Michael A. Cawley, president of The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Ardmore, Oklahoma, has been appointed to the board of directors of the National Center for Genome Resources (NCGR), Santa Fe, N.M.

NCGR is a nonprofit life sciences research institute that seeks to combine and translate research in bioscience, computing and mathematics into improvements affecting the treatment of infectious diseases, global health, and nutrition. The objectives of NCGR are to improve diagnosis, control and cure of infectious disease, better nutrition and food safety.

In addition to the appointment of Cawley, the NCGR board further added the following directors:

• Donald Armstrong, M.D., member emeritus, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York.
• Charles J. Arntzen, Ph.D., co-director of the Center for Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology, The Biodesign Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.
• William Beavis, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, NCGR.
• Mark B. Chandler, Ph.D., chairman and CEO, Biophysical Corp., Austin, Texas.
• Keith A. Joiner, M.D., M.P.H., dean, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Ariz.
• Stuart A. Kauffman, M.D., director, Institute for Biocomplexity and Informatics, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
• Stephen F. Kingsmore, M.B., Ch.B. (ex officio), president & CEO, NCGR.
• Teresa I. Leger de Fernandez, J.D., managing partner, Nordhaus Law Firm LLP, Santa Fe, N.M.
• C. Rick Lyons, M.D., Ph.D., director, Center for Infectious Disease and Immunity, associate professor of medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.
• Michael V. Martin, Ph.D., president, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, N.M.
• Marvin Miller, chairman, Onconova Therapeutics Inc., Livingston, N.J.
• Van Romero, Ph.D., vice president for research, New Mexico Tech, Socorro, N.M.
• Gloria E. Sarto, M.D., Ph.D., director, University of Wisconsin Center for Women's Health, Meritor Hospital, Madison, Wis.
• E. Jonathan (Jon) Soderstrom, Ph.D., managing director, Office of Cooperative Research, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.
• Terry L. Yates, Ph.D., vice president, research & economic development, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M.

"We are honored to have these exceptional individuals join our board of directors. All have many years of experience in business, science or senior management with prestigious institutions or highly successful companies. They will add breadth and depth to our board that will help us take our organization to the next level,” said Dr. Mary F. Lipscomb, board member and newly appointed board chairperson.

Cawley has served as the president of the Noble Foundation since 1992.

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Michael A. Cawley

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (www.noble.org), headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a nonprofit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement and plant biology research; assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs; and providing grants to nonprofit charitable, educational and health organizations.