Curriculum Vitae
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Business Address:
Office of the President
101 Main Building
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0032
(859) 257-1701
- Title: President, University of Kentucky
- Date of Birth: May 6, 1946
- Birthplace: Earlington, Kentucky
- Areas of Research: Display Devices, Display Systems, Solid State Electronics and Solid State Physics
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Education:
- Ph.D., M.I.T., Electrical Engineering, 1973
- E.E., M.I.T., Electrical Engineering, 1971
- S.M., M.I.T. Electrical Engineering, 1970
- B.S., University of Kentucky, Electrical Engineering, 1968
- Pre-Engr., Murray State University, Electrical Engineering, 1966
- Dissertation: “Investigation of the Properties of Cathodochromic Sodalite and Cathodochromic CRT Display Devices”
Advisor: Dr. Arthur Linz
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Employment Experience:
- May 2000 - May 2001 - Senior Vice President, Lotus Development Corporation (an IBM subsidiary)
- July 1983 - May 2000 - President and Founder, DataBeam Corporation (acquired by IBM/Lotus in June 1998)
- July 1990 - December 1993 - Vice President, Hughes Display Products
- July 1983 - July 1990 - President and Founder, Projectron, Inc. (acquired by Hughes Aircraft in July 1990)
- May 1978 - April 1983 - University of Kentucky, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Associate Professor
- Aug. 1974 - May 1978 - University of Kentucky, College of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Assistant Professor
- Nov. 1973 - Aug. 1974 - M.I.T., Cambridge, MA, I.B.M. Postdoctoral Fellow
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Honors and Awards:
- Junior Achievement Bluegrass Hall of Fame Business Laureate, 1999
- The Lane Report Leadership in Science and Technology Award, 1997
- University of Kentucky Engineering Hall of Distinction, 1997
- UK Chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Business Leader of the Year, 1996-1997
- Phi Delta Kappa Service to Education Award, 1996
- Telcon Magazine Hall of Fame, 1991
- Outstanding Industrial Scientist Award from the Kentucky Academy of Science, 1991
- Award of Achievement from the Kentucky Society of Professional Engineers, 1989-1990
- UK College of Engineering Outstanding Alumnus Award, 1989
- Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur of the Year Award, Kentucky Region, Supporter Category, 1989
- Lexington Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year, DataBeam, 1986
- Tau Beta Pi Outstanding Engineering Professor, 1983
- UK Alumni Association Great Teacher Award, 1982
- Outstanding Electrical Engineering Faculty, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981
- Best Paper Award, Mid Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Information Display, May 1979
- Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding Electrical Engineering Professor in the United States, Honorable Mention, 1976
- IBM Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1973-1974
- John and Fannie Hertz Foundation Fellowship, 1968-1973
- Eta Kappa Nu Outstanding E.E. Student in United States, Honorable Mention, 1968
- Honor Societies: Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma XI, Omicron Delta Kappa
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Professional Society Activities:
- Society for Information Display (SID) Program Committee, 1979-1987
- Chairman of 1989 SID International Symposium
- Chairman of 1987 SID Technical Program Committee
- Co-Chairman, SID Academics Committee, 1984 - 1989
- Secretary of SID Symposium Committee, 1985
- Organizer and Session Chairman for IEEE Electro '82 Session on "Display Devices", Boston, MA, May 1982
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Refereed Publications:
- "Lattice Parameters and Chemical Analysis of Germanium Substituted Sodalite," M.S. Perlmutter, L. T. Todd, Jr., Al Linz, and E. F. Farrell, Materials Research Bulletin,9, pp. 56-70 (1974)
- "Cathodochromic CRT Employing Faceplate-Deposited Sodalite and Electron-beam Erase", L. T. Todd, Jr., A. Linz, and E. F. Farrell, IEEE Trans. On Electron Devices, ED-22 (9), pp. 788-792 (1975). Also, Proceedings of the Society for Information Display, 16(3), pp. 207-211 (1975)
