William E. Kirwan is chancellor of the University System of Maryland. Previously he served as president of Ohio State University (1998-2002), and as president of the University of Maryland, College Park (1988- 1998). He was a member of the University of Maryland faculty for 34 years. Dr. Kirwan is a nationally recognized authority on higher education issues including diversity, access and affordability, cost containment, accountability, economic impact, gender equity, financial aid, partnerships, and innovation. He was appointed by President Clinton to the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century and chaired the National Research Council’s Commission on the Mathematical Sciences in the Year 2000. President Bush appointed him to the Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Dr. Kirwan received his bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Kentucky and his master’s and doctoral degrees in mathematics from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in 1962 and 1964 respectively.