Larry Faulkner

Larry Ray Faulkner (born November 26, 1944) is an American academic and businessman. He served as the twenty-seventh president of The University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2006, and as the president of the Houston Endowment Inc. from 2006 to 2012.[1][2]

For other people named Faulkner, see Faulkner (surname).

Larry Faulkner
Larry Faulkner presenting at the May 10, 2004 Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board meeting
27th President of the University of Texas at Austin
In office April 13, 1998 (1998-04-13) – February 1, 2006 (2006-02-01)
Preceded by	Peter T. Flawn (ad interim)
Succeeded by	William C. Powers
Personal details
Born	(1944-11-26) November 26, 1944 Shreveport, Louisiana
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University (BS) University of Texas at Austin (PhD)
Academic work
Discipline	Chemistry
Institutions	Harvard University University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign University of Texas at Austin

Biography

Early life

Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Faulkner obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at Southern Methodist University in 1966 and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin.[3]

Career

He taught chemistry at the University of Texas, the University of Illinois, and Harvard University.[2] He served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois.[2] He served as president of the University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2006.[2] On June 30, 2005, he announced that he would step down from his post in the spring of 2006. In December 2005, William C. Powers was officially named his successor and took office in February 2006. On February 9, 2006, The University of Texas System Board of Regents named Faulkner president emeritus, one of the system's highest distinctions. From 2006 to 2008, he chaired the National Mathematics Advisory Panel, a panel appointed by President George W. Bush to advise the President and the United States Secretary of Education on the best use of scientifically based research to advance the teaching and learning of mathematics. The final report of this panel, Foundations for Success, was released on March 13, 2008. The impact of this report on the writing of the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics can be seen in the latter's treatment of algebra. On August 13, 2010, the University of Texas at Austin's nanoscience building was named the Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building by the UT System Board of Regents in recognition of former president Faulkner's leadership in bringing the university's nanotechnology program to national prominence.

He sat on the board of directors of Guaranty Bank from December 2007 to August 2009, and of Temple-Inland from August 2005 to February 2012.[2] He serves on the board of ExxonMobil.[2]

Honors and awards

• 2000 Acheson Award by the Electrochemical Society

Notes

1. ^ Young, Meghan (February 10, 2005). "Regents focus on grad rates". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2006-02-10.

References

1. Marquis Who's Who on the Web
2. ExxonMobil Board of Directors
3. Rotunda. Dallas, TX: Southern Methodist University. 1966. p. 70.

• Heath, Ben; York, Jonathan (June 30, 2005). "From atop the Tower". The Daily Texan. Retrieved 2005-09-06.
• "Talking with President Faulkner". The Daily Texan. June 30, 2005. Retrieved 2006-03-29.
• "Nano Science and Technology Building Named To Honor President Emeritus Larry Faulkner". University of Texas at Austin. August 13, 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-19.

External links

• The University of Texas at Austin: A President's Legacy: Larry R. Faulkner

Academic offices
Preceded by Peter Tyrrell Flawn	President of University of Texas at Austin 1998-2006	Succeeded by William C. Powers