- "Luminescence of Cathodochromic Sodalite", L. T. Todd, Jr., E. F. Farrell, and A. Linz, IEEE Trans. Electron Devices, ED-23 (10), pp. 1184-1185 (1976)
- "Investigation of Luminescence in Ge-Doped Sodalite Powders", L. T. Todd, Jr., Electrochemical Society, 125 (7), pp. 1133-1138 (1978)
- "Enhancement of Coloration Sensitivity of Sodalite by Vacuum-Annealing", L. T. Todd, Jr. and M. K. Badrinarayan, AM. Ceramic Soc. Bulletin, 58(12), pp. 1193-1195 (1979)
- "Infrared Spectra of Cathodochromic Sodalite", C. E. Stroud, J. M. Stencel, and L. T. Todd, Jr., J. of Physical Chemistry, 83, pp. 2378-2382 (1979)
- "UV Absorption Band in Ge-Doped Sodalite Powders", L. T. Todd, Jr. and F. M Tranjan, J. Electrochemical Soc., 127 (2), pp. 435-438 (1980)
- "Raman Scattering Study of the Coloration Mechanism of Cathodochromic Sodalite", J. K. Badrinarayan, J. M. Stencel and L. T. Todd, Jr., J. Physical Chemistry, 84, pp. 456-459 (1980)
- "Identification of Nosean in Sodalite and Conversion of Nosean to Sodalite", L. T. Todd, Jr., C. E. Stroud and E. F. Farrell, Materials Research Bulletin, 15, pp. 495-605 (1980)
- "Generalized Methods for Determining Thermal Activation Energies - Applied to Sodalite:BR", W. Maszara and L. T. Todd, Jr., J. Physical Chemistry, Vol. 88 (11), 1984
- "Optical Properties of Cathodochromic Powder Screen", W. Maszara and L. T. Todd, Jr., J. Applied Physics, Vol. 58 (2), 1985
- "A Far-Infrared Investigation of Cathodochromic Sodalite", M. F. Miller, E. B. Bradley and L. T. Todd, Jr., Infrared Phys. Vol. 25 (3), pp. 531 - 541, 1985
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Papers Appearing in Conference Proceedings:
- "Cathodochromic CRT Employing Faceplate-Deposited Sodalite and Electron-Beam Erase", L. T. Todd, Jr., A. Linz, and E. F, Farrell, 1974 Soc. For Information Display Digest of Technical Papers, pp. 81-85
- "Cathodochromic CRT Display System for Mobile Communications", L. T. Todd, Jr., Proc. 1975 Carnahan Conference on Crime Countermeasures, pp. 181-184, May 1975
- "High Brightness, High Resolution, Projection CCRT", L. T. Todd, Jr. and C. J. Starkey IV, Proc. of IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, 80A-84A, Dec. 1977
- "9000 Character Projection CCRT Terminal", L. T. Todd, Jr. and C. J. Starkey IV, 1980 Soc. For Information Display Digest of Technical Papers, pp. 216-217, May1980
- "Projection Display Devices and Systems", IEEE Electro '82 Professional Program Session Record, Session 7, May 1982
- "Large-Screen Display-Direct View vs. Projection", 1982 SID International Symposium Digest of Technical Papers, Vol. 13, p. 86, May 1982
- "Projection Display Devices", L. T. Todd, Jr. and Sol Sherr, Proceedings of the Society for Information Display, Vol. 27(4), 1986
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Patents:
- "Method of and Apparatus for Exciting Luminescence in a Cathode Ray Tube Having an Image Screen Composed of a Material That is Both Cathodochromic and Cathodoluminescent", U. S. Patent No. 3,902,096, August 26, 1975, L. T. Todd, Jr. (10 Claims)
- "Cathode Ray Rube Whose Image Screen is Both Cathodochromic and Fluorescent and the Material for the Screen", U. S. Patent No. 3,911,315, October 7, 1975, L. T. Todd, Jr., E. F. Farrell and A. Linz. (23 Claims)
- "A Process for Preparing Cathodochromic Sodalite Having Enhanced Coloration Properties and a Cathode Ray Tube Employing the Same", U.S. Patent No. 3,932,592, January 13, 1976, L. T. Todd, Jr., E. F. Farrell, and A. Linz. (19 Claims)
- "Cathodochromic CRT Projection Display", U.S. Patent No. 3,959,584, May 25, 1975, L. T. Todd, Jr. (20 Claims)
- "Cathode Ray Tube Employing Faceplate-Deposited Cathodochromic Material and Electron-Beam Erase", U.S. Patent o. 3,968,394, July 6, 1976, L.T. Todd Jr. (12 Claims)
- "Cathode Ray Rube Employing Faceplate-Deposited Cathodochromic Material and Electron-Beam Erase - Divisional Application Regarding Low Temperature Annealing", U.S. Patent No. 4,035,525, July 12, 1977, L. T. Todd, Jr. (4 Claims)
- "Dual Reflected Energy Beam Alignment System", L. T. Todd, Jr., Henry E. Kloss, U. S. Patent No. 4,669,069, May 26, 1987 (7 Claims)
