Former Board Members


Former Chairs


Name Term of Service NSB Chair Term
Ellen Ochoa 2016–2022 2020-2022
Diane L. Souvaine 2008-2020 2018-2020
Maria T. Zuber 2012-2021 2016-2018
Dan E. Arvizu 2004-2016 2012-2016
Ray M. Bowen 2002-2014 2010-2012
Steven C. Beering† 2002-2010 2006-2010
Warren M. Washington 1996-2006 2002-2006
Eamon M. Kelly† 1996-2002 1998-2002
Richard N. Zare 1992-1998 1996-1998
Frank H.T. Rhodes† 1986-1998 1994-1996
James J. Duderstadt 1984-1996 1991-1994
Mary L. Good† 1980-1991 1988-1991
Roland W. Schmitt† 1982-1994 1984-1988
Lewis M. Branscomb† 1978-1984 1980-1984
Norman Hackerman† 1968-1980 1974-1980
H. E. Carter† 1964-1976 1970-1974
Philip Handler† 1962-1974 1966-1970
Eric A. Walker† 1960-1966 1964-1966
Detlev W. Bronk† 1950-1964 1955-1964
Chester I. Barnard† 1950-1956 1951-1955
James B. Conant† 1950-1953 1950-1951

† Deceased

 

Former Vice Chairs


 

Name Term of Service NSB Vice Chair Term
Ellen Ochoa 2016 - 2018 - 2020
Diane L. Souvaine 2008 - 2020 2016 - 2018
Kelvin K. Droegemeier 2004 - 2016 2012 - 2016
Esin Gulari 2008 - 2014 2010 - 2012
Patricia D. Galloway 2006 - 2012 2008 - 2010
Kathryn D. Sullivan 2004 - 2010 2006 - 2008
Diana S. Natalicio 1994 - 2006 2002 - 2006
Anita K. Jones 1998 - 2004 2000 - 2002
Marye Anne Fox 1990 - 1996 1994 - 1996
Thomas B. Day 1984 - 1996 1990 - 1994
James L. Powell 1986 - 1998 1990 - 1990
Thomas B. Day 1984 - 1996 1988 - 1990
Charles E. Hess† 1982 - 1988
1992 - 1998
1984 - 1988
Mary L. Good† 1980 - 1991 1982 - 1984
Herbert D. Doan† 1976 - 1982 1980 - 1982
Grover E. Murray† 1968 - 1980 1978 - 1980
Russell D. O'Neal† 1972 - 1978 1974 - 1978
Roger W. Heyns† 1967 - 1976 1970 - 1974
E. R. Piore† 1961 - 1972 1968 - 1970
Ralph W. Tyler† 1962 - 1968 1966 - 1968
Philip Handler† 1962 - 1974 1964 - 1966
Lee A. DuBridge† 1950 - 1954
1958 - 1964
1962 - 1964
Paul M. Gross† 1950 - 1962 1955 - 1962
Detlev W. Bronk† 1950 - 1964 1953 - 1955
Edwin B. Fred† 1950 - 1956 1950 - 1953
† Deceased

 

