Derek C. Bok was elected chair of Common Cause by the organization¹s National Governing Board. Bok, President Emeritus of Harvard and currently the 300th Anniversary University Professor at Harvard, replaces Edward S. Cabot, chair since 1991.

In addition to presiding over meetings of Common Cause¹s National Governing Board, Bok will lobby and testify on Common Cause issues on Capitol Hill and in state capitals, and serve as a spokesperson on behalf of Common Cause in the media.

Founded in 1970, Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose goals include ensuring open, honest, and accountable government at the federal, state, and local levels.

Business School's Kanter Wins Leadership Award

Business School Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter has received the New England Women's Leadership Award in education in recognition of her achievements as a scholar and educator. The author of 13 influential books, she has focused most recently on helping local companies and communities, including Boston, compete effectively in the global economy. Also interested in the role of business leadership in the social sector, Kanter is leading a team of Business School research associates and M.B.A. students studying how the private sector can help solve the country's problems in education, welfare reform, and inner-city investment and development.

Knowles Receives Nakanishi Prize

Jeremy R. Knowles, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, was honored in March by the the American Chemical Society for his pioneering work in elucidating the action and evolution of enzymes. Knowles received the Society¹s 1999 Nakanishi Prize at its national meeting in Anaheim, Calif.

The Nakanishi Prize is given to recognize and stimulate significant work that extends chemical and spectroscopic methods to the study of important biological phenomena.

Lawrence Appointed to Council of Economic Advisers

President Clinton has nominated Robert Z. Lawrence to be a member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). Lawrence is the Albert L. Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment at the Kennedy School. The CEA provides the president with economic analysis and advice on the development and implementation of a wide range of domestic and international economic policy issues. The Council is made up of a chairman and two members, all appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate.