Career
From 1963 to 1967,he taught in the chemistry department at California State University,Fullerton,at which time he became vice-president for administration. [1] [2] At the time of his appointment to the presidency of California State University,Fullerton in 1971,he was the youngest president of a public college or university in the United States. [1]
He served as the president of California State University,Fullerton from 1971 to 1980,until he took on the presidency of Southern Methodist University. [3] [4] He resigned in 1986 because of health issues,at the time of the Southern Methodist University football scandal. [5]
In 1974,President Gerald Ford appointed him to the National Science Board. [1] He served on the National Science Board from 1974 to 1980. [6] In 1989,he became the executive director of the California Council on Science and Technology,and remained in that position until 1995. [1] He also served on the board of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement from 1983 to 1986,and on the National Commission for Cooperative Education. [1]
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