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Board of Directors
Lynn Elfner
Chief Executive Officer
The Ohio
Academy of Science
oas@iwaynet.net
Mr. Lynn E. Elfner
(botany) received his B.S. in 1967 and his M.S. in 1971 from The Ohio
State University. He has served as Chief Executive Officer, Ohio Academy
of Science, Columbus, Ohio, since 1975. Previously he was with the Mt.
Orab Local School District, Ohio State University, Ohio Environmental
Council, and Ohio Office of Budget and Management.
Mr. Elfner is a Fellow of AAAS and has receive many awards, including
the Ohioana Book Award, Ohioana Library Association, 1980; Distinguished
Service Award, National Association of Academies of Science, 1981;
Distinguished Alumni Award, OSU College of Agriculture, 1984; Honorary
100 from Ohio in Natural Resources, 1987; Centennial honoree, OSU
Herbarium, 1992; OSU, and Friend of Science Award, Science Education
Council of Ohio, 1998; President's Award, Ohio Alliance for the
Environment, 2003, and President's Award from Ohio School Boards
Association, 2004.
Current activities include: Archivist and Board of Directors, National
Association of Academies of Science; councilor, Ohio State Chapter,
Sigma Xi; ex officio member, Board of Trustees, OAS; Board of Directors,
ex officio alternate member, Board of Trustees, Ohio Historical Society.
His activities with the AAAS include: Electorate Nominating Committee,
Section on General Interest in Science and Engineering (Y), 1994-97; OAS
representative to the Section Y Committee, 1997–; member-at-large of the
Section Y Committee, 1998-2002.
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