Corporation selects fresh executives
The MIT Corporation, the university's highest governing body, recently elected nine term members at its quarterly meeting on June 3, 2011. Among the new and re-elected members are several distinguished individuals, including alumni, faculty, and other prominent figures.
R. Gregory Turner '74, SM '77, President of Turner Duran Architects, has been appointed as a term member. Turner also served as the President of the Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT for the 2011-12 academic year. K. Anne Street '69, SM '72, President and CEO of Riverside Consulting Group, Inc., is another alumni/ae Association nominee for the MIT Corporation. Street, who received an SM in ocean engineering from MIT in 1972, is also serving her second term as a term member.
Megan J. Smith '86, SM '88, who studied mechanical engineering at MIT, is serving her second term as well. Smith is the Vice President of New Business Development at Google Inc. and previously served as the Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Education under President Barack Obama.
Henri A. Termeer, the former Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Genzyme Corporation, is also serving his second term as a term member. Termeer's extensive experience in the biotechnology industry brings valuable insights to the MIT Corporation.
The new members for the 2011-12 term include Eve J. Higginbotham '75, Charlene C. Kabcenell '79, Barry Lam, and Leonard H. Schrank '68. Higginbotham is the Senior Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences at Howard University, Kabcenell is Retired Vice President of Oracle Corporation, and Lam is the Founder and Chairman of Quanta Computers, Inc., Taiwan. Schrank was the CEO of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Belgium.
These new and re-elected members join the existing Corporation members to help guide MIT's strategic direction and oversee the university's operations. As such, they become ex officio members of the Corporation, contributing their expertise and experience to ensure the continued success of MIT.
- The MIT Corporation, composed of the university's highest governing body, has elected nine new and re-elected term members.
- The newly elected members include individuals from various fields such as alumni, faculty, and prominent figures.
- R. Gregory Turner, President of Turner Duran Architects and former President of the Association of Alumni and Alumnae of MIT, has been appointed as a term member.
- K. Anne Street, President and CEO of Riverside Consulting Group, Inc., is another alumni/ae Association nominee for the MIT Corporation.
- Megan J. Smith, Vice President of New Business Development at Google Inc. and former Chief Technology Officer at the U.S. Department of Education, is serving her second term.
- Henri A. Termeer, with his extensive experience in the biotechnology industry, is also serving his second term as a term member.
- Eve J. Higginbotham, Senior Vice President and Executive Dean for Health Sciences at Howard University, is among the new members for the 2011-12 term.
- Charlene C. Kabcenell, Retired Vice President of Oracle Corporation, and Barry Lam, Founder and Chairman of Quanta Computers, Inc., Taiwan, are also new members.
- Leonard H. Schrank, who was the CEO of Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT), Belgium, is one of the newly elected term members.
- These newly elected and re-elected members will guide MIT's strategic direction and oversee the university's operations.
- They will become ex officio members of the Corporation, contributing their expertise and experience to ensure the continued success of MIT.
- Their roles involve making decisions regarding MIT's policy, education, research, and innovation in areas such as technology, environment, education, energy, materials, medicine, and science.
- The news of these appointments has sparked discussions about the role of education and self-development, personal growth, career development, job search, learning, and skills training in society.
