Former Board Members

Aberle, Dr. Sophie†
1950 - 1958
Special Research Director, The University of New Mexico

Abbott, Dr. Mark
2006 – 2012
Dean and Professor, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University

Adams, Dr. Roger†
1954 – 1960
Research Professor, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois

Adkisson, Dr. Perry L.
1985 – 1996
Chancellor Emeritus and Regents Professor, Texas A&M University

Anderson, Dr. Annelise G.
1984 – 1990
Senior Research Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Anderson, Dr. John L.
2014 – 2020
Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

Armstrong, Dr. John A.
1996 – 2002
Vice President for Science & Technology (retired), IBM

Arvizu, Dr. Dan E.
2004 – 2016
PreCourt Energy Scholar, Stanford University
Director Emeritus, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Atkinson, Dr. Richard C.
1977 – 1980
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Baker, Dr. Warren J.†
1985 – 1994
President, California Polytechnic State University

Baker, Dr. William O.†
1960 – 1966
Vice President – Research, Bell Telephone Laboratories, Inc.

Ball, Dr. Deborah L.
2012 – 2018 and 2018 – 2024
William H. Payne Collegiate Professor of Education and Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, University of Michigan

Barish, Dr. Barry C.
2002 - 2008
Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus and Professor, High-Energy Physics, Emeritus, California Institute of Technology

Barnard, Dr. Chester I.†
1950 – 1956
President, The Rockefeller Foundation

Barnes, Dr. Robert P.†
1950 – 1958
Professor of Chemistry, Howard University

Bassler, Dr. Bonnie
2010 – 2016
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and the Squibb Professor of Molecular Biology, Princeton University

Beck, Dr. Jay V.†
1982 – 1986
Professor Emeritus of Microbiology, Brigham Young University

Beering, Dr. Steven C.†
2004 – 2010
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

Bement, Dr. Arden L., Jr.
1988 – 1994
Vice President Science and Technology, TRW Inc. (1988 - 1992)
Turner Professor of Materials Engineering, Purdue University (1993 - 1994)

Benbow, Dr. Camilla P.
2006 – 2012
Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development Peabody College, Vanderbilt University

Bing, Dr. R. H.†
1968 – 1974
Rudolph E. Langer Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin

Bienenstock, Arthur
2016 – 2022
Professor Emeritus of Photon Science, Stanford University

Bisplinghoff, Dr. Raymond L.†
1976 – 1982
Vice President for Research and Development, Tyco Laboratories Inc.

Black, Dr. Craig C.†
1985 – 1990
Director, Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

Bloch, Mr. Erich†
1984 – 1990
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Bowen, Dr. Ray M.
2002 – 2014
President Emeritus, Texas A&M University
Visiting Distinguished Professor, Rice University

Branscomb, Dr. Lewis M.†
1978 – 1984
Vice President and Chief Scientist, IBM

Bromley, Dr. D. Allan†
1988 – 1989
Director, Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory, Yale University

Bronk, Dr. Detlev W.†
1950 – 1964
President, The Rockefeller University

Brooks, Jr., Dr. Frederick P.†
1987 – 1992
Kenan Professor of Computer Science, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Brooks, Dr. Harvey†
1962 – 1974
Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Physics and Dean of Engineering and Applied Physics, Harvard University

Bruer, Dr. John T.
2006 - 2012
President, The James S. McDonnell Foundation

Bunting, Dr. Mary I.†
1965 – 1970
President, Radcliffe College

Burke, Dr. Bernard F.
1990 – 1996
William A.M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Campbell, Dr. W. Glenn†
1972 – 1978 and 1990 – 1994
Counselor, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Carter, Dr. Herbert E.
1964 – 1976 
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Illinois (1964 – 1970)
Coordinator of Interdisciplinary Programs, University of Arizona (1970 – 1976)

Cerf, Dr. Vinton G.
2012 – 2018
Vice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google

Chandler, Dr. Vicki L.
2014 – 2020 and 2018 – 2024
Dean of Faculty, Minerva Schools at KGI

Charpie, Dr. Robert A.
1970 – 1976
President, Cabot Corp.

Clement, Dr. Rufus E.†
1960 – 1967
President, Atlanta University

Clough, Dr. G. Wayne
2004 – 2010
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
President Emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology

Cobb, Dr. Jewel Plummer†
1974 – 1980
Dean and Professor of Biology, Douglass College, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey

Colwell, Dr. Rita R.
1984 – 1990 and 1998 – 2004
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation (1984 – 1990)

Vice President for Academy Affairs and Director, Maryland Biotechnology Institute, University of Maryland (1998 – 2004)

Conant, Dr. James B.†
1950 – 1953
President, Harvard University

Condic, Maureen L.
2018 – 2024
Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy, University of Utah, School of Medicine

Cooke, Dr. Lloyd M.†
1970 – 1982
Vice Chair, Economic Development Council of New York City Inc.