Former Members


NAME
AFFILIATION*
TERM OF SERVICE
Aberle, Dr. Sophie†
Special Research Director
The University of New Mexico
1950 - 1958
Abbott, Dr. Mark
Dean and Professor
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
2006 - 2012
Adams, Dr. Roger†
Research Professor
Department of Chemistry and Chemical
Engineering
University of Illinois
1954 - 1960
Adkisson, Dr. Perry L.
Chancellor Emeritus and Regents
Professor
Texas A&M University
1985 - 1996
Anderson, Dr. Annelise G.
Senior Research Fellow
The Hoover Institution
Stanford University
1984 - 1990
Anderson, Dr. John L.
Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
Illinois Institute of Technology
2014 - 2020
Armstrong, Dr. John A.
Vice President for Science & Technology (retired)
IBM
1996 - 2002
Arvizu, Dr. Dan E.
PreCourt Energy Scholar Stanford University;
Director Emeritus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
2004 - 2016
Atkinson, Dr. Richard C.
Director
National Science Foundation
1977 - 1980
Baker, Dr. Warren J.†
President
California Polytechnic State University
1985 - 1994
Baker, Dr. William O.†
Vice President - Research
Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.
Murray Hill, New Jersey
1960 - 1966
Ball, Dr. Deborah L.
William H. Payne Collegiate Professor of Education and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor
University of Michigan
2012 - 2018
Barish, Dr. Barry C.
Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Professor, High - Energy Physics, Emeritus
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
2002 - 2008
Barnard, Dr. Chester I.†
President
The Rockefeller Foundation
1950 - 1956
Barnes, Dr. Robert P.†
Professor of Chemistry
Howard University
1950 - 1958
Bassler, Dr. Bonnie
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and the Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology
Princeton University
2010 - 2016
Beck, Dr. Jay V.†
Professor Emeritus of Microbiology
Brigham Young University
1982 - 1986
Beering, Dr. Steven C.†
Executive Chair, Universities Research Association Board of Trustees
Vice Chair, Fermi Research Alliance Board of Directors
Chair, National Science Board, 2006 - 2010
President Emeritus, Purdue University
Trustee of the University of Pittsburgh
2004 - 2010
Bement, Dr. Arden L., Jr.
Vice President
Science and Technology
TRW, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio and
1988 - 1992
Turner Professor of Materials Engineering
Purdue University
1993 - 1994
Benbow, Dr. Camilla P.
Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development Peabody College
Vanderbilt University
2006 - 2012
Bing, Dr. R. H.†
Rudolph E. Langer Professor of Mathematics
The University of Wisconsin
1968 - 1974
Bienenstock, Arthur
Professor Emeritus of Photon Science
Stanford University
2016 - 2022
Bisplinghoff, Dr. Raymond L.†
Vice President for Research and Development
Tyco Laboratories, Inc.
Exeter, New Hampshire
1976 - 1982
Black, Dr. Craig C.†
Director
Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History
1985 - 1990
Bloch, Mr. Erich†
Director
National Science Foundation
1984 - 1990
Bowen, Dr. Ray M.
President Emeritus
Texas A&M University
Visiting Distinguished Professor,
Rice University
2002 - 2014
Branscomb, Dr. Lewis M.†
Vice President and Chief Scientist
International Business Machines Corporation
Armonk, New York
1978 - 1984
Bromley, Dr. D. Allan†
Director, Wright Nuclear Structure
Laboratory
Yale University
1988 - 1989
Bronk, Dr. Detlev W.†
President
The Rockefeller University
1950 - 1964
Brooks, Jr., Dr. Frederick P.†
Kenan Professor of Computer Science
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
1987 - 1992
Brooks, Dr. Harvey†
Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and
Dean of Engineering and Applied Physics
Harvard University
1962 - 1974
Bruer, Dr. John T.
President
The James S. McDonnell Foundation
2006 - 2012
Bunting, Dr. Mary I.†
President
Radcliffe College
1965 - 1970
Burke, Dr. Bernard F.
William A.M. Burden Professor
of Astrophysics
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1990 - 1996
Campbell, Dr. W. Glenn †
Counselor
The Hoover Institution
Stanford University
1972 - 1978
1990 - 1994
Carter, Dr. Herbert E.
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs,
University of Illinois and
1964 - 1970
Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Programs
University of Arizona
1970 - 1976
Cerf, Dr. Vinton G.
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist
Google
2012 - 2018
Chandler, Dr. Vicki L.
Dean of Faculty
Minerva Schools at KGI
2014 - 2020
Charpie, Dr. Robert A.
President
Cabot Corp.
Boston, Massachusetts
1970 - 1976
Clement, Dr. Rufus E.†
President
Atlanta University
1960 - 1967
Clough, Dr. G. Wayne
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
President Emeritus
Georgia Institute of Technology
2004 - 2010
Cobb, Dr. Jewel Plummer†
Dean and Professor of Biology
Douglass College
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
1974 - 1980

Colwell, Dr. Rita R.
Vice President for Academy Affairs and Director
Maryland Biotechnology Institute
University of Maryland

1998 - 2004

Director
National Science Foundation

1984 - 1990
Conant, Dr. James B.†
President
Harvard University
1950 - 1953
Cooke, Dr. Lloyd M.†
Vice Chair
Economic Development Council of
New York City, Inc.
1970 - 1982

