Gary Stephen May
7th Chancellor at the University of California, Davis
Assumed office
February 23, 2017
Preceded byLinda Katehi
Personal details
Born (1964-05-17) May 17, 1964
St. Louis, Missouri
ResidenceDavis, California
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley
Georgia Institute of Technology
ProfessionUniversity Administrator,
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
AwardsAAAS Fellow (2008)
IEEE Fellow (2006)

Gary Stephen May (born May 17, 1964) is the chancellor of the University of California, Davis.[1] From May 2005 to June 2011, he was the Steve W. Chaddick School Chair of the School of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech. He served as the Dean of the Georgia Tech College of Engineering from July 2011 until June 2017.

In 2018, May was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to semiconductor manufacturing research and innovations in educational programs for underrepresented groups in engineering.

Biography

Early life

May was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was a member of the ANAK Society.[2] May graduated in 1985 with a B.E.E. degree in electrical engineering. He then attended the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned an M.S. (1987) and Ph.D. (1991), both in electrical engineering and computer science.[3]

Georgia Tech

May joined the Georgia Tech ECE faculty in 1991 as a member of the School's microelectronics group. His research is in the field of computer-aided manufacturing of integrated circuits. He was a National Science Foundation "National Young Investigator" (1993–98) and was Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Semiconductor Manufacturing (1997–2001). He has authored over 200 articles and technical presentations in the area of IC computer-aided manufacturing. In 2001, he was named Motorola Foundation Professor, and was appointed associate chair for Faculty Development.

May is the founder of Georgia Tech's Summer Undergraduate Research in Engineering/Science (SURE) program, a summer research program designed to attract talented minority students into graduate school. He also is the founder and director of Facilitating Academic Careers in Engineering and Science program (FACES), a program designed to encourage minority engagement in engineering and science careers in academia. May was a National Science Foundation and an AT&T Bell Laboratories graduate fellow, and has worked as a member of the technical staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey. He is a member of the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE).

UC Davis

Gary May was appointed to be the seventh chancellor of the University of California, Davis in February 2017, and officially took office in July of the same year.[4] Since taking office, May has been known for his active participation in campus events and has chosen "Future Forward" as the theme of his first fall welcome. May has also been praised for his work on the Aggie Square development, a transformative project that is equal parts research, innovation, and opportunity for the local residents and neighborhoods. UC President Emerita Janet Napolitano has referred to May as "one of my best hires ever."[5]

Controversy

May has been a member of the Board of Directors for defense contractor Leidos since 2015.[1] Succeeding former UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, he has received criticism since taking the position for participating in outside boards.[6] His involvement with Leidos—which frequently works with government agencies such as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the National Security Agency, United States Border Patrol, and the United States Department of Homeland Security—has prompted criticism from media outlets and students in the Davis community.[7][8]

Notable awards

References

  1. 1 2 Lambert, Diana (2017-02-28). "New UC Davis Chancellor Gary May earns $325,780 a year from outside board seats". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
  2. ↑ "ANAK Graduates, 1980–1989". ANAK Society. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  3. ↑ Greenberg, Susan H. (June 30, 2022). "How Berkeley Engineering launched three Black AAU presidents". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "New Chancellor Named At University Of California-Davis". www.capradio.org. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  5. ↑ "Chancellor Gary S. May: 5 Bold Years at UC Davis". August 2022.
  6. ↑ Lambert, Diana; Kasler, Dale (March 16, 2016). "UC Davis chancellor received $420,000 on book publisher's board". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Editorial Board meets with Gary May". The California Aggie. May 11, 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Guest: Chancellor May fails our university community through problematic investments". The California Aggie. February 22, 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". AAS News. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2008-12-19. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  10. ↑ "IEEE Fellows". Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Archived from the original on 2010-06-19. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
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