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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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