- "Cathodochromic CRT Erasure and Tube Set Up Method", L. T. Todd, Jr., C. J. Starkey, IV, U.S. Patent No. 4,698,684, October 6, 1987 (15 Claims)
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Technical Reports:
- "Investigation of the Properties of Cathodochromic Sodalite and Cathodochromic CRT Display Devices", Tech. Report No. 18, Crystal Physics Laboratory, M.I.T., November 1973
- Dielectric and Optical Study of KTN Mixed Crystals", Tech. Report No. 14, Crystal Physics Laboratory, M.I.T., November 1973
- "Databeam User's Guide", U.S. Army Contract No. DAAG34-77-C-0011, Final Report, December 1979
- "DataBeam Quick Reference Guide", U.S. Army Contract No. DAAG34-77-C-0011, Final Report, December 1979
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Papers Presented before Professional Societies:
- "Soft Phonons in KTN", American Physical Society Meeting, Winnipeg, Canada, June 1970, L. T. Todd, Jr. and T G. Davis
- "Cathodochromic CRT Employing Faceplate-Deposited Sodalite and Electron-Beam Erase", Inter. Soc. For Information Display Conference, New York City, October 1974, L. T. Todd, Jr., A. Linz, and E. F. Farrell
- "Cathodochromic CRT Display System for Mobile Communications", 1975 Carnahan Conference on Crime Countermeasures, Lexington, Kentucky, May 1975
- "New Developments in CRT Display Terminal Technology", 35th Plenary Meeting of the Diebold Research Program, Port St. Lucie, Florida, March 1976, (Invited Paper)
- "Preparation and Properties of Luminescent Cathodochromic Sodalite Powders", Electrochemical Society Meeting, Washington, D.C., May 1976
- "Infrared and Raman Spectra of Cathodochromic Sodalite", C. E. Stroud, J. M. Stencel, and L. T. Todd, Jr., 32nd Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, June 1977
- "High Brightness, High Resolution, Projection CCRT", L. T. Todd, Jr. and C. J. Starkey, IV, IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, Washington, D.C., December 1977
- "Properties of Vacuum Annealed, Ge-Doped Sodalite Powders", M. K. Badrinarayan and L. T. Todd, Jr., Am. Ceramic Society Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 1979
- "Raman Study of Undoped and Doped Sodalite", M. K. Badarayan, L. T. Todd, Jr., and J. M. Stencel, Am. Physical Soc. Southeastern Section Meeting, November 1979, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- "9000 Character Projection CCRT Terminal", L. T. Todd, Jr. and C. J. Starkey IV, Inter. Soc. for Information Display Conference, San Diego, California, May 1980
- "Thermal Bleaching and Evolved Gas Detection Studies of Sodalite", W. P. Maszara and L. T. Todd, Jr., Electrochemical Society Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 1981
- "Projection Display Devices and Systems", IEEE Electro '82, Boston, Massachusetts, May 1982 (Invited)
- "Fourier Transform Spectra of Cathodochromic Sodalite", E. Bradley, L. T. Todd, Jr., M. Miller, International Conference on Fourier Transform Spectroscopy, Durham, England, Sept. 7, 1983
- "Review of Projection Technologies", L. T. Todd, Jr., Electronic Imaging '85 Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, 1985
- "Effect of Various Chemical Substitutions on the Physical Properties of Cathodochromic Sodalite", F. M. Tranjan and L. T. Todd, Jr., Electrochemical Society Meeting, San Diego, California, October, 1986
- "Projection Displays for Flight Simulation", L. T., Todd, Jr. Flight Simulation - Recent Developments in Technology and Use, Royal Aeronautical Society Meeting, London, April 1988 (Invited)
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Invited Technical Seminars:
- "Sodalite and Its CRT Applications", I.B.M. Watson Research Labs, Yorktown Heights, New York, December 1973
- "Cathodochromic CRT Display Systems", Micro-bit Corporation, Lexington, Massachusetts, July 1974
- "Electronic Characteristics of Cathodochromic Powders", M.I.T. Department of Metallurgy Seminar, October 1974
- "Properties of Cathodochromic Materials and Display Devices", U. K. Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, October 1974
- "CRT Display Devices", Lexington Section of IEEE, Lexington, Kentucky, January 1975
