Luis M. Proenza
Encyclopedia
Dr. Luis M. Proenza is the president of University of Akron. He is a former member of the United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
, a council originally established by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 to enable the office of the president to receive advice from the private and academic sectors on technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education.
Proenza holds a bachelor's degree from Emory University
(1965), a master's degree from The Ohio State University
(1966) and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota
(1971). He is also a former member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
fraternity.
PCAST
The United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is a council, chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the President on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by on September 30, 2001, by President George W...
, a council originally established by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 to enable the office of the president to receive advice from the private and academic sectors on technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education.
Proenza holds a bachelor's degree from Emory University
Emory University
Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...
(1965), a master's degree from The Ohio State University
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
(1966) and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota
The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
(1971). He is also a former member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Epsilon is a North American Greek-letter social college fraternity founded at the University of Alabama on March 9, 1856. Of all existing national social fraternities today, Sigma Alpha Epsilon is the only one founded in the Antebellum South...
fraternity.