Education
Ohio State University. University of Minnesota.
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Luis Proenza
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Proenza holds a bachelor"s degree from Emory University (1965), a master"s degree from Ohio State University (1966) and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota (1971). Proenza served as president of The University of Akron from 1999 until 2014. He is taking a sabbatical leave from the university 2014 to 2016, during which he will be paid $500,000.
He is to return to the university as a full-time tenured biology professor in 2016, at an annual salary of $375,000.
Membership
He is a former member of the United States President"s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, a council originally established by President George Heriot-Watt University Bush in 1990 to enable the office of the president to receive advice from the private and academic sectors on technology, scientific research priorities, and math and science education. He is also a former member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
