Background
Fockler, Herbert Hill was born on February 18, 1922 in Summersville, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Okey and Annie Lee (Fitzwater) Fockler.
Fockler, Herbert Hill was born on February 18, 1922 in Summersville, West Virginia, United States. Son of William Okey and Annie Lee (Fitzwater) Fockler.
Bachelor, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1947. Master of Arts, West Virginia University, Morgantown, 1948. Certified, Oxford University, England, 1948.
Certified, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1949. Master of Science in Library. Science, Catholic University America, Washington, District of Columbia, 1952.
Administrator library, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1952-1954;
administrator library, Library of Congress, Washington, 1956-1958;
advisor, White House Confs., Washington, 1959-1960;
executive, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1961-1969;
chairman, Science and Technology Coms., Washington, 1969-1970;
executive director, Science Founds., Washington, 1971-1972;
trustee, chairman, American Arts International Foundation, Washington
president, American Arts International Foundation, Washington, since 1984;
also board directors, American Arts International Foundation, Washington
trustee, National Museum of Health and Medicine Foundation, since 1989. Chairman, trustee World Technology Foundation, Washington, 1988-1989. Board directors National Information Technology Center, since 1992.
Advisor National Science Foundation, 1975, White House Conference on Business, 1975, 78, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland., 1978, World Bank, 1986, Winston Churchill Foundation, 1988, various public scos., since 1989, varioustech. industries, since 1986, International Monetary Fund, 1991. Member of advisory county Coolfont Foundation, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, 1980-1987. Member Presidential Research Group.
Associate Woodrow Wilson International Center, since 1988. Member Board on Science Education.
Advisory Stanford University, 1967-1969, Georgetown University, 1975-1985. Trustee Threshold Environmental Foundation, Washington, 1969-1975, National Museum Health and Medicine Foundation, 1989-1990, advisory council, 1991-2008. Member president's council Shenandoah College, Winchester, Virginia, 1982-1987.
Member Foundation Advancement Education in Sciences, 1980-2008, Joint Board Education in Science and Engineering, 1991-2008. Board directors National Museum of Language, 1999-2008, Global Children's Health Fund, 1999-2008, National Foreign Language Center, 2000-2008. Chairman Sustainable Value Foundation, 2003-2008 Staff sergeant United States Army, 1941-1945.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Academy Political Science, American Political Science Association, Washington Academy of Sciences (board directors), United Nations Association, Smithsonian Associates, American Association Museum, Air and Space Museum, National Trust History Preservation, Library. Congress Associates, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Sons of the American Revolution, Foreign Policy Institute, World Affairs Council, Policy Studies Organization, Foundation for Advancement Education in Science, Internet Society, Smithsonian Associates, American Film Institute, Harvard Club, Princeton Club, West Virginia Club, West Virginia Academy of Sciences, National Press Club.
Married Mary Hildegarde Ziegler, May 15, 1950. 1 child, Herbert.