Córdova, Dr. France
President Emerita
Purdue University

2008 - 2014

Director
National Science Foundation

2014 - 2020
Cori, Dr. Gerty T.†
Professor, Biological Chemistry
School of Medicine
Washington University
1950 - 1957
Cota-Robles, Dr. Eugene H.
Provost
Crown College and Professor of Biology
University of California, Santa Cruz
1979 - 1984
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 - 1998
David, Dr. Ruth A.
President and CEO
Analytic Services, Inc. (Retired)
2012 - 2018
Davis, Dr. John W. †
President
West Virginia State College
1950 - 1956
Day, Dr. Thomas B.†
President
San Diego State University
1985 - 1996
Dicke, Dr. Robert H. †
Albert Einstein Professor of Science
Department of Physics
Princeton University
1970 - 1976
Doan, Mr. Herbert D. †
Chairman
Doan Associates
Midland, Michigan
1976 - 1982
Dollard, Mr. Charles †
President
Carnegie Corporation of New York
1950 - 1958
Droegemeier, Dr. Kelvin K.
Vice President for Research
Regents' Professor of Meteorology
Weathernews Chair Emeritus
University of Oklahoma, Norman
2004 - 2016
Drucker, Dr. Daniel C. †
Graduate Research Professor
University of Florida, Gainesville
1988 - 1994
DuBridge, Dr. Lee A.†
President
California Institute of Technology
1950 - 1954
1958 - 1964
Duderstadt, Dr. James J.
President
University of Michigan
1985 - 1996
Elvehjem, Dr. Conrad A.†
President
The University of Wisconsin
1960 - 1962
Etter, Dr. Delores M.
Office of Naval Research, Distinguished Professor of S & T, U.S. Naval Academy
2002 - 2005
Eyring, Dr. Henry†
Dean, Graduate School
University of Utah
1962 - 1968
Fedoroff, Dr. Nina V.
Willaman Professor of Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor
Huck Institute of Life Sciences
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
2000 - 2006
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 - 1986
Ford, Dr. Kenneth M.
Director and Chief Executive Officer
Institute for Human and Machine Cognition
Pensacola, Florida
2002 - 2008
Fowler, Dr. William A.†
Institute Professor of Physics
California Institute of Technology
1968 - 1974
Fox, Dr. Marye Anne†
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner
Regents Chair in Chemistry
University of Texas at Austin
1990 - 1996
Fred, Dr. Edwin B.†
President
The University of Wisconsin
1950 - 1956
Friedl, Dr. Ernestine†
Dean of Arts and Sciences, Trinity College
and James B. Duke Professor of Anthropology
Duke University
1979 - 1984
Fuchs, W. Kent
President
University of Florida
2016 - 2022
Fung, Dr. Inez
Professor of Atmospheric Science
University of California, Berkeley
2012 - 2018
Gaillard, Dr. Mary K.
Professor of Physics
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
University of California, Berkeley
1996 - 2002
Galloway, Dr. Patricia D.
CEO
Pegasus Global Holding, Inc.
Cle Elum, WA
2006 - 2012
Gates, Dr. David M.
Professor of Botany and Director,
Biological Station
University of Michigan
1970 - 1976
Gilkeson, Mr. Robert F.†
Chairman of the Executive Committee
Philadelphia Electric Company
1982 - 1988
Glennan, Dr. T. Keith†
President
Case Institute of Technology
1956 - 1958
Goldsmith, Dr. Julian R. †
Associate Dean
Division of Physical Sciences and
Charles E. Merrian Distinguished
Services Professor
The University of Chicago
1964 - 1970
Good, Dr. Mary L.†
Senior Vice President, Technology
Allied-Signal, Inc.
Murray Hill, New Jersey
1980 - 1991
Gould, Dr. Laurence M.†
President
Carleton College
1953 - 1962
Greenberg, Mr. 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. José-Marie
Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Professor
Bryant University
2006 - 2012
Griffiths, Dr. Phillip A.
Director
Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton, New Jersey
1990 - 1996
Gross, Dr. Paul M.†
Vice President
Duke University
1950 - 1962
Groves, Dr. Robert M.
Provost and Executive Vice President
Gerard J. Campbell, S.J. Professor in the Math and Statistics Department
Professor in the Sociology Department
Georgetown University
2014 - 2020
Gulari, Dr. Esin
Dean of Engineering and Science
Clemson University
2008 - 2014
Hackerman, Dr. Norman C.†
President
Rice University
1968 - 1980
Hagerty, Dr. William W.†
