n June 2005, three longstanding members of the MacArthur board retired.

William Foege, a physician with a lifelong dedication to world health, brought to our discussions a deep knowledge of the developing world and an understanding of the interplay of issues within the fields of health, economic development, the environment, and security.

John Holdren, trained in engineering and plasma physics, understands the uses and misuses of science in the policy process. His profound intellectual insights helped shape our thinking about peace and security, as well as the environment and energy.

George Ranney, Jr., a lawyer and business leader with a broad understanding of urban issues and the important interrelations between the problems of neighborhoods, cities, and their regions, contributed greatly to shaping the Foundation’s urban and regional grantmaking.

While each brought special expertise, interests, and insights to the work of the board, all three shared a commitment to, and were active participants in, all aspects of the Foundation’s work. It is with appreciation and admiration that the Foundation recognizes and thanks these three extraordinary leaders. MacArthur is a better foundation, in so many ways, because of their service on the board.

		William H. Foege (MacArthur Board of Directors 1991-2005) is Distinguished Professor at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a fellow for health policy at the university’s Carter Center.  He also serves as a fellow of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.  Foege worked for 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control, of which he was director for five years.  In the 1970’s, he worked on the successful campaign to eradicate smallpox.  Foege attended Pacific Lutheran University, received his medical degree from the University of Washington and his Master’s in Public Health from Harvard University.
		John P. Holdren (MacArthur Board of Directors 1991-2005) is the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy and director of the Program in Science, Technology and Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.  He also serves as a professor in Harvard’s Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Director of the Woods Hole Research Center, and President (2006-2007) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.  Trained in engineering and plasma physics at MIT and Stanford, Holdren co-founded and co-led for 23 years the graduate program in energy and resources at the University of California, Berkeley.
		George A. Ranney, Jr. (MacArthur Board of Directors 1991-2005) is president and CEO of Chicago Metropolis 2020, Senior Counsel to the Chicago law firm of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw, and Chairman and CEO of Prairie Holdings Corporation.  He was vice president and general counsel of Inland Steel Industries, Inc.  Ranney has also served as a senior finance officer for the State of Illinois and chaired state commissions for three governors.  He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College, where he was awarded a Shaw Fellowship to travel around the world for a year, and from the University of Chicago Law School, where he was editor-in-chief of the Law Review.