Director
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1972-78
University of California
San Diego
1982-88
Nordtvedt, Dr. Kenneth L., Jr.
Professor of Physics
Montana State University
1987-90
Oaxaca, Mr. Jaime
Vice Chairman
Coronado Communications Corporation
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
1990-96
O'Brien, Dr. Morrough P.
Dean
College of Engineering
University of California
Berkeley
1958-60
O'Neal, Dr. Russell D.†
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
KMS Industries, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1972-78
Osborn, Dr. Mary Jane
Professor and Head
Department of Microbiology
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington
1980-86
Pettit, Dr. Joseph M.†
President
Georgia Institute of Technology
1976-82
Picker, Dr. Harvey
Chairman of the Board
Picker Corporation
White Plains, New York
1965-70
Piore, Dr. E. R.†
Vice President and Chief Scientist
International Business Machines Corporation
Armonk, New York
1961-72
Potter, Dr. Audrey A.#†
Dean of Engineering
Purdue University
1950-58
Powell, Dr. James L.
President, Reed College
1986-92
CEO, The Franklin Institute and 1992-95
President & Director
Los Angeles Museum of Natural History
1995-98
Press, Dr. Frank
Chairman
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1970-76
Ragone, Dr. David V.
President
Case Western Reserve University
1978-84
Ramo, Dr. Simon
Director
TRW, Inc.
Redondo Beach, California
1984-86
Rasmussen, Dr. Norman C.
McAfee Professor of Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1982-88
Raven, Dr. Peter H.
Director
Missouri Botanical Garden
1990-94
Rees, Dr. Mina S.†
President
The Graduate School and University Center
The City University of New York
1964-70
Reyniers, Dr. James A.#†
Director
LOBUND Institute
University of Notre Dame
1950-54
Reynolds, Dr. Joseph M.†
Boyd Professor of Physics and Vice President for Instruction and Research
Louisiana State University
1966-78
Rhodes, Dr. Frank H. T.
President
Cornell University
1987-98
Rice, Dr. Donald B.
President
The Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, California
1974-86
Rice, Dr. Stuart A.
Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service
Professor of Chemistry
The James Franck Institute
University of Chicago
1980-86
Rich, Dr. Alexander
Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics
Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1976-82
Richardson, Dr. Robert.,
Vice Provost for Research
Professor of Physics
Department of Physics
Cornel University
Ross, Dr. Ian M.
President Emeritus
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, New Jersey
1991-98
Rubey, Dr. William W.†
Professor of Biology and Geophysics
University of California
Los Angeles
1960-66
Rubin, Dr. Vera C.
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Carnegie Institution of Washington
1996-2002
 
Russell, Dr. Jane A. †
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Emory University
1958-64
Salpeter, Dr. Edwin E.
J. G. White Professor of Physical Sciences
Cornell University
1978-84
Savitz, Dr. Maxine,
General Manager
Honeywell and Technology Partnerships (Retired)
 
Schmitt, Dr. Roland W.
Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist
General Electric Company
Schenectady, NY, and
1982-88
President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1988-94
Schneiderman, Dr. Howard A.†
Senior Vice President of Research
and Development
Monsanto Company
St. Louis, Missouri
1986-90
Seaborg, Dr. Glenn T. †
Chancellor
University of California
Berkeley
1960-61
Sears, Dr. Paul B.†
Chairman
Conservation Program
Yale University
1958-64
Sequira, Dr. Luis.
J.C. Walker Professor Emeitus
Department of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology
University of Winsconsin
 
Shen, Dr. Benjamin S.
Reese W. Flower Professor of
Astrophysics
University of Pennsylvania
1990-94
Shields, Dr. L. Donald
President
California State University at Fullerton
1974-80
Simmons, Howard E. Jr.†
Vice President Emeritus for
Central Research and Development
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
1990-96
Slaughter, Dr. John B.
Director
National Science Foundation
1980-82
Slichter, Dr. Charles P.
Professor of Physics
Center for Advanced Study
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1975-84
Smith, Dr. Frederick E.
Professor of Environmental Studies
in Resources and Ecology
Graduate School of Design
Harvard University
1968-74
Snyder, Mr. John I., Jr.†
Chairman of the Board and President
U.S. Industries, Inc.
New York, New York
1964-65
Solow, Robert M.
Institute Professor Emeritus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1994-2000
Spilhaus, Dr. Athelstan F. †
Professor of Physics
University of Minnesota and
President
The Franklin Institute
1966-72
Stakman, Dr. E. C.#†
Chief
Division of Plant Pathology and Botany
University of Minnesota
1950-54
Stevenson, Dr. Earl P.†
President and Chairman of the Board
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1951-56
Stever, Dr. H. Guyford
President
Carnegie Mellon University
1970-72
Director
National Science Foundation
1972-76
Stratton, Dr. Julius A.†
President
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1956-62
1964-67
Sullivan, Mr. Richard H.†
President
Association of American Colleges
1966-72
Suzuki, Dr. Bob H.
President
California State Polytechnic University
Pomona
1996-2002
 
Tapia, Dr. Richard
Noah Harding Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics
Rice University
1996-2002
 
Tatum, Dr. Edward L.†
Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry
The Rockefeller University
1956-68
Thieme, Dr. F. P.†
Executive Vice President
University of Washington and
1964-70
President
University of Colorado
1970-76
Tien, Dr. Chang-Lin
NEC Distinguished Professor of Engineering
University of California, Berkeley
(Resigned before Completion of Term)
1998-2004
 
Tyler, Dr. Ralph W.†
Director
Center for Advanced Study in the
Behavioral Sciences
Stanford University
1962-68
Volwiler, Dr. Ernest H.†
President and Chairman of the Board
Abbott Laboratories
North Chicago, Illinois
1958-64
Walker, Dr. Eric A.†
President
The Pennsylvania State University
1960-66
Waterman, Dr. Alan T.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1950-63
Weaver, Dr. Warren†
Vice President for the Natural
Medical Sciences
The Rockefeller Foundation
1956-60
Whitaker, Dr. Douglas M.†
Vice President for Administration
The Rockefeller University
1954-60
Willey, Dr. Malcolm M.†
Vice President
Academic Administration
University of Minnesota
1960-64
Wilson, Mr. Charles E.#†
President
General Electric Company
Schenectady, New York
1950-51
Yancey, The Rev. Patrick H., S.J.#†
Chairman
Department of Biology
Spring Hill College
1950-54
Zare, Dr. Richard N.
Marguerite Blake Wilbur
Professor of Chemistry
Stanford University
1992-98
Zumberge, Dr. James H.†
President
Southern Methodist University
1974-80

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