Awards & Recognition
★American Academy of Arts and Sciences inductee (2009)
★Distinguished Citizen Award from Boy Scouts of America
★Woodrow Wilson Award from Wilson Foundation
★McCloy Award from American Council on Germany
★Manufacturing Leadership Award from National Association of Manufacturers
★John W. Gardner Legacy of Leadership Award from White House Fellows Association
★Distinguished Graduate recognition from West Point (2018)
Notable Facts
→Former Chairman & CEO of Tenneco Inc (1992-2000), a $13.3B conglomerate operating in 50 countries
→Chairman of MIT Corporation (2003-2010), oversaw hiring of first female president
→Chairman of both Business Roundtable (1998-99) and National Association of Manufacturers (1994-95)
→Retired Army Colonel, served in Vietnam
→White House Fellow (1970-71) and Deputy Director of Domestic Council (1972-74)
→Co-authored book 'High Standards, Hard Choices' (2000)
→PhD in Political Science from MIT (1967)
→Deceased October 31, 2018 at age 82