Linda Smith Wilson

Background

Wilson, Linda Smith was born on November 10, 1936 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Fred M. and Virginia D. (Thompson) Smith.

Education

Bachelor, Newcomb College, Tulane University, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin, 1962; HLD (honorary), Tulane University, 1993; Doctor of Letters (honorary), University Maryland., 1993.

Career

Postdoctoral research associate, U. Maryland., College Park, 1962-1964; research assistant professor, U. Maryland., College Park, 1964-1967; visiting assistant professor, U. Missouri-St. Louis, 1967-1968; assistant to vice chancellor for research, assistant vice chancellor for research, associate vice chancellor for research, Washington University, St. Louis, 1968-1975; associate vice chancellor for research, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1975-1985; associate dean, Graduate College, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1978-1985; vice president for research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1985-1989; president, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, since 1989. Chairman advising committee office science and engineering personnel National Research Council, 1990-1996. Member coordinator county for education, NAS, 1991-1993, member director's advisory county National Science Foundation, Washington, 1980-1989, advising committee education and human resources, 1990-1995.

Member National Commision on Research, Washington, 1978-1980. Member commission on government-university relationships NAS, 1981-1983, member government-university-industry research roundtable, 1984-1989, member coordinator county for education, 1991-1993. Member research resources advisory county National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1978-1982, energy research advisory board Department of Energy, 1987-1990.

Member science, technical and states task force Carnegie Commision on Science, Technology and Government, 1991-1992. Member coordinator county education NAS, 1991-1993. Trustee Committee on Economics Development, since 1995, overseer Museum of Science, Boston, since 1992.

Board of directors Inacom Corporation, ValueLine, Inc., director Citizen's Finance Group, since 1996.

Achievements

• Linda Smith Wilson has been listed as a noteworthy Academic administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board Governors Young Men’s Christian Association, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1980-1983. Member of advisory board National Coalition for Science and Technology, Washington, 1983-1987. Trustee Massachusetts General Hospital, since 1992.

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (board directors 1984-1988). Member American Chemical Society (board county commission on chemistry public affairs 1978-1980), Society Research Adminstrs. (Distinguished Contribution to Research Administration award 1984), National Council University Research Adminstrs., Association for biomedical Research (board directors 1983-1986), Institute Medicine(member county 1986-1989), American Council Education (commission on women in higher edn.1991-1993, chair 1993), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Phi Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Paul A. Wilson, January 22, 1970. 1 daughter by previous marriage: Helen K. Whatley, a stepdau., Beth A. Wilson.

Father:

Fred M. Smith

Mother:

Virginia D. (Thompson) Smith

Spouse:

Paul A. Wilson