President
Drexel Institute of Technology
1964 - 1970
Hahn, Mr. T. Marshall, Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Georgia-Pacific Corporation
Portland, Oregon
1972 - 1978
Hancock, Dr. John C.
Executive Vice President
United Telecommunications, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri
1986 - 1992
Handler, Dr. Philip†
James B. Duke Professor and Chairman,
Department of Biochemistry,
Duke University, and
President, National Academy of Sciences
1962 - 1969
1969 - 1974
Hardin, Dr. Clifford M.
Chancellor
University of Nebraska
1966 - 1970
Harrison, Dr. Anna J. †
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry
Mount Holyoke College
1972 - 1978
Hastings, Dr. Daniel E.
Dean for Undergraduate Education
Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
2002 - 2008
Haworth, Dr. Leland J.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1963 - 1969
Heffner, Dr. Hubert†
Chairman
Department of Applied Physics
Stanford University
1972 - 1975
Hesburgh, The Very Rev. Theodore M., C.S.C.
President
University of Notre Dame
1954 - 1966
Hess, Dr. Charles E.†
Dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental
Sciences
1982 - 1988
Director, International Programs
University of California, Davis
1992 - 1998
Hess, Dr. Karl
Swanlund Chair
Advanced Study Professor Emeritus
University of Illinois
Urbana, Illinois
2006 - 2008
Heyns, Dr. Roger W. †
Chancellor
University of California at Berkeley, and
President
American Council on Education
1967 - 1976
Hoffmann, Elizabeth *
Executive Vice President
Provost
Iowa State University
2002 - 2008
Hogness, Dr. John R. †
President
Association for Academic Health Centers
Washington, D.C.
1976 - 1982
Holderman, Dr. James B.
President
University of South Carolina
1986 - 1991
Hopcroft, Dr. John E.
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering
Cornell University
1992 - 1998
Hosler, Dr. Charles L.
Senior Vice President for Research,
Dean of Graduate School, and
Professor of Meterology Emeritus
Pennsylvania State University
1985 - 1994
Houston, Dr. William V.†
Honorary Chancellor
William Marsh Rice University
1954 - 1966
Hubbard, Dr. William N., Jr.
President
The Upjohn Company
Kalamazoo, Michigan
1974 - 1980
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 - 1982
Humphrey, Dr. George D.†
President
University of Wyoming
1950 - 1962
Hyman, Dr. Orren W.†
Dean of Medical School and Vice President
University of Tennessee
1950 - 1956
Jackson, Dr. James†
Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology;
Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies;
Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamic, Institute for Social Research;
University of Michigan
2014 - 2020
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
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
1998 - 2004
Jones, Dr. Charles F.†
President
Humble Oil & Refining Company
Houston, Texas
1966 - 1972
Jones, Dr. Thomas F., Jr.†
President
University of South Carolina
1966 - 1972
Kasha, Dr. Michael
Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry
Institute of Molecular Biophysics
Florida State University
1979 - 1984
Kelly, Dr. Eamon†
President
Tulane University
1996 - 2002
Knapp, Dr. Edward A.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1982 - 1984
Koshland, Dr. Marian E. †
Professor of Bacteriology and Immunology
University of California Berkeley
1976 - 1982
Lane, Dr. Neal F.
Director
National Science Foundation
1993 - 1998
Langford, Dr. George M.
Professor
Department of Biological Science
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH
1998 - 2004
Lanzerotti, Dr. Louis J.
Distinguished Research Professor of Physics
Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Newark, New Jersey
2004 - 2010
Lax, Dr. Peter D.
Professor of Mathematics and Director
Courant Mathematics and Computing Laboratory
New York University
1980 - 1986
Lepage, Dr. G. Peter
Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics
Cornell University
2012–2018
Leshner, Dr. Alan I.
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher of Science (retired)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2004 - 2016