Córdova, Dr. France
2008 – 2020
President Emerita, Purdue University (2008 – 2014)
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation (2014 – 2020)

Cori, Dr. Gerty T.†
1950 – 1957
Professor, Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, Washington University

Cota-Robles, Dr. Eugene H.
1979 – 1984
Provost, Crown College and Professor of Biology, UC Santa Cruz

Cotton, Dr. F. Albert †
1986 – 1998
W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director, Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding, Texas A&M University

David, Dr. Ruth A.
2012 – 2018
President and CEO, Analytic Services Inc. (Retired) 

Davis, Dr. John W. †
1950 – 1956
President, West Virginia State College

Day, Dr. Thomas B.†
1985 – 1996
President, San Diego State University

Dicke, Dr. Robert H. †
1970 – 1976
Albert Einstein Professor of Science, Department of Physics, Princeton University

Doan, Mr. Herbert D. †
1976 – 1982
Chairman, Doan Associates, Midland, Michigan

Dollard, Mr. Charles †
1950 – 1958
President, Carnegie Corporation of New York

Droegemeier, Dr. Kelvin K.
2004 – 2016
Vice President for Research, Regents' Professor of Meteorology, Weathernews Chair Emeritus, The University of Oklahoma

Drucker, Dr. Daniel C. †
1988 – 1994
Graduate Research Professor, University of Florida

DuBridge, Dr. Lee A.†
1950 – 1954 and 1958 – 1964
President, California Institute of Technology

Duderstadt, Dr. James J.†
1985 – 1996
President, University of Michigan

Elvehjem, Dr. Conrad A.†
1960 – 1962
President, University of Wisconsin

Etter, Dr. Delores M.
2002 – 2005
Office of Naval Research, Distinguished Professor of S & T, U.S. Naval Academy

Eyring, Dr. Henry†
1962 – 1968
Dean, Graduate School, University of Utah

Fedoroff, Dr. Nina V.
2000 – 2006
Willaman Professor of Life Sciences and Evan Pugh Professor, Huck Institute of Life Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University

Ferguson, Dr. Pamela A.†
1998 – 2004
Professor of Mathematics and Former President, Grinnell College

Flawn, Dr. Peter T.†
1980 – 1986
President Emeritus, The University of Texas at Austin, and Vice Chairman, Rust Group Inc.

Ford, Dr. Kenneth M.
2002 – 2008
Director and Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition

Fowler, Dr. William A.†
1968 – 1974
Institute Professor of Physics, California Institute of Technology

Fox, Dr. Marye Anne†
1990 – 1996
M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Regents Chair in Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin

Fred, Dr. Edwin B.†
1950 – 1956
President, University of Wisconsin

Friedl, Dr. Ernestine†
1979 – 1984
Dean of Arts and Sciences, Trinity College and James B. Duke Professor of Anthropology, Duke University

Fuchs, W. Kent
2016 – 2022
President, University of Florida

Fung, Dr. Inez
2012 – 2018
Professor of Atmospheric Science, UC Berkeley

Gaillard, Dr. Mary K.
1996 – 2002
Professor of Physics, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, UC Berkeley

Galloway, Dr. Patricia D.†
2006 – 2012
CEO, Pegasus Global Holding Inc., Cle Elum, WA

Garimella, Suresh V.
2018 – 2024
President, University of Arizona

Gates, Dr. David M.
1970 – 1976
Professor of Botany and Director, Biological Station, University of Michigan

Gil, Darío
2020 – 2025
Senior Vice President and Director of Research, IBM

Gilkeson, Mr. Robert F.†
1982 – 1988
Chairman of the Executive Committee, Philadelphia Electric Company

Glennan, Dr. T. Keith†
1956 – 1958
President, Case Institute of Technology

Goldsmith, Dr. Julian R. †
1964 – 1970
Associate Dean, Division of Physical Sciences and Charles E. Merrian Distinguished
Services Professor, The University of Chicago

Good, Dr. Mary L.†
1980 – 1991
Senior Vice President, Technology, Allied-Signal Inc.

