Dr R Bowen Loftin, A&M President to Speak at Houston City Club - May 19,
Dr R Bowen Loftin, 24th President of Texas A&M will be guest speaker at Rotary Club of Houston's Luncheon Program at Noon on Thursday, May 19, 2011 at the Houston City Club, One City Club Drive, Houston, Texas 77046 (713) 701-7789 Come join us and enjoy food, fellowship and a great speaker.
Chair of the Day: Lindsey Kroll
RSVP by 4:00 PM Tuesday to geraldine@rotaryhouston.org or call 713-973-9936
Dr. R. Bowen Loftin was named the 24th president of Texas A&M on February 12, 2010. He had served as interim president since June 15, 2009.
Prior to that, he spent four years as vice president and chief executive officer of the university’s marine-oriented branch campus, Texas A&M University at Galveston, where he also was professor of maritime systems engineering.
Dr. Loftin is a 1970 physics graduate of Texas A&M. He holds an M.A. and Ph.D. from Rice University, earned in 1973 and 1975, respectively, both also in physics.
Prior to assuming leadership of Texas A&M at Galveston, Dr. Loftin served at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, as professor of electrical and computer engineering and professor of computer science. Additionally, he was Old Dominion’s director of simulation programs and had responsibility for the institution’s graduate programs in modeling and simulation. He also served as executive director of the Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center. Earlier in his career, he was professor and chair of the Department of Computer Science and director of the NASA Virtual Environments Research Institute at the University of Houston.
Dr. Loftin is a frequent consultant to both industry and government in the areas of modeling and simulation, advanced training technologies, and scientific/engineering data visualization. He is the author or co-author of more than 100 technical publications.
He serves on numerous advisory committees and panels sponsored by governmental and professional organizations. His citations and honors include the University of Houston-Downtown Awards for Excellence in Teaching and Service (twice), the American Association of Artificial Intelligence Award for an innovative application of artificial intelligence, NASA’s Space Act Award, the NASA Public Service Medal, and the 1995 NASA Invention of the Year Award.
Tickets
Rotarian Tickets $25.00 each - Includes 2 hours of parking
Non-Rotarian Tickets $30.00 each - Includes 2 hours of parking
RCH Meal Cards $250.00 - Includes 2 hours of parking
Go to www.rotaryhouston.org to pay on line
Time
11:30 am - Networking/Social
12:00 pm - Program Begins
1:00 pm – Adjourn
Rick Slemaker
Program Chairman
The Rotary Club of Houston
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