Lindstedt-Siva, Dr. K. June
Manager, Environmental Sciences
Atlantic Richfield Company
Los Angeles, California
1984 - 1990
Lineberger, W. Carl
Fellow of JILA and E. U. Condon Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
University of Colorado
2016 - 2022
Loeb, Dr. Robert F.†
Bard Professor of Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
1950 - 1964
Lubchenco, Dr. Jane
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor
of Marine Biology
Distinguished Professor of Zoology
Oregon State University
1996 - 2006
Mac Lane, Dr. Saunders†
Max Mason Distinguished Service
Professor of Mathematics
University of Chicago
1974 - 1980
Macelwane, The Rev. James B., S.J.†
Dean, Institute of Technology
St. Louis University
1954 - 1956
Malcom, Dr. Shirley S.
Head, Directorate for Education and Human
Resources Programs
American Association for the
Advancement of Science
1993 - 1998
March, Dr. James G.†
David Jacks Professor of Higher Education,
Political Science and Sociology
School of Education
Stanford University
1968 - 1974
Massey, Dr. Walter E.
Director, Argonne National Laboratory, and
Vice President for Research
The University of Chicago
1979 - 1984
Mayo, Dr. Stephen L.
Bren Professor of Biology and Chemistry and William K. Bowes Jr.
Leadership Chair in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
California Institute of Technology
2012 - 2018
Director
National Science Foundation
1991 - 1993
McBride, Dr. Katharine E.†
President
Bryn Mawr College
1962 - 1968
McCann, Dr. Kevin†
President
The Defiance College
1958 - 1964
McElroy, Dr. William D.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1969 - 1972
McLaughlin, Dr. Donald H.†
President
Homestake Mining Company
San Francisco, California
1950 - 1960
McShane, Dr. Edward J.†
Professor of Mathematics
University of Virginia
1956 - 1968
Meckling, Mr. William H.†
Dean
The Graduate School of Management
The University of Rochester
1972 - 1978
Menger, Dr. 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 - 1957
Middlebush, Dr. Frederick A.†
President
University of Missouri
1950 - 1962
Miller, Dr. Joseph A., Jr.
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Corning, Inc.
Corning, NY
1998 - 2004
Miller, Dr. William F.†
President and Chief Executive Officer
SRI International
Menlo Park, California
1982 - 1988
Mitchell-Kernan, Dr. 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 - 1985
Moran, Emilio F.
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Global Change Science
Michigan State University
2016 - 2022
Moreland, Dr. Edward L.†
Executive Vice President
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1950 - 1951
Morison, Dr. Robert S.†
Professor of Biology and Director
Division of Biological Sciences
Cornell University
1963 - 1972
Morris, Dr. Joseph C.†
Vice President
Tulane University
1950 - 1966
Morse, Dr. H. Marston†
Professor of Mathematics
The Institute for Advanced Study
1950 - 1954
Murray, Dr. Grover E.†
President and University Professot
Texas Tech University and Texas School of Medicine
1968 - 1980
Nabrit, Dr. Samuel M. †
President
Texas Southern University
1956 - 1959
Natalicio, Dr. Diana S.†
President
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
1994 - 2006
Neal, Dr. Homer A.
Provost
State University of New York at Stony Brook
1980 - 1986
Nierenberg, Dr. William A.†
Director
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
1972 - 1978
University of California
San Diego
1982 - 1988
Nordtvedt, Dr. Kenneth L., Jr.
Professor of Physics
Montana State University
1987 - 1990
Oaxaca, Mr. Jaime
Vice Chairman
Coronado Communications Corporation
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
1990 - 1996
O'Brien, Dr. Morrough P. †
Dean
College of Engineering
University of California
Berkeley
1958 - 1960
O'Neal, Dr. Russell D.†
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
KMS Industries, Inc.
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1972 - 1978
Osborn, Dr. Mary Jane†
Professor and Head
Department of Microbiology
University of Connecticut Health Center
Farmington
1980 - 1986
Peterson, Dr. G. P. "Bud"
Professor of Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