Gould, Dr. Laurence M.†
1953 – 1962
President, Carleton College

Greenberg, Mr. Sanford D.
1994 – 2000
Chairman and CEO, TEI Industries Inc.

Greenwood, Dr. M.R.C.
1996 – 2002
Chancellor, UC Santa Cruz

Griffiths, Dr. José-Marie
2006 – 2012
Vice President for Academic Affairs and University Professor, Bryant University

Griffiths, Dr. Phillip A.
1990 – 1996
Director, Institute for Advanced Study

Gross, Dr. Paul M.†
1950 – 1962
Vice President, Duke University

Groves, Dr. Robert M.
2014 – 2020
Provost and Executive Vice President, Gerard J. Campbell, S.J. Professor in the Math and Statistics Department, and Professor in the Sociology Department, Georgetown University

Gulari, Dr. Esin
2008 – 2014
Dean of Engineering and Science, Clemson University

Hackerman, Dr. Norman C.†
1968 – 1980
President, Rice University

Hagerty, Dr. William W.†
1964 – 1970
President, Drexel Institute of Technology

Hahn, Mr. T. Marshall, Jr.
1972 – 1978
Chairman & CEO, Georgia-Pacific Corporation

Hancock, Dr. John C.
1986 – 1992
Executive Vice President, United Telecommunications Inc.

Handler, Dr. Philip†
1962 – 1969 and 1969 – 1974
James B. Duke Professor and Chairman, Department of Biochemistry, Duke University, and President, National Academy of Sciences

Hardin, Dr. Clifford M.
1966 – 1970
Chancellor, University of Nebraska

Harrison, Dr. Anna J. †
1972 – 1978
William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry, Mount Holyoke College

Hastings, Dr. Daniel E.
2002 – 2008
Dean for Undergraduate Education, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Haworth, Dr. Leland J.†
1963 – 1969
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Heffner, Dr. Hubert†
1972 – 1975
Chairman, Department of Applied Physics, Stanford University

Hesburgh, The Very Rev. Theodore M., C.S.C.
1954 – 1966
President, University of Notre Dame

Hess, Dr. Charles E.†
1982 – 1988 and 1992 – 1998
Dean, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (1982 – 1988) and Director, International Programs, UC Davis (1992 – 1998)

Hess, Dr. Karl
2006 – 2008
Swanlund Chair, Advanced Study Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois

Heyns, Dr. Roger W. †
1967 – 1976
Chancellor, UC Berkeley, and President, American Council on Education

Hoffmann, Elizabeth
2002 – 2008
Executive Vice President and Provost, Iowa State University

Hogness, Dr. John R. †
1976 – 1982
President, Association for Academic Health Centers

Holderman, Dr. James B.
1986 – 1991
President, University of South Carolina

Hopcroft, Dr. John E.
1992 – 1998
Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, Cornell University

Hosler, Dr. Charles L.
1985 – 1994
Senior Vice President for Research, Dean of Graduate School, and Professor of Meterology Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University

Houston, Dr. William V.†
1954 – 1966
Honorary Chancellor, William Marsh Rice University

Hubbard, Dr. William N., Jr.
1974 – 1980
President, The Upjohn Company

Hueg, Dr. William F., Jr.
1976 – 1982
Professor of Agronomy and Deputy Vice President and Dean, Institute of Agriculture, Forestry, and Home Economics, University of Minnesota

Humphrey, Dr. George D.†
1950 – 1962
President, University of Wyoming

Hyman, Dr. Orren W.†
1950 – 1956
Dean of Medical School and Vice President, The University of Tennessee

Jackson, Dr. James†
2014 – 2020
Daniel Katz Distinguished University Professor of Psychology, Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, and Research Professor, Research Center for Group Dynamic, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan

Jaskolski, Dr. Stanley V.
1996 – 2002
Eaton Corporation Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (Retired)

Jones, Dr. Anita K.,
1998 – 2004
Quarles Professor of Engineering and Applied Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia

Jones, Dr. Charles F.†
1966 – 1972
President, Humble Oil & Refining Company

Jones, Dr. Thomas F., Jr.†
1966 – 1972
President, University of South Carolina

Kasha, Dr. Michael
1979 – 1984
Distinguished Professor of Physical Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University

Kelly, Dr. Eamon†
1996 – 2002
President, Tulane University

Knapp, Dr. Edward A.†
1982 – 1984
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Koshland, Dr. Marian E. †
1976 – 1982
Professor of Bacteriology and Immunology, UC Berkeley

