National Science Foundation Personnel Announcement
NSF PA 98-3 (NSB 98-107) - May 7, 1998
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National Science Board Elects Leaders
The National Science Board (NSB) has elected an internationally
known economist and university president as its new
chair, and the president of a major state university
as its vice chair. At its May meeting in Arlington,
Va., the Board elected Tulane University President
Eamon M. Kelly to serve as chair for the next two
years, and re-elected University of Texas-El Paso
(UTEP) President Diana Natalicio to serve a second
two-year term as vice chair.
The NSB is the governing body of the National Science
Foundation, and is made up of 24 top representatives
from industry and academia. Members are appointed
by the President, confirmed by the Senate and serve
six-year terms. Natalicio joined the Board in 1995,
and Kelly in 1996.
Kelly has held positions of leadership at Tulane University
since 1979, and has served as its president since
1981. He also teaches economics, Latin American studies,
and international health and development at Tulane.
His specialized area of interest is international
urban and rural health and development.
Kelly also held leadership positions at Ford Foundation
in New York for 10 years, managing its national and
international investment program and its domestic
grant program. At Ford, he developed and secured financing
for the nation's first domestic satellite system for
public broadcasting. Kelly spent nine years in government
service at the Department of Commerce, Small Business
Administration and Department of Labor. He has won
numerous business and humanitarian awards. He holds
current membership on 12 boards of directors and advisory
boards (including the National Security Education
Board), and former membership on numerous others.
Kelly earned his master's and Ph.D. in economics from
Columbia University.
Natalicio joined the UTEP faculty in 1971 and has served
as its President since 1988. She received her master's
in Portuguese and Ph.D. in linguistics from the University
of Texas-Austin. Her major research interests have
focused on second language acquisition and bilingualism.
A former Fulbright scholar, Natalicio has served on
the NASA Advisory Council and the Fogarty International
Center advisory board at NIH. Her background includes
a far-reaching international emphasis (especially
Mexico), and creation of opportunities for Hispanics
and other minorities. She holds current memberships
on numerous boards, including the U.S. Mexico (Fulbright-Garcia
Robles) Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange.
She was appointed by President Bush to the Advisory
Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic
Americans and served as chair of the board of the
American Association for Higher Education. She was
recently awarded the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize for
success in creating educational opportunities for
Hispanics.
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