LoginSince its founding, the Foundation’s work has been guided by a bipartisan Board of Trustees drawn from Congress, the sciences, higher education, and industry. The Foundation is grateful to the trustees who have served. Members of the current board are listed on the Governance page.
Former Trustees
Dr. James Roger Angel
1999–2002
Regents Professor of Astronomy and Optical Sciences, University of Arizona
Ms. Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd
2012–2014
Engineer, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Mr. Dean Burch
1987–1993
Director General, Intelsat
Hon. Howard W. Cannon
1988–1992
Former U.S. Senator, Nevada
Mrs. Donna Dearman Smith
1996–1998
Consultant, Southern Company College
Hon. Dennis DeConcini
2021–2026
U.S. Senator, Arizona (retired); sponsor of the legislation that created the Goldwater Scholarship
Ms. Raquel Egusquiza
2004–2005
Director of National Programs and International Strategy, Ford Motor Company Fund
Dr. Marcos Edward (Ed) Galindo
2011–2014
Director, Natural Resources Tribal Cooperative
Mr. Michael Prescott Goldwater
2000–2005
Real estate developer; Goldwater campaign manager
Hon. Barry Goldwater Jr.
1988–1994
Former U.S. Representative, California
Hon. Glenn Grothman
2023–2025
U.S. Representative, Wisconsin
Hon. Ralph Moody Hall
2001–2007
U.S. Representative, Texas
Mr. Sam E. Keith
1988–1992
Chairman of the Board, Air Force Association
Hon. Carl Levin
1997–2003
U.S. Senator, Michigan
Dr. Hans M. Mark
1988–2002
Chancellor, University of Texas System
Hon. David O’B. Martin
1987–1993
U.S. Representative, New York
Hon. John McCain
1987–1999
U.S. Senator, Arizona
Hon. G.V. “Sonny” Montgomery
1987–1993
U.S. Representative, Mississippi
Hon. Sam Nunn
1987–1999
U.S. Senator, Georgia
Dr. Edward A. Parrish
2004–2008
President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Hon. Owen Pickett
1993–1999
U.S. Representative, Virginia
Mr. Thomas G. Pownall
1988–1990
Chairman, Executive Committee, Martin Marietta Corporation
Lt. Gen. William W. Quinn
1995–1999 (resigned)
U.S. Army (retired)
Dr. Charles P. Ruch
2005–2010
President, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Mrs. Lynda H. Scribante
1994–1999
U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors; co-founder, Women of Our Hemisphere
Mr. Niranjan S. Shah
1994–1998
Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Globetrotters Engineering Corporation
Hon. Kyrsten Sinema
2019–2025
U.S. Senator, Arizona
Dr. Laurie Stenberg Nichols
2004–2010
Vice President, Board on Human Sciences, American Association for Family and Consumer Sciences
Hon. Bob Stump
1992–2005
U.S. Representative, Arizona
Mr. Donald J. Sutherland
1991–1996
President, Corporate General Partner, Quincy Partners
Mr. Charles Szu
1991–1996
Hughes Aircraft Company, Space and Communications Group
Dr. Timothy W. Tong
1991–1992
Associate Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Arizona State University
Hon. R. James Woolsey
1988–1990
Partner, Shea & Gardner
Mrs. Julia L. Wu
2004–2008
Trustee Emeritus, Los Angeles Community College District; Chairman/CEO, Performing Arts Foundation for Asian-Americans
Secretaries of Education (ex officio)
The Secretary of Education serves on the Board ex officio. Former Secretaries who served in this capacity: Lauro F. Cavazos, Lamar Alexander, Richard W. Riley, Roderick Paige, Margaret Spellings, Arne Duncan, Betsy DeVos, and Miguel Cardona.