Lane, Dr. Neal F.
1993 – 1998
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Langford, Dr. George M.
1998 – 2004
Professor, Department of Biological Science, Dartmouth College

Lanzerotti, Dr. Louis J.
2004 – 2010
Distinguished Research Professor of Physics, Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Lax, Dr. Peter D.
1980 – 1986
Professor of Mathematics and Director, Courant Mathematics and Computing Laboratory, New York University

Leath, Steven
2018 – 2024
President, Iowa State University and Auburn University

Lepage, Dr. G. Peter
2012–2018
Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics, Cornell University

Leshner, Dr. Alan I.
2004 – 2016
Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher of Science (retired), American Association for the Advancement of Science

Lindstedt-Siva, Dr. K. June
1984 – 1990
Manager, Environmental Sciences, Atlantic Richfield Company

Lineberger, W. Carl†
2016 – 2022
Fellow of JILA and E. U. Condon Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Colorado

Loeb, Dr. Robert F.†
1950 – 1964
Bard Professor of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University

Lubchenco, Dr. Jane
1996 – 2006
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology and Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University

Mac Lane, Dr. Saunders†
1974 – 1980
Max Mason Distinguished Service Professor of Mathematics, The University of Chicago

Macelwane, The Rev. James B., S.J.†
1954 – 1956
Dean, Institute of Technology, St. Louis University

Malcom, Dr. Shirley S.
1993 – 1998
Head, Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science

March, Dr. James G.†
1968 – 1974
David Jacks Professor of Higher Education, Political Science and Sociology, School of Education, Stanford University

Massey, Dr. Walter E.
1979 – 1984
Director, Argonne National Laboratory and Vice President for Research, The University of Chicago

Mayo, Dr. Stephen L.
1991 – 1993 and 2012 – 2018
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, U.S. National Science Foundation (1991 – 1993)

McBride, Dr. Katharine E.†
1962 – 1968
President, Bryn Mawr College

McCann, Dr. Kevin†
1958 – 1964
President, The Defiance College

McElroy, Dr. William D.†
1969 – 1972
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

McLaughlin, Dr. Donald H.†
1950 – 1960
President, Homestake Mining Company

McShane, Dr. Edward J.†
1956 – 1968
Professor of Mathematics, University of Virginia

Meckling, Mr. William H.†
1972 – 1978
Dean, The Graduate School of Management, The University of Rochester

Menger, Dr. Eve L.
1994 – 2000
Director, Characterization Science and Service, Corning, Inc. (Retired)

Merck, Mr. George W.†
1951 – 1957
Chairman of the Board, Merck & Company Inc.

Middlebush, Dr. Frederick A.†
1950 – 1962
President, University of Missouri

Miller, Dr. Joseph A., Jr.
1998 – 2004
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Corning Inc.

Miller, Dr. William F.†
1982 – 1988
President and Chief Executive Officer, SRI International

Mitchell-Kernan, Dr. Claudia I.
1994 – 2000
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Dean, Graduate Division, UCLA

Moore, Dr. John H.
1982 – 1985
Associate Director and Senior Fellow, The Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Moran, Emilio F.
2016 – 2022
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor of Global Change Science, Michigan State University

Moreland, Dr. Edward L.†
1950 – 1951
Executive Vice President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Morison, Dr. Robert S.†
1963 – 1972
Professor of Biology and Director, Division of Biological Sciences, Cornell University

Morris, Dr. Joseph C.†
1950 – 1966
Vice President, Tulane University

Morse, Dr. H. Marston†
1950 – 1954
Professor of Mathematics, The Institute for Advanced Study

Murray, Dr. Grover E.†
1968 – 1980
President and University Professor, Texas Tech University and Texas School of Medicine

Nabrit, Dr. Samuel M.†
1956 – 1959
President, Texas Southern University

Natalicio, Dr. Diana S.†
1994 – 2006
President, The University of Texas at El Paso

Neal, Dr. Homer A.
1980 – 1986
Provost, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Nelson, Alondra
2024 – 2025
Harold F. Linder Professor, Science, Technology, and Social Values Lab, School of Social Science, Institute for Advanced Study

Nierenberg, Dr. William A.†
1972 – 1978 and 1982 – 1988
Director, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego

Nordtvedt, Dr. Kenneth L., Jr.
1987 – 1990
Professor of Physics, Montana State University

Oaxaca, Mr. Jaime
1990 – 1996
Vice Chairman, Coronado Communications Corporation

O'Brien, Dr. Morrough P.†
1958 – 1960
Dean, College of Engineering, UC Berkeley

O'Neal, Dr. Russell D.†
1972 – 1978
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, KMS Industries Inc.

