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Please. The man's a clown. http://www.uakron.edu/president/bio.phpDr. Luis M. ProenzaAs chief executive officer of The University of Akron, the public research university for northern Ohio, Dr. Luis M. Proenza provides overall leadership to more than 4,500 faculty and staff and oversees an annual budget of $350 million serving more than 24,000 students in 350 academic programs, including a consortium medical school and three branch campuses.Under Dr. Proenza's leadership, the University has undertaken several major initiatives, including a $300 million "New Landscape for Learning" campus enhancement program with 9 new buildings and major additions or renovations of 14 other facilities, a University Park Alliance project supported by the Knight Foundation to revitalize a 40-block neighborhood and commercial area surrounding the campus, and information technology (IT) investments that have established the University as a national leader in IT and made it one of the most "wired for wireless" universities in the country.Dr. Proenza has brought private donations to an all-time record and garnered the two largest gifts ever made to the University. He also has expanded the University's outreach with the creation of two new regional branch campuses, and he has spearheaded an innovative enrollment management program that has generated significant increases in new and transfer students. Dr. Proenza's marketing and leadership initiatives earned him the 2005 Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District V and the 2001 Executive of the Year Award by the Sales and Marketing Executives Association of Akron; along with recognitions by Crain's Cleveland Business, which named him to its Power Pack – the list of the 50 most influential people in Northeast Ohio; and Inside Business, which listed him among "The Power 100." In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Dr. Proenza to serve on the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), the nation's highest-level policy advisory group for science and technology. The group advises the president and assists the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the National Science and Technology Council in securing private-sector involvement in their activities. Dr. Proenza has served on PCAST panels on U.S. Research and Development Investments, Technology Transfer, Energy Efficiency and Advanced Manufacturing, and also serves on panels addressing Nanotechnology, Alternative Energy and IT. Dr. Proenza is a member of The Council on Competitiveness, where he serves on the executive committee and on the National Innovation Initiative Leadership Council. In addition, he sits on the Advisory Board of the U.S. Secretary of Energy and chairs the Science and Mathematics Education Task Force. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and serves on the Board of the State Science and Technology Institute. Dr. Proenza was appointed by Governor Bob Taft to Ohio’s Third Frontier Advisory Board, and he chairs the Ohio Supercomputer Center. He previously served on the NAS-NRC Committee on Vision, the National Biotechnology Policy Board, the U.S. Arctic Research Commission (appointed by former President George H.W. Bush), and as Advisor for Science and Technology Policy to Alaska Governor Walter J. Hickel.Before coming to The University of Akron, Dr. Proenza was Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Purdue University. He previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research and as Vice Chancellor for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Alaska.Dr. Proenza holds a bachelor's degree from Emory University (1965), a master's degree from The Ohio State University (1966) and a doctorate from the University of Minnesota (1971). He joined the faculty of the University of Georgia in 1971, where his research was continuously supported by grants from the National Eye Institute, including a Research Career Development Award, and where he also served as Assistant to the President and University Liaison for Science and Technology Policy.In Ohio, he is past president of the Inter-University Council and serves on the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education, on the Executive Council of the Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition (NorTech) and on the Executive Committee of the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce. He also serves on the Board of the Akron Roundtable.Dr. Proenza is a member of many professional, scholarly and honorary organizations; is the recipient of several awards and honors; and has written numerous publications in nationally and internationally recognized journals. In addition, he edited and co-edited two books. He is invited frequently to speak throughout the country and abroad, and his presentations have appeared in Vital Speeches of the Day and The Executive Speaker. He often is quoted on issues affecting higher education, research and economic development.Dr. Proenza and his wife, Theresa Butler Proenza, enjoy their careers, friends and numerous community activities. Together, they built the 44-foot sailing vessel, Apogee, which they sail on Lake Erie.

I was one of the few that were there. The saddest thing about it to me was that night there was a HS playoff game which I think was a Mass./McK. rematch with probably 40K (really) in attendance, that is, after they got through the stand-still traffic jam on I-77.I didn't make it to the Leftwich/Marshall games but I was there for Alcorn's kick to beat Toledo so that was probably my best recollection. One of the early Faust games featured the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders at halftime so that wasn't bad either I don't know what they'll do with the RB but I think it's for real that they'll have to leave the east side stands and closed-end intact as a retaining wall, maybe dress it up with decorative stone or something. It would be cool to leave the big RUBBER BOWL lettering up there as a monument. The west side and press box should come down but possibly the field itself could be preserved and used for soccer, basketball courts, etc. A skate park isn't a bad idea either or is there already one over there next to the BMX trails?Oh well, there's still a couple years to figure it out and the Zips need to make a few more good memories there in the meantime. I think before the final game they should have an open house and let everyone go into the press box, locker rooms, etc.

Wayne Anderson was an excellent nose guard and I liked Harold Robinson as a WR/KR, always a threat to run back a kick all the way. I would give Dwight Smith the benefit of the doubt since he was our only All-American (Phil Dunn was a freshman AA). Bill Rudison could really sail his punts, he was fun to watch in pre-game warmups. Darren Alcorn was drafted as Mr. Irrelevant (last pick) but it's pretty tough to get a kicking job in the NFL since the good ones stick around for so long. I remember Shannon Wolfe getting beat on a long pass, never even looking back for the ball, then picking himself up off the ground, looking to the coaches and throwing his hands up in the air in frustration...I was never too impressed with him after that.

No need to investigate, there was no malfunction...I'm just going with a different ID to avoid confusion with someone else who chose an ID similar to my old one. I guess it's bound to happen when the total member count gets up to 2200+ but it was time for a change anyway.Just curious, will there be a new look or new features with the upgrade or is it more of a maintenance thing?

How long does new member probation last? I am actually an existing member re-registering under my other alias since someone co-opted (with punctuation changes) my original Zipsnation user ID.Thanks...

If Strickland wants to shutter grad programs to further subsidize undergrad tuition then so be it, but do it fairly and evenly across the system, including Tosu. The spiel about Ohio State being founded as the "flagship" for a statewide system is completely fabricated...it was established as a land grant agricultural/mechanical college, nothing more.http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=785