Appointments & Boards

Professional Service:

• National
• Ohio
• Indiana
• Purdue

Community Service

National

1. President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), 2001-present

2. Council on Foreign Relations, 2002-present

3. Council on Competitiveness, 1999-present

• Executive Committee, 2004-present
• National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council
• National Innovation Initiative Advisory Committee, 2004
• Co-Chair, National Innovation Initiative, Innovation Environment and Infrastructure Working Group, 2004
• National Steering Committee, Clusters of Innovation: The Regional Basis of U.S. Competitiveness, 1999-2001

4. Science and Mathematics Education Task Force, reporting to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, Chair, 2004-2006

5. States Science and Technology Institute, Board of Trustees, 2004-present

6. National Leadership Council, the Digital Promise Project and the Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act, 2004

7. National Inventors Hall of Fame, Board of Trustees, 1999-2005

8. National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC), 1983-present and Board of Directors member, 2006-present; Commission on the Urban Agenda, Executive Committee, 1999 -present and Chair, 2006-present

9. Mid-American Conference Council of Presidents, 1999-present

10. Air University, Board of Visitors, 1999-2002

11. National Coalition for Advanced Manufacturing (NACFM), Board of Trustees, 1999-2002

12. Senior Research Fellow, IC2 Institute (innovation, creativity, capital), the University of Texas, Austin, 1998-present

13. Invited participant, Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable (GUIRR) and Committee on Science Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPUP), workshop on "Overcoming Barriers to Collaborative Research," March 23-24, 1998, National Academy of Sciences, Beckman Center, Irvine, California

14. Graduate Record Examination Board, Minority Graduate Education Committee, 1997-1998

15. Association of American Universities (AAU), Association of Graduate Schools (AGS), 1994-1998

• President Elect, 1998
• Executive Committee, 1997-1998
• Nominating Committee, 1995

16. Council of Graduate Schools, 1987-1998

• Nominating Committee, 1995
• Dissertation Awards Committee, 1997

17. Advisory Council, Emory University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 1995-1998

18. Committee on Institutional Cooperation, Big 10 universities and the University of Chicago; 1994-1998

• Senior Research Officers; Chair, 1997-1998
• Graduate Deans; Chair-elect, 1998

19. Chairman, Executive Resources Board, United States Arctic Research Commission, 1994

20. Council on Academic Affairs, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges - Committee on the Economics of Higher Education, 1992-1994; Executive Committee, 1993-1994

21. North Central Association Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, 1999-present

22. Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, Northwest Academic Forum, State Representative, 1987-1994; Executive Committee, 1993-1994

23. Congressional Testimony before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence: "Radioactive and Other Environmental Threats to the Arctic Resulting from Past Soviet Activities," August 15, 1992, Field Hearing, Fairbanks, Alaska

24. Vice-Chairman and Commissioner, United States Arctic Research Commission, 1992-1996; Board of Advisors, 1990-1992 and 1997-1998

25. U.S. Diplomatic Delegation to the Preparatory and Ministerial Meetings on the Protection of the Arctic Environment, Rovaniemi, Finland, June 10-14, 1991

26. Congressional Testimony before the National Ocean Policy Study, Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, U.S. Senate: "An American Arctic Research University," April 24, 1991, Washington, D.C.

27. National Biotechnology Policy Board, National Institutes of Health, 1990-1993; Appointed by the Secretary.

28. Panelist; Energy, Economics, and the Environment-Reaching for Consensus; Fall Conference on Earth Observations and Global Change Decision Making, Washington, D.C., October 22, 1991

29. Council on Research Policy and Graduate Education, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1987-1998. Executive Committee, 1990-1998, and Chair, 1993. Representative to the Commission on Human Resources, 1993-1998

30. Task Force on Federal Relations, Council on Research Policy and Graduate Education, National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges, 1990-1993

31. Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS), President, 1988-1990; Past President, 1991-1992; Member Executive Committee, Board of Directors, Founders' Committee, 1988-1992

32. Committee on Public Education and Public Policy, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, 1988-1989

33. Business-Higher Education Forum, American Council on Education, Advisory Committee on Minorities and The Work Force, 1986

34. Committee on Vision, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences. Member 1979-1982; Study Director 1977-1979

35. Social Issues Committee, Society for Neuroscience, 1978-1981

36. Reviewed research papers for Journal of General Physiology, Journal of Neurophysiology, Vision Research, Experimental Eye Research, Physiology and Behavior, and Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation

37. Reviewed grants for NSF and CONACYT

38. Served on a site-visit team for NIH

39. Organizer or Co-organizer of the following symposia:

• "Applications of Psychophysics to Clinical Problems." (San Francisco), 1978
• "Applied Problems in Vision." (Washington, D.C.), 1979
• "Nutrition, Pharmacology, and Vision." (Washington, D.C.), 1981
• "From retina to brain: current research topics in the visual system." (Queenstown, New Zealand), 1983
• "Modulations of Extracellular Potassium: Contributions to electrical events and homeostasis of the retina." (Steamboat Springs, Colorado), 1984
• "International Conference on the Role of the Polar Regions in Global Change." (Fairbanks, Alaska), 1990
• "Arctic Perspectives: The Changing Role of the U.S. in The Circumpolar North." (Fairbanks, Alaska), 1992

40. Consulting assignments at universities, laboratories, and agencies

41. The Society of the SIGMA XI

State of Ohio

• Governor's Third Frontier Advisory Board, 2003-2008
• Governor's Third Frontier Campaign Steering Committee, 2003
• Ohio Aerospace Council, 2000-present. Chair, 2003-2004
• Ohio Supercomputer Center, Chair, 2003-2008
• Cleveland Clinic Foundation Industrial Advisory Board, 2000-present
• Inter-University Council, 1999-present. President, 2004
• Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE), Board Member, 1999-present
• Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition (NorTech), Executive Council, 1999-present
• Ohio Aerospace Institute, Board Member, 1999-present
• Ohio Polymer Strategy Council, 2001-present
• Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Board of Trustees, 1999-present
• Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, Inc. (WNEO/WEAO, PBS), Board of Trustees, 1999-present

State of Indiana

• High Technology Task Force, Member; and Co-Chair, Technology Committee, 1997-1998. Appointed by Mayor Steve Goldsmith of Indianapolis
• Indianapolis and Central Indiana Technology Partnership, Executive Committee, 1998
• Indianapolis Economic Development Corporation, Board of Directors, 1998
• Indiana Health Industry Forum, Board of Directors, 1998
• Board of Advisors, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, 1994-1998

Purdue University

• Academic Reinvestment Committee
• Excellence 21 (Continuous Quality Improvement), Steering Committee
• Economic Development Council
• Cancer Center, Director's Search Committee, Chair
• Academic Computing Policy Committee
• Patents and Copyrights Committee, Chair
• University Promotions Committee
• Trask Committee, (investments related to R&D), Chair
• Graduate Council, Chair
• Faculty Senate - Faculty Affairs Committee - University Resources Policy Committee
• Hazardous Materials Management Oversight Committee, Co-Chair State of Alaska:
• Hazardous Substance Spill Technology Review Council, State of Alaska, 1991-1994; Appointed Governor Walter J. Hickel.
• Advisor to the Governor for Science & Technology Policy, 1991-1994; Appointed Governor Walter J. Hickel. University of Alaska:
• Intellectual Property Committee (System-wide), 1989-1994; Chair
• University of Alaska Six-Year Plan (System-wide), 1989-1990
• Chairman, Research Council, 1987-1992
• Graduate Council, 1987-1992
• Faculty Small Grants Committee, 1987-1992 University of Georgia:
• Secretary, Search Committee, Vice President for Research, 1985-1986
• University Council, 1983-1986
• Faculty Senate, 1981-1984
• Search Committee, Chairman, Division of Biological Sciences, 1983-1984
• Advisory Committee on International Development, 1983-1987
• General Education Committee of the Faculty Senate, 1981-1982
• Basic Life Sciences Review Committee, Faculty Research Grants Program, 1981-1982; Chairman, 1982-1983
• Committee on Departmental Development, Department of Zoology, 1980-1981
• Organizer, University of Georgia Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience; and Coordinator of its Seminar Series, 1973-1977; President, 1982-1983
• Numerous other departmental, college, and university committees 

Community Service

• Cleveland Tomorrow, Board Member, 2002-2004
• Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, 1999- present
• Akron Roundtable, Board of Directors, 1999-present; President, 2004.
• Akron Tomorrow, Trustee, 1999-present
• United Way of Summit County, Board Member, 1999-present
• Akron Civic Theatre, Ex-Officio Board Member, 1999-present
• Lafayette Center for Medical Education, Community Advisory Council, 1998
• Greater Lafayette Progress, Inc., Board of Directors and Executive Committee, 1995-1998
• Fairbanks Industrial Development Corporation, Board of Directors, 1988-1994
• Overall Economic Development Steering Committee, Fairbanks North Star Borough, 1989
• Ecological Economics of Alaska, Board of Directors, 1990-1991
• North Slope Environmental Achievement Awards, Judges' Panel, 1991, 1992. Chair, 1993
• Riverside Military Academy, Board of Trustees, 2005-present
• Riverside Military Academy, Alumni Advisory Board, 1993-2000