Osborn, Dr. Mary Jane
1980 – 1986
Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington

Peterson, Dr. G. P. "Bud"
2008 – 2020
Professor, Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

Pettit, Dr. Joseph M.†
1977 – 1982
President, Georgia Institute of Technology

Picker, Dr. Harvey†
1965 – 1970
Chairman of the Board, Picker Corporation

Piore, Dr. E. R.†
1961 – 1972
Vice President and Chief Scientist, IBM

Potter, Dr. Audrey A.†
1950 – 1958
Dean of Engineering, Purdue University

Powell, Dr. James L.
1996 - 1998
President, Reed College (1986 – 1992)
CEO, The Franklin Institute (1992 – 1995)

President & Director, Los Angeles Museum of Natural History (1995 – 1998)

Press, Dr. Frank†
1970 – 1976
Chairman, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Ragone, Dr. David V.
1979 – 1984
President, Case Western Reserve University

Ramo, Dr. Simon†
1984 – 1986
Director, TRW Inc.

Randall, Dr. Douglas D.
2002 – 2014
Professor Emeritus and Thomas Jefferson Fellow, and Director Emeritus, Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of Missouri-Columbia

Rasmussen, Dr. Norman C.†
1982 – 1988
McAfee Professor of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Raven, Dr. Peter H.
1990 – 1994
Director, Missouri Botanical Garden

Reed, Dan
2018 – 2024
Presidential Professor (Emeritus), University of Utah

Rees, Dr. Mina S.†
1964 – 1970
President, The Graduate School and University Center, The City University of New York

Reilly, Mr. Arthur K.
2008 – 2012
Retired Senior Director, Strategic Technology Policy, Cisco Systems Inc.

Reyniers, Dr. James A.†
1950 – 1954
Director, LOBUND Institute, University of Notre Dame

Reynolds, Dr. Joseph M.†
1966 – 1978
Boyd Professor of Physics and Vice President for Instruction and Research, Louisiana State University

Rhodes, Dr. Frank H. T.†
1987 – 1998
President, Cornell University

Rice, Dr. Donald B.
1974 – 1986
President, The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, California

Rice, Dr. Stuart A.
1980 – 1986
Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor of Chemistry, The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago

Rich, Dr. Alexander†
1976 – 1982
Sedgwick Professor of Biophysics, Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Richardson, Dr. Robert
1998 – 2004
Vice Provost for Research; Professor of Physics, Department of Physics, Cornell University

Richmond, Dr. Geraldine L.
2012 – 2021
Presidential Chair in Science and Professor of Chemistry, University of Oregon

Ross, Dr. Ian M.
1991 – 1998
President Emeritus, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey

Rossmann, Dr. Michael G.†
2000 – 2006
Hanley Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Rubey, Dr. William W.†
1960 – 1966
Professor of Biology and Geophysics, UCLA

Rubin, Dr. Vera C.†
1996 – 2002
Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington

Russell, Dr. Jane A.†
1958 – 1964
Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Emory University

Salpeter, Dr. Edwin E.†
1979 – 1984
J. G. White Professor of Physical Sciences, Cornell University

Sargent, Anneila I.
2010 – 2022
Ira S. Bowen Professor Emerita of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology

Savitz, Dr. Maxine
1998 – 2004
General Manager, Honeywell and Technology Partnerships (Retired)

Schmitt, Dr. Roland W.†
1982 – 1994
Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist, General Electric Company (1982 – 1988)
President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (1988 – 1994)

Schneiderman, Dr. Howard A.†
1986 – 1990
Senior Vice President of Research and Development, Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri

Seaborg, Dr. Glenn T.†
1960 – 1961
Chancellor, UC Berkeley

Sears, Dr. Paul B.†
1958 – 1964
Chairman, Conservation Program, Yale University

Sequeira, Dr. Luis†
1998 – 2004
J.C. Walker Professor Emeritus, Department of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin

Shen, Dr. Benjamin S.†
1990 – 1994
Reese W. Flower Professor of Astrophysics, University of Pennsylvania

Shields, Dr. L. Donald
1974 – 1980
President, Cal State Fullerton

Simberloff, Dr. Daniel
2000 – 2006
Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, The University of Tennessee

Simmons, Dr. Howard E. Jr.†
1990 – 1996
Vice President Emeritus for Central Research and Development, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co.

