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Rita Colwell Rejoins NCSE Board of Directors
Dr. Rita Colwell, former Director of the National Science Foundation, has rejoined the Board of Directors of the National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE). Dr. Colwell served as Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1998 to February 2004, and as President of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute from 1991 to 1998. She stepped down from the NCSE Board of Directors when President Clinton appointed her Director of the National Science Foundation.
Ambassador Richard Benedick, President of NCSE, said, "Rita Colwell is a visionary leader who has made enormous contributions to the nation during her service as Director of the National Science Foundation. We are truly delighted to welcome her back to the NCSE Board of Directors."
Under Dr. Colwell's leadership, the National Science Foundation budget grew by over 68 percent, surpassing $5 billion for the first time in 2003, and the agency was recognized for excellence in both science and management. During her tenure at NSF, Colwell oversaw a major increase in the Foundation's support for environmental research and education through such initiatives as the interdisciplinary priority area on Biocomplexity and the Environment.
Upon her departure from NSF, Colwell became Chairman of Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Inc., a newly created Washington-based subsidiary of Canon U.S.A. whose goal is to identify and develop life-science solutions with potential applications in diagnostics and medical instrumentation. She will also serve as Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park, and on the faculty of The John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. There she will help develop a new international center for the study of infectious diseases, water, and health.
Dr. Colwell has co-authored 16 books and over 600 scientific publications, and has received many awards, including the Medal of Distinction from Columbia University; the Gold Medal of Charles University, Prague; the UCLA Medal from the University of California, Los Angeles; and the Alumna Summa Laude Dignata from the University of Washington, Seattle. She holds a B.S. in Bacteriology and an M.S. in Genetics from Purdue University, and a Ph.D. in Oceanography from the University of Washington.
Dr. Colwell presented the 3rd John H. Chafee Memorial Lecture at the 2003 NCSE Conference on Education for a Sustainable and Secure Future. Her lecture, entitled "Obstinate Issues, Sophisticated Solutions," is available at http://www.NCSEonline.org/NCSEconference/.
Craig Schiffries and Amanda Brewster
National Council for Science and the Environment
1707 H Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-530-5810
Email: policy@NCSEonline.org
Web: www.NCSEonline.org
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