- "Cathodochromic CRT Display Devices", College of Environmental Science Seminar, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky, March 1976
- "Properties of Cathodochromic CRT Display Devices", TEK Labs Seminar, Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, August 1976
- "Large-Screen Cathodochromic CRT Computer Peripherals", Information Display Group, Tektronix, Inc., Wilsonville, Oregon, August 1976
- "DataBeam Display System", Meeting of the New England Chapter of the Society for Information Display, Cambridge, Massachusetts, June 1978
- "High Information Content Cathodochromic Projection Display", Meeting of the Mid Atlantic Chapter of the Society for Information Display, New York, New York, May 1979
- "Small-Screen Applications of CCRT Displays", Tandem Computers, Cupertino, California, April 1980
- "Construction and Brightness Consideration Regarding CCRTs", Ford Aerospace and Communications Corporation, Western Development Laboratories Division, Palo Alto, California, April 1980
- "High-Resolution, Storage CRT Technology", Department of Electrical Engineering Seminar Series, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, April 7, 1981
- "Large-Screen Displays for Teleconferencing", Lexington IEEE Section Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, April 16, 1981
- "Review of Large-Screen Display Technologies", MITRE Corp. C31 Symposium, Bedford, Massachusetts, December 1982
- "Luminescence of Ge-Doped Sodalite", U.K. Physical Chemistry Seminar Series, November 1982
- "Projection Display Devices", Society for Information Display Seminar, Philadelphia, PA, May 1983, May 1985
- "Where Is the Projection Display Market Going", Frost and Sullivan's Computer Graphics '86: Hardware/Software Assessments and Forecasts, Hollywood, Florida, March 1986
- "High Resolution Graphics in Teleconferencing", Lexington IEEE Section Meeting, Lexington, Kentucky, March 1988
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Business Seminars and Speeches:
- "Alternative Financing for High Technology Companies", Conference on Kentucky Small Business Innovation Research Program, Lexington, Kentucky, June 1985
- "The Entrepreneur's Role", Kentucky Challenges: Today and Tomorrow; a Kentucky Jaycee Conference, Louisville, Kentucky, April 1986
- Panelist, "The New Ways to Finance a Business," Louisville Chamber of Commerce Seminar, Louisville, Kentucky, May 1986
- Panelist, "The Risk Factor: Education, Entrepreneurs and Venture Capitalists in Kentucky," 21st Century Resourcefulness: A Symposium to Explore Kentucky's Education and Economic Development Needs and Opportunities in the Information Age, November, 1986
- Panelist, "An Entrepreneurial Approach to Selling Your Products to World, Kentucky Goes Global", First Annual Conference on the Internationalization of the Commonwealth and Bluegrass, Lexington, November 1987
- Panelist, "Corporate Venturing: Problems of Financing from the Business Owners View". Licensing Executives Society; Toronto, Canada, September 1987
- "Venture Capital Financing in Kentucky", Louisville Advanced Technology Council, Louisville, Kentucky, February 1988
- "High Tech Venture Capital Financing", Leadership Lexington, Lexington, Kentucky, April 1988
- "High Tech in Kentucky", 2nd Annual Symposium of Advanced Manufacturing, UK College of Engineering, September 1988
- "The Impact of High Technology in Kentucky's Economy", Teachers Helping Teachers: Math and Science Education in Kentucky's Fifth Congressional District, Forward in the Firth, Cumberland Falls, September 1988
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Speeches from 1988 - 2001: Over 80 commencement addresses, business luncheons, statewide conferences, numerous education and economic development meetings
- Commencement Addresses:
- Madisonville Community College
- Paducah Community College
- Owensboro Community College
- Georgetown College
- UK College of Engineering
- Central Kentucky Vocational School
- Demings High School
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Articles Appearing in National Publications Regarding Research Accomplishments:
- "Cathodochromic CRT Stores Image Indefinitely, Erases Easily", Electronic Design Vol. 24 (2), pp. 30-32, January 19, 1976.
