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National Academy of Sciences - National Research Council, Washington, DC. Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems. – 1986
The sympoisum was held to describe the roots and future plans of the Engineering Research Center's (ERC's) concept and program. The first section of this symposium compilation describes the national goals that the ERCs represent. The second section presents the point of view of the National Science Foundation on the ERCs--the concept behind them,…
Descriptors: Engineering, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology, Research Administration
Stevenson, Russell; Locke, Virginia O. – 1989
This history of the Agriculture Development Council (ADC) consists of eight chapters and four appendices. Chapter 1 traces the early years of the ADC, from its inception in 1953 to 1957, the year of the retirement of the council's first director, J. Lossing Buck. The chapter covers the role of John D. Rockefeller, III, the incorporation of the…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Cultural Exchange, Developing Nations, Fellowships