| 1 | Name: | Dr. H. Guyford Stever | |
| Institution: | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| Year Elected: | 2001 | ||
| Class: | 5. The Arts, Professions, and Leaders in Public & Private Affairs | ||
| Subdivision: | 503. Administrators, Bankers and Opinion Leaders from the Public or Private Sectors | ||
| Residency: | Resident | ||
| Living? : | Deceased | ||
| Birth Date: | 1916 | ||
| Death Date: | April 9, 2010 | ||
H. Guyford Stever received a Ph.D. at the California Institute of Technology in 1941. He joined the faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1941 and remained until 1965, serving as professor, executive officer of the guided missiles program (1946-48), associate dean of engineering (1956-59), and head of the departments of mechanical engineering, naval architecture, and marine engineering (1961-65). He was president of Carnegie Mellon University from 1965-72 and director of the National Science Foundation from 1972-76. Dr. Stever has also served as Science Advisor to the President (1972-76), White House Science and Technology Advisor to the President, director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, chairman of the Federal Coordination Committee for Science, Engineering, and Technology (1976-77) and chairman of the Policy Division of the National Research Council. As a scientist, H. Guyford Stever contributed professionally to aeronautical and space engineering, cosmic rays, and gas dynamics. His presidency of Carnegie Mellon University was marked by significant change and growth, including the merger of the Carnegie Institute of Technology and the Mellon Institute. As Director of the National Science Foundation, he strengthened NSF's highest priority mission as supporter of basic research. As Science Advisor to the President during the OPEC oil embargo of 1973, he rapidly increased NSF's non-fossil and renewable energy sources research; he also helped President Ford reestablish the White House science structure. Dr. Stever is a recipient of the Distinguished Public Service Medal of the Department of Defense, Commander, Polish Order of Merit, Distinguished Public Service Award from NASA, National Medal of Science, and the Vannevar Bush Award from the National Science Foundation. He has been a trustee of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute since 1980. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Japan Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. He was elected a member of the American Philosophical Society in 2001. | |||