Life Members Emeriti
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Officers
Term Members
Life Members
Ex Officio Members
Life Members Emeriti
Chairs of the Corporation
Prior to 1930, the President of the Institute acted as presiding officer of the Corporation. For various periods since then, the Corporation has chosen a presiding officer from among its members.
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Alexander V. d’Arbeloff, '49
Chairman, 1997-2003
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Paul E. Gray, '54
Chairman, 1990-1997
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David Stephen Saxon, '41
Chairman, 1983-1990
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Howard Wesley Johnson HM
Chairman, 1971-1983
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James Rhyne Killian, Jr., '26
Chairman, 1959-1971
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Vannevar Bush, '16
Chairman, 1957-1959
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Karl Taylor Compton HM
Chairman, 1948-1954
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Samuel Wesley Stratton HM
Chairman, 1930-1931