Luis Mariano Proenza (born Dec. 22, 1944) is an American academic, and the former president of

The University of Akron The University of Akron is a public research university in Akron, Ohio. It is part of the University System of Ohio. As a STEM-focused institution, it focuses on industries such as polymers, advanced materials, and engineering. It is classifie ...

. He was a member of two advisory committees to US presidents.

Biography

Proenza holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from

Emory University Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1836 as "Emory College" by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory, Emory is the second-oldest private institution of ...

(1965), a master's degree in psychology from

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(1966) and a doctorate in neurobiology from the

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(1971). Proenza was president of

from 1999 until 2014. In 2014, he was awarded the H. Peter Burg Economic Leadership Award by the Greater Akron Chamber of Commerce for his accomplishments as president, which included expanding the University's footprint into downtown and the completion of 21 new facilities, 18 renovations/additions, and 34 acres of green space. Proenza took a sabbatical leave from the university from 2014 to 2016. He returned as a full-time tenured professor in the Office of Academic Affairs in 2016. Proenza was on the United States President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology under the

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administration 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. In 2013, President Barack Obama appointed Proenza and 18 othersto the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership Steering Committee 2.0, created to help strengthen the U.S. advanced manufacturing sector.

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The University of Akron official biography
1944 births Living people Emory University alumni University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering alumni Presidents of the University of Akron Ohio State University Graduate School alumni Mexican emigrants to the United States University of Georgia faculty {{US-academic-administrator-1940s-stub