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2 unusual facts about Advisory Council


Tōyō Bunko

Major decisions concerning the management of the library are made by its Advisory Council and Board of Directors.

Werner Brinkmann

In 1981, he was appointed member of Stiftung Warentest's Advisory Council, and then between 1992 and the end of 1994 he was a member of the Foundation's Board.



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A. C. Clemons

He served on the national advisory council of the Salk Institute.

Abul Hasan Ali Hasani Nadwi

He was also a member of Advisory Council of the Islamic University of Madinah al-Munawwarah, a founder member of its Supreme Council, and a member of the Academy of Arts and Letters of Damascus.

Alice Cordelia Morse

The Woman's Building was designed by Candace Wheeler, a member of the Cooper Union Advisory Council when Morse enrolled.

Alison Lawton

Lawton currently sits on the advisory council for Richard Branson’s foundation, Virgin Unite Canada, whose mandate is to unite people to tackle tough social and environmental problems with an entrepreneurial approach.

Anel Townsend

She is involved with the Advisory Council of the Latin American Parliament, which gathers 22 legislative bodies from Latin America and the Caribbean and also participates in the Advisory Council of Vital Voices for a Global Partnership in Washington DC which is a non profit organization chaired by Senator Hillary Clinton and Kay Bailey Hutchison that promotes female involvement in global leadership.

Arminio Fraga

In 2009, he became a member of the International Advisory Council of the Chinese sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corporation.

Barcelona Institute of Architecture

Members of the Advisory Council include David Adjaye, Stan Allen, Manuel Castells, Yung Ho Chang, Riken Yamamoto, Irina Korobina (head of the Center of Contemporary Architecture, Moscow), Edward Soja, and Ramon Prat (director of architectural publishing house Actar), among others.

Bay Area Video Coalition

In partnership with Podshow, Adobe and SF Mayor Gavin Newsom’s Digital Media Advisory Council, BAVC Next Gen presented True2Life: Everyday Activities and Youth Changing the World, showing youth as innovative cultural producers and the Bay Area as a model in linking youth to community and industry change.

Beth Kelly

In March 2010, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley named Kelly head of the city's LGBT advisory council for a three-year term.

Centre de liaison de l'enseignement et des médias d'information

Based in Paris, it is led by France Renucci, a lecturer at the Paris-Sorbonne University and its advisory council and development are chaired by Jean-Marie Smith, a former journalist from Le Monde.

Eugene R. McGrath

McGrath was a member of the Committee to Encourage Corporate Philanthropy, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Economic Club of New York, the Development Advisory Council for the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, the National Academy of Engineering, and the New York City Public/Private Initiatives.

Free Speech Week

On July 30, 2012, the Institute announced that Robert Pittman, CEO of Clear Channel Communications Inc., agreed to serve as chairman of the advisory council.

George Chetwynd

From 1964, Chetwynd began to receive other public appointments, first as a member of the General Advisory Council of the Independent Television Authority and of the North-East Advisory Committee for Civil Aviation.

Gerhard Scherhorn

Memberships: Council of Economic Advisors to the German Federal Government 1974-78; Advisory Council on Consumer Policy to the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs; Board of Stiftung Warentest 1975-84; Editorial Board of Journal of Consumer Policy 1977-95

Harold Wyndham

He was a member of the Senate of the University of Sydney, Council of the University of New South Wales, Council of the University of New England, Council of Macquarie University, Technical Education Advisory Council and the Sydney Opera House Trust.

Hopwood DePree

He also has been appointed under two administrations to the Michigan Film Office Advisory Council by both Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm and current Governor Rick Snyder.

Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan

He held a number of chairmanships, including the Committee on Finance and Industry in 1929-31, the Canadian Royal Commission on Banking and Currency in 1933, the Pilgrim Trust from 1935–52, the Political Honours Committee from 1935–52, the court of the University of London from 1929–43, and the BBC Advisory Council from 1936-46.

IITB-Monash Research Academy

The Advisory Council is made up of leaders from scientific research and industry, including Narayana Murthy (founder of Indian software giant Infosys) and prominent Australian biologist Professor Gustav Nossal.

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations

Advisory Council members have included Dr. Edgar H. Schein, a retired MIT professor who is widely credited with inventing the term "corporate culture;" and Dr. Rodger Dean Duncan, a thought leader in organizational development and human performance.

Jacmel Arrondissement

Michael Capponi founder of the Capponi Group,formed the Jacmel Advisory Council, to help revitalize Jacmel, while preserving its art's, culture and traditions.

Jamaat-e-Islami Hind

Jalaluddin Umri, the current Amir (Leader) heads a central decision making body, called the Majlis-e-Shoora (Central Advisory Council).

James L. Usry

On March 20, 1987, Usry was nominated by President Ronald Reagan for a two-year term on the National Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement.

Jean Armour Polly

She has served on the Internet Society Board of Trustees (1993–1996) and on the ICANN At-Large Advisory Council (ALAC) (2004–2006), as well as on the board of ICRA.

Jim Turley

He is a member of the Business Roundtable, International Business Leaders' Advisory Council for the Mayor of Shanghai and Transatlantic Business Dialogue.

Joe Ritchie

He currently serves as co chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council for Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.

John A. Moran

Moran helped establish the John A. Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah, and is affiliated with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, National Advisory Council of the University of