- "Advanced Electronic Display System Uses New Cathodochromic Materials", EDN, Vol. 21 (5), pp. 25-26, March 5, 1976.
- "Cathodochromic CRT Stores Data for Months", Digital Design, Vol. 6(3), pp. 16, March 1976.
- "Changing Images", M.I.T. Reports on Research, Vol. 3(2), September 1975.
- "Company Throws Computer Graphics onto Wide Screen", Minicomputer News, Vol. 3(220), pp. 6, November 11, 1977.
- "The Advent 'DataBeam' - A Practical Dark Trace Display", T. M. Holzel, "Information Display", the Journal of the Society for Information Display, pp. 3-6, November 1977.
- "New Graphic Display Technology Introduced", The Seybold Report, Vol 7(12), pp. 19, January 1978.
- "Dark Trace Image Technique Permit Bright Large Screen Display", Computer Design, pp. 38-39, February 1978.
- "News on Dark Trace CRT", The Seybold Report, Vol. 7(19), pp. 2, March 1978.
- "New TV Technology Now in Labs May Bring Giant-Screen TV To The Home", Franklin Meyer, High Technology, pp. 10-14, February 1980.
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University Grants and Contracts Received:
- "Research Initiation-Investigation of the Properties of Cathodochromic Luminescent Materials and CRT Display Devices", NSF Grant No. DMR75-10720, April 1, 1975 to March 31, 1977, $17,000.
- "Initiation of Research in Cathodochromic Materials and CRT Display Devices", Graduate School Research Equipment Grant, December 1974, $10,500.
- "Investigation of Cathodochromic Display Systems", Graduate School Research Equipment Grant, November 1975, $8,115.
- Graduate School Research Assistantship, January 1976, $7,200.
- "Development and Construction of Large-and Small-Screen Cathodochromic Display Prototypes", U.S. Army Material Development and Readiness Command, Contract No. DAAG34-77-C-0011, December 1976 through June 1978, $137,376.
- "Addition and Modification to U.S. Army Contract No. DAAG34-77-C-0011, April 1, 978 to September 1, 1978, $57,540.
- "Delivery of and Training in Use and Operation of the DataBeam Wide-Screen Terminal", U.S. Army Contract No. DAAG34-80M-D426, October 1980 to June 1981, $2,000.
- "Growth and Investigation of Single Crystal and Thin - Films of Sodalite", U.K. Research Fund, April 1981, $3,600.
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Directing of Graduate Research:
- Farid M. Tranjan, MSEE, May 1976; Ph.D., 1983, "Investigation of Luminescence in Cathodochromic Sodalite".
- Charles E. Stroud, MSEE, August 1977, "Infrared and Raman Investigation of Cathodochromic Sodalite".
- Luke Chang, MSEE, November 1978, "An Interactive Computer Program for Testing Cathodochromic CRTs".
- Mel Miller, MSEE, March 1979, "A Far-Infrared Investigation of Cathodochromic Sodalite".
- M. K. Badrinarayan, Ph.D., June 1980, "A Study of Coloration and Luminescent Properties of Synthetic Sodalite".
