“I am honored by this nomination and consider it a privilege to work with other members of the board at this critical time in the nation’s scientific competitiveness,” Griffiths said. “The U.S. faces potential erosion of its scientific leadership as the number of American science and engineering graduates declines, and as research and development efforts move offshore.”
Griffiths has done groundbreaking work on the value and return on investment in information systems and services; researched the development of protocols and policies for resource-sharing across organizations on local, state, and regional levels, including both public and private institutions; reported on the influences of the digital revolution on the conduct of research; and studied success criteria and best practices for information technology in higher education.
Griffiths has held two previous presidential appointments. From 2003 to 2005 she served on the President’s Information Technology Advisory Committee, and from 1996 to 2002 she served on the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science.
Posted June 16, 2006.