NSF Deputy Directors, Terms and Fields of Science

Deputy Director	Term	Field of Science
Dr. C. E. Sunderlin	May, 1951 - May, 1957	Organic Chemistry
vacancy in position of Deputy Director from FY 1957 through FY 1962
Dr. John T. Wilson	July, 1963 - July, 1968	Psychology
Dr. John T. Wilson Executive Associate Director*	July, 1968 - August, 1968	Psychology
Dr. Louis Levin+ Executive Associate Director*	August, 1968 - October, 1970	Biochemistry
Dr. Raymond L. Bisplinghoff	October, 1970 - September, 1974	Aeronautical Engineering
Dr. Lowell J. Paige    (Acting)	September, 1974- June, 1975	Mathematics
Dr. Richard C. Atkinson	June, 1975 - May, 1977	Psychology
Dr. Edward C. Creutz    (Acting)	August, 1976 - September, 1977	Physics
Dr. George C. Pimentel	September, 1977 - June, 1980	Chemistry
Dr. Donald N. Langenberg	July, 1980 - December, 1982	Physics
Dr. Richard S. Nicholson    (Acting)	January, 1983 - May, 1985	Chemistry
Dr. John H. Moore	June, 1985 - December, 1989	Economics
Dr. John White    (Acting)	September, 1990 - March, 1991	Industrial Engineering
Dr. Frederick M. Bernthal	March, 1990 - April, 1993	Nuclear Chemistry/     Physics
Dr. Mary E. Clutter    (Acting)	April, 1993 - October, 1993	Biology
Dr. Frederick M. Bernthal	October, 1993 - June, 1994	Nuclear Chemistry/     Physics
Dr. Mary E. Clutter    (Acting)	June, 1994 - July, 1994	Biology
Dr. Anne C. Petersen	July, 1994 - September, 1996	Behavioral Science
Dr. Joseph Bordogna    (Acting)	September, 1996 to June, 1999	Engineering
Dr. Joseph Bordogna	June, 1999 to June, 2005	Engineering
Dr. Kathie L. Olsen	August 2005 to present	Biology (neuroscience)

^*P.L. 90-407 amended the NSF Act to permit NSF to have a deputy director and four assistant directors appointed by the President. Until these appointments were made, the duties of the deputy director were discharged by an executive associate director.

⁺By presidential order, Dr. Louis Levin also served as Acting Director from July 1,1969 to July 14, 1969 (until Dr. William McElroy's swearing-in on July 14, 1969).