- W. Maszara, Ph.D., December 1982, "Study of Coloration and Bleaching of Cathodochromic Sodalite Screens".
- G. Giergil, Ph.D., June 1982, "Light Scattering from Alkali Halide Melts and Graphite Intercolation Compounds".
- Akbar Bidarian, MSEE, 1984.
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University Services:
- Merit Scholar Review Committee, 1976-1979
- Army ROTC Scholarship Board, 1977, 1978
- University Senate 1976-1983
- Senate Committee on Academic Planning and Priorities, 1976
- Senate Committee on Student Affairs, Chairman, 1977, 1978
- Senate Committee on Research, 1979-1982
- Senate Committee on Academic Affairs (Selective Admissions), 1982-1983
- College of Engineering Continuing Education Committee, 1977-1983
- President's Advisory Committee on Selective Admissions, 1982-1983
- College of Engineering Review Committee, 1977
- Department of Electrical Engineering Review Committee, 1978
- University Appeals Committee, 1978-1981, 1981-1984
- University Fees Committee, 1979-1983
- University Undergraduate Dean Search Committee, 1980
- College of Arts and Science Dean Search Committee, 1980
- Graduate Thesis Committees, sixteen
- Faculty Secretary of Omicron Delta Kappa, 1976-1980
- Faculty Advisor of Tau Beta Pi, 1976-1980
- College of Engineering Dean Search Committee, Chairman, 1982-1983
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Consulting:
- Applied Research Management, Toronto, Canada, 1975-1976
- Advent Corporation, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1977-1980
- Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, Oregon, 1977-1978
- Jerrico, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky, 1977-1978
- General Adjustment Bureau, Lexington, Kentucky 1979, 1980
- McDonald's Corporation, Chicago, Illinois, 1979
- Hamill-McKinney Architects and Engineers, Lexington, Kentucky 1980
- GTE Service Corporation, Lexington, Kentucky 1980
- Kessler Marketing Intelligence, Newport, Rhode Island, 1982-1983
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Other Activities:
- Chairman, Science and Technology Committee, Kentucky Tomorrow - Commission on Kentucky's Future, 1985-1986
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Kentucky EPSCoR Committee:
- Interim Project Director, 1985 (Co-authored original proposal to fund EPSCoR in Kentucky)
- Member, 1985 - 1989
- Chairman, 1989 - June, 2001
- Chairman, Governor's Council on Science and Technology, 1987 (Appointed by Gov. Collins)
- Member, Joint UK/U of L Engineering Advisory Committee, 1987
- Co-Founder and Chairman, Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation, 1987 - June, 2001
- Member, U. K. Robotics Center Board, 1987 - 1991
- Leadership Kentucky Class of 1988
- Co-Chairman Partnership for Reform in Math and Science Education (PRISM) with Commissioner Thomas Boysen, Ky. Dept. of Education (Funded by the National Science Foundation)
- Chairman, Work Force and Technology Committees, Governor's Task Force on Quality and Efficiency (Appointed by Gov. Jones)
- Member, Committee to Restructure Cabinet for Economic Development
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Council on Post Secondary Education, July, 1997 - April, 2001:
- Chairman, Distant Learning Advisory Committee (Established Kentucky's Virtual University and Virtual Library)
- Member, Academic Affairs Committee
- Special Task Force, Statewide Engineering Program Development
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Boards:
- Federal Reserve Board of Cleveland, Small Business Advisory Committee
- UK Robotics Center Board, 1987 - 1991
- UK Engineering Dean's Advisory Board
- UK Research Foundation Board
- Kentucky Technology, Inc. Board
- Georgetown College Board of Trustees, 1991 - 1997
- Vice Chairman of Board of Trustees
- Founding member of Foundation Board, 1998 - Present
- Liberty National Bank, Director
- Bank One of Lexington, Director
- Kentucky Utilities Corporation, Director
- Louisville Gas and Electric, Director
- Kentucky Economic Development Corporation
- Oklahoma State University Telecommunications Advisory Board