The Advanced Technology Foundation Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, House of Representatives, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on H.R. 4361 ... March 14, 21, and 28, 1984U.S. Government Printing Office, 1984 - 335 pages |
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Page 6 - Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 2 before the expiration of the term for which his predecessor 3 was appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of 4 such term. A member may serve after the expiration of his 5 term until his successor has taken office.
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Page 250 - Feng (S'61-M'67-SM'75-F'80) received the BS degree from the National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, the MS degree from Oklahoma State University. Stillwater, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, all in electrical engineering. He was on the Faculty of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, from 1967 to 1975, and Wayne State University, Detroit, Ml, from 1975 to 1979.