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David
Alexander Elected a Fellow of the American Academy of
Arts and Sciences
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David Alexander, president emeritus of Pomona College, has
been elected a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences is an international learned society composed of the
world's leading scientists, scholars, artists, business
people, and public leaders.
The 175 new Fellows and 20 new Foreign Honorary Members, who
comprise the Class of 2006, include two former presidents of
the United States; the Chief Justice of the United States; a
Nobel laureate; winners of the Pulitzer Prize in poetry,
drama, music, investigative reporting, and non-fiction; a
former U.S. poet laureate; and a member of the French
Senate.
This year's new Fellows include former Presidents George H.W.
Bush and William Jefferson Clinton; Supreme Court Chief
Justice John Roberts; Nobel Prize-winning biochemist and
Rockefeller University President Sir Paul Nurse; the
chairman and vice chairman of the 9/11 commission, Thomas
Kean and Lee Hamilton; actor and director Martin Scorsese;
choreographer Meredith Monk; conductor Michael Tilson
Thomas; and New York Stock Exchange Chairman Marshall Carter
along with leading scientists and scholars from across the
nation.
The newly elected class also includes: Elbert Rutan,
designer and constructor of the Voyager, the first vehicle
to circumnavigate the earth without refueling and other
renowned experimental aircraft; Charles Thacker, designer of
the world's first personal computer workstation; Stanford
law professor Lawrence Lessig, who is a leading expert on
the legal and social consequences of the information
revolution; Bancroft Prize-winning historian William Cronon;
National Book Award-winning author Xuefei Jin; former U.S.
Poet Laureate Rita Dove; Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright
Paula Vogel; Los Angeles Times editor Dean Baquet; and New
Yorker editor David Remnick; and Kenneth Chenault, Chairman
and CEO of the American Express Company.
Fellows and Foreign Honorary Members are nominated and
elected to the Academy by current members. A broad-based
membership, comprised of scholars and practitioners from
mathematics, physics, biological sciences, social sciences,
humanities and the arts, public affairs and business, gives
the Academy a unique capacity to conduct a wide range of
interdisciplinary studies and public policy research.
Alexander was the seventh president of Pomona College,
serving from 1969 to 1991. Under his leadership, Pomona
solidified its reputation as one of the nation’s premier
liberal arts colleges. During his tenure as president,
Pomona’s endowment increased from $24 million to $296
million, total giving rose from $2 million to $21.4
millions, the number of full-time faculty increased from 131
to 150, and endowed professorships doubled from 22 to 44.
In addition to his leadership of Pomona College, Alexander
has served on the board of directors of the National
Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the
American Council on Education, the Louisville Presbyterian
Theological Seminary, and Community Supported Television of
Southern California (KCET, Inc.).
"Throughout its history, the Academy has convened the
leading thinkers of the day, from diverse perspectives, to
participate in projects and studies that advance the public
good," said Chief Executive Officer Leslie Berlowitz. "I am
confident that this distinguished class of new Fellows will
continue that tradition of cherishing knowledge and shaping
the future."
The Academy will welcome this year's new class at its annual
Induction Ceremony on October 7 at the Academy's
headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The current
membership includes more than 170 Nobel laureates and 50
Pulitzer Prize winners. An independent policy research
center, the Academy undertakes studies of complex and
emerging problems. Current Academy research focuses on
science and global security; social policy; the humanities
and culture; and education.
Pomona College, one of the nation’s premier liberal arts
institutions, offers a comprehensive program in the arts,
humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Its
hallmarks include small classes, close relationships between
students and faculty, and a range of opportunities for
student research. Pomona is one of only a handful of schools
that has need-blind admissions and meets the full financial
need of each accepted student.
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