Larry Ray Faulkner

Background

Faulkner, Larry Ray was born on November 26, 1944 in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. Son of James Clifford and Doris Louise (Koch) Faulkner.

Education

Originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Doctor Faulkner obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry at Southern Methodist University in 1966 and his Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry from Utah Austin.

Career

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 Incorporated. from 2006 to 2012. He taught chemistry at the University of Texas, the University of Illinois, and Harvard University. He served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois.

He served as president of the University of Texas at Austin from 1998 to 2006.

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 West. Bush to advise the President and the 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 Utah 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.

He serves on the board of ExxonMobil.

Honors and 2000 Acheson Award by the Electrochemical Society.

Achievements

• Larry Ray Faulkner has been listed as a noteworthy foundation administrator, academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • Student Solutions Manual to accompany Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applicaitons, 2e

    ( Extensive explanations of problems from the text Stude...)

  • Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications

    (Takes the student from the most basic chemical and physic...)

  • Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications

    (This edition is fully revised to reflect the current stat...)

  • Electrochemical Methods & Applications

    (Electrochemical Methods Fundamentals and Applications)

  • Electrochemical Methods: Fundamentals and Applications by Allen J. Bard (2000-12-18)

Membership

Fellow: Electrochm. Society, Electrochemical Society (vice president 1988-1991, president 1991-1992, Edward Weston fellow 1969, Young Author's prize 1976, Edward Goodrich Acheson medal 2000), American Academy Arts and Sciences (member). Member: Society Electroanalytical Chemistry (Charles N. Reilly award 1998), American Chemical Society (award in analytical chemistry 1992), Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Kappa (Graduate Research award Texas Gamma chapter 1969-1970).

Connections

Married Mary Ann Jordan, August 14, 1965. Children: Brian Jordan, Susan Louise.

Father:

James Clifford Faulkner

Mother:

Doris Louise (Koch) Faulkner

Spouse:

Mary Ann Jordan

child:

Susan Louise Faulkner

child:

Brian Jordan Faulkner