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NSF PA/M 00-15 - September 15, 2000

President Gives Final Approval to New NSB Members

President Clinton today signed the final documents naming five new members to the National Science Board (NSB) following Senate confirmation on September 8, 2000.

The new members are: Nina V. Fedoroff - Willaman Professor of Life Sciences and director, Life Sciences Consortium and Biotechnology Institute, Pennsylvania State University; Jane Lubchenco - Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology and distinguished professor of zoology, Oregon State University; Diana S. Natalicio - president, University of Texas at El Paso; Warren M. Washington - senior scientist and head, Climate Change Research Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR); and John A. White, Jr. - chancellor, University of Arkansas.

The six-year terms for the new NSB members extend until May 2006.

Other members of the NSB confirmed previously with terms ending in 2006 were Michael G. Rossmann - Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Purdue University and Daniel Simberloff - Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science, University of Tennessee. The nomination of Dr. Mark Wrighton, Chancellor of Washington University, is scheduled to be considered by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee at its next business meeting, currently scheduled for September 19.

The NSB is made up of 24 members who serve six-year terms. One-third of the board is appointed every two years. NSB members are drawn from industry and universities, and represent a variety of science and engineering disciplines and geographic areas. They are selected for their distinguished service in research, education or public service. The board's dual role is to advise the President and Congress on science policy and serve as the governing body for the National Science Foundation.

For more information contact:
Bill Noxon, (703) 292-8070/wnoxon@nsf.gov

 

 
 
     
 

 
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