In addition to his faculty experience, he has authored scholarly articles on Charles Hamilton Houston and Thurgood Marshall. He has been a director of both the Academy of Political Science and the Academy of American Poets.

His future colleagues, on the other hand, come from heavily corporate backgrounds. Besides Houghton, University Treasurer D. Ronald Daniel is a director at McKinsey & Co. and Robert G. Stone Jr. '45 is chairman emeritus and director of Kirby Corporation.

Other than Rudenstine, only Gray--a former president of the University of Chicago--has made academia her career. However, both of them have been largely involved in the administrative side of the profession.

The two remaining fellows are departing, to be replaced by Harper and Herbert S. Winokur Jr. '64-65, who was appointed at the same time. Both Richard A. Smith '44-46 and Judith Richards Hope spent over a decade on the board.

Smith, known for his expertise in financial matters as well as medical issues, chairs Harcourt General Inc., a Fortune 500 company with interests in publishing and educational materials. Hope, a lawyer, has been active in Republican politics--working for both the Ford and Reagan administrations--as well as being a senior partner for the international law firm Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.

Winokur will join the board around the same time as Harper--before the beginning of the next academic year. He serves as the chair and CEO of the investment firm Capricorn Holdings, Inc., based in Greenwich, Conn.

Winokur is a member of the board of directors of the Harvard Management Company.