Slaughter, Dr. John B.
1980 – 1982
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Slichter, Dr. Charles P.†
1975 – 1984
Professor of Physics, Center for Advanced Study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Smith, Dr. Frederick E.†
1968 – 1974
Professor of Environmental Studies in Resources and Ecology, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University

Snyder, Mr. John I., Jr.†
1964 – 1965
Chairman of the Board and President, U.S. Industries Inc.

Solow, Dr. Robert M.†
1994 – 2000
Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Souvaine, Dr. Diane L.
2008 – 2020
Professor of Computer Science and Adjunct Professor of Mathematics, Tufts University

Spilhaus, Dr. Athelstan F.†
1966 – 1972
Professor of Physics, University of Minnesota and President, The Franklin Institute

Stakman, Dr. E. C.†
1950 – 1954
Chief, Division of Plant Pathology and Botany, University of Minnesota

Stancell, Dr. Arnold F.
2011 – 2014
Former Vice-President, Mobil Oil; Emeritus Professor of Chemical Engineering and Turner Chair, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Steele, Dr. Claude M.
2011 – 2014
Dean, School of Education, Stanford University

Stern, Alan
2018 – 2024
Associate Vice President and Special Assistant to the President, Southwest Research Institute

Stevenson, Dr. Earl P.†
1951 – 1956
President and Chairman of the Board, Arthur D. Little Inc.

Stever, Dr. H. Guyford†
1970 – 1976
President, Carnegie Mellon University (1970 – 1972)
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation (1972 – 1976)

Stratton, Dr. Julius A.†
1956 – 1962 and 1964 – 1967
President, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Strauss, Dr. Jon C.
2004 – 2010
Interim Dean of Engineering, Texas Tech University

Sullivan, Dr. Kathryn D.
2004 – 2010
Director, Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy, John Glenn School of Public Affairs, The Ohio State University

Sullivan, Mr. Richard H.†
1966 – 1972
President, Association of American Colleges

Suzuki, Dr. Bob H.
1996 – 2002
President, Cal Poly, Pomona

Tapia, Dr. Richard
1996 – 2002
Noah Harding Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University

Tatum, Dr. Edward L.†
1956 – 1968
Professor of Microbiology and Biochemistry, The Rockefeller University

Taylor, Dr. Thomas N.†
2006 – 2012
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

Thieme, Dr. F. P.†
1964 – 1976 
Executive Vice President, University of Washington and (1964 – 1970)
President, University of Colorado (1970 – 1976)

Thompson, Dr. Richard F.
2006 – 2012
Keck Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences, University of Southern California

Tien, Dr. Chang-Lin†
1998 – 2004
NEC Distinguished Professor of Engineering, UC Berkeley (Resigned before completion of term)

Tyler, Dr. Ralph W.†
1962 – 1968
Director, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Vasquez, Dr. Jo Anne
2002 – 2008
Vice President and Program Director, Arizona Transition Years Teacher & Curriculum Initiatives, Helios Education Foundation

Volwiler, Dr. Ernest H.†
1958 – 1964
President and Chairman of the Board, Abbott Laboratories

Walker, Dr. Eric A.†
1960 – 1966
President, The Pennsylvania State University

Washington, Dr. Warren M.
1994 – 2006
Senior Scientist and Section Head, National Center for Atmospheric Research

Waterman, Dr. Alan T.†
1951 – 1963
Director, U.S. National Science Foundation

Weaver, Dr. Warren†
1956 – 1960
Vice President for the Natural Medical Sciences, The Rockefeller Foundation

Whitaker, Dr. Douglas M.†
1954 – 1960
Vice President for Administration, The Rockefeller University

White, Jr., Dr. John A.
1994 – 2006
Chancellor, University of Arkansas

Willard, Stephen H.
2018 – 2024
Biotechnology Executive and Lawyer

Willey, Dr. Malcolm M.†
1960 – 1964
Vice President, Academic Administration, University of Minnesota

Wilson, Mr. Charles E.†
1950 – 1951
President, General Electric Company

Wrighton, Dr. Mark S.
2000 – 2006
Chancellor, Washington University

Yancey, The Rev. Patrick H., S.J.†
1950 – 1954
Chairman, Department of Biology, Spring Hill College

Zare, Dr. Richard N.
1992 – 1998
Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor of Chemistry, Stanford University

Zimmer, Dr. Robert J.†
2010 – 2016
President, The University of Chicago

Zuber, Dr. Maria T.
2012 – 2021
Vice President for Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The University of Chicago

Zumberge, Dr. James H.†
1974 – 1980
President, Southern Methodist University