Board of Trustees
Frank H.T. Rhodes

Frank H.T. Rhodes, President Emeritus at Cornell University, was named to The Johnson Foundation Board of Trustees in June 2001. Prior to his Cornell presidency, Dr. Rhodes was Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Michigan, and earlier served as Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. He was previously Professor and head of the Geology Department and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Wales. A former Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Distinguished Fellow, Dr. Rhodes holds three degrees from the University of Birmingham, England, honorary degrees from more than 35 institutions in the U.S. and abroad, and has won numerous awards. Dr. Rhodes has published widely, and his books include The Creation of the Future, Language of the Earth, and The Evolution of Life. He has served on many presidential advisory boards and is past President of the American Philosophical Society and on the boards of Overseers of Koç University, Turkey, and Goldman Sachs Foundation.