2008 - 2020
Pettit, Dr. Joseph M.†
President
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia
1977 - 1982
Picker, Dr. Harvey†
Chairman of the Board
Picker Corporation
White Plains, New York
1965 - 1970
Piore, Dr. E. R.†
Vice President and Chief Scientist
International Business Machines Corporation
Armonk, New York
1961 - 1972
Potter, Dr. Audrey A.†
Dean of Engineering
Purdue University
1950 - 1958
Powell, Dr. James L.
President, Reed College
1986 - 1992
CEO, The Franklin Institute and 1992 - 1995
President & Director
Los Angeles Museum of Natural History
1995 - 1998
Press, Dr. Frank†
Chairman
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1970 - 1976
Ragone, Dr. David V.
President
Case Western Reserve University
1979 - 1984
Ramo, Dr. Simon†
Director
TRW, Inc.
Redondo Beach, California
1984 - 1986
Randall, Dr. Douglas D.
Professor Emeritus and Thomas Jefferson Fellow
and Director Emeritus Interdisciplinary Plant Group
University of Missouri-Columbia
2002 - 2014
Rasmussen, Dr. Norman C. †
McAfee Professor of Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1982 - 1988
Raven, Dr. Peter H.
Director
Missouri Botanical Garden
1990 - 1994
Rees, Dr. Mina S.†
President
The Graduate School and University Center
The City University of New York
1964 - 1970
Reilly, Mr. Arthur K.
Retired Senior Director
Strategic Technology Policy
Cisco Systems, Inc.
2008 - 2012
Reyniers, Dr. James A.†
Director
LOBUND Institute
University of Notre Dame
1950 - 1954
Reynolds, Dr. Joseph M.†
Boyd Professor of Physics and Vice President for Instruction and Research
Louisiana State University
1966 - 1978
Rhodes, Dr. Frank H. T.†
President
Cornell University
1987 - 1998
Rice, Dr. Donald B.
President
The Rand Corporation
Santa Monica, California
1974 - 1986
Rice, Dr. Stuart A.
Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service
Professor of Chemistry
The James Franck Institute
University of Chicago
1980 - 1986
Rich, Dr. Alexander†
Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics
Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1976 - 1982
Richardson, Dr. Robert.
Vice Provost for Research
Professor of Physics
Department of Physics
Cornell University
1998 - 2004
Richmond, Dr. Geraldine L.
Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry
University of Oregon
2012 - 2021
Ross, Dr. Ian M.
President Emeritus
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Holmdel, New Jersey
1991 - 1998
Rossmann, Dr. Michael G.†
Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
2000 - 2006
Rubey, Dr. William W.†
Professor of Biology and Geophysics
University of California
Los Angeles
1960 - 1966
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 - 1964
Salpeter, Dr. Edwin E. †
J. G. White Professor of Physical Sciences
Cornell University
1979 - 1984
Sargent, Anneila I.
Ira S. Bowen Professor Emerita of Astronomy
California Institute of Technology
2010 - 2022
Savitz, Dr. Maxine
General Manager
Honeywell and Technology Partnerships (Retired)
1998 - 2004
Schmitt, Dr. Roland W.†
Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist
General Electric Company
Schenectady, NY, and
1982 - 1988
President
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1988 - 1994
Schneiderman, Dr. Howard A.†
Senior Vice President of Research
and Development
Monsanto Company
St. Louis, Missouri
1986 - 1990
Seaborg, Dr. Glenn T. †
Chancellor
University of California
Berkeley
1960 - 1961
Sears, Dr. Paul B.†
Chairman
Conservation Program
Yale University
1958 - 1964
Sequeira, Dr. Luis†
J.C. Walker Professor Emeitus
Department of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology
University of Wisconsin
1998 - 2004
Shen, Dr. Benjamin S.†
Reese W. Flower Professor of
Astrophysics
University of Pennsylvania
1990 - 1994
Shields, Dr. L. Donald
President
California State University at Fullerton
1974 - 1980
Simberloff, Dr. Daniel
Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
2000 - 2006
Simmons, Dr. Howard E. Jr.†
Vice President Emeritus for
Central Research and Development
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.
1990 - 1996
Slaughter, Dr. John B.
Director
National Science Foundation
1980 - 1982
Slichter, Dr. Charles P.†
Professor of Physics
Center for Advanced Study
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1975 - 1984
Smith, Dr. Frederick E.†
Professor of Environmental Studies
in Resources and Ecology
Graduate School of Design
Harvard University
1968 - 1974
Snyder, Mr. John I., Jr.†
Chairman of the Board and President
U.S. Industries, Inc.
New York, New York
1964 - 1965
Solow, Dr. Robert M.
Institute Professor Emeritus
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1994 - 2000
Souvaine, Dr. Diane L.
Professor of Computer Science and Adjunct Professor of Mathematics
Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts
2008 - 2020
Spilhaus, Dr. Athelstan F. †
Professor of Physics
University of Minnesota and
President
The Franklin Institute
1966 - 1972
Stakman, Dr. E. C.†
Chief
Division of Plant Pathology and Botany
University of Minnesota
1950 - 1954
Stancell, Dr. Arnold F.
Former Vice-President Mobil Oil,
Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering and Turner Chair,
Georgia Institute of Technology
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
2011 - 2014
Steele, Dr. Claude M.
Dean,
School of Education
Stanford University
2011 - 2014
Stevenson, Dr. Earl P.†
President and Chairman of the Board
Arthur D. Little, Inc.
Cambridge, Massachusetts
1951 - 1956
Stever, Dr. H. Guyford†
President
Carnegie Mellon University
1970 - 1972
Director
National Science Foundation
1972 - 1976
Stratton, Dr. Julius A.†
President
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1956 - 1962
1964 - 1967
Strauss, Dr. Jon C. *
Interim Dean of Engineering
Texas Tech University
2004 - 2010
Sullivan, Dr. Kathryn D. *
Director
Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy
John Glenn School of Public Affairs
Ohio State University
2004 - 2010
Sullivan, Mr. Richard H.†
President
Association of American Colleges
1966 - 1972
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 - 1968
Taylor, Dr. Thomas N. †
Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Curator of Paleobotany in the Natural History Museum and Biodiversity Research Center
The University of Kansas
2006 - 2012
Thieme, Dr. F. P.†
Executive Vice President
University of Washington and
1964 - 1970
President
University of Colorado
1970 - 1976
Thompson, Dr. Richard F.
Keck Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences
University of Southern California
2006 - 2012
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 - 1968
Vasquez, Dr. Jo Anne†
Vice President and Program Director
Arizona Transition Years Teacher & Curriculum Initiatives
Helios Education Foundation
Phoenix, Arizona
2002 - 2008
Volwiler, Dr. Ernest H.†
President and Chairman of the Board
Abbott Laboratories
North Chicago, Illinois
1958 - 1964
Walker, Dr. Eric A.†
President
The Pennsylvania State University
1960 - 1966
Washington, Dr. Warren M.
Senior Scientist and Section Head
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Boulder, Colorado
1994 - 2006
Waterman, Dr. Alan T.†
Director
National Science Foundation
1951 - 1963
Weaver, Dr. Warren†
Vice President for the Natural
Medical Sciences
The Rockefeller Foundation
1956 - 1960
Whitaker, Dr. Douglas M.†
Vice President for Administration
The Rockefeller University
1954 - 1960
White, Jr., Dr. John A.
Chancellor
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
1994 - 2006
Willey, Dr. Malcolm M.†
Vice President
Academic Administration
University of Minnesota
1960 - 1964
Wilson, Mr. Charles E.†
President
General Electric Company
Schenectady, New York
1950 - 1951
Wrighton, Dr. Mark S.
Chancellor
Washington University
Saint Louis, Missouri
2000 - 2006
Yancey, The Rev. Patrick H., S.J.†
Chairman
Department of Biology
Spring Hill College
1950 - 1954
Zare, Dr. Richard N.
Marguerite Blake Wilbur
Professor of Chemistry
Stanford University
1992 - 1998
Zimmer, Dr. Robert J.†
President
University of Chicago
2010 - 2016
Zuber, Dr. Maria T.
Vice President for Research
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Chicago
2012 - 2021
Zumberge, Dr. James H.†
President
Southern Methodist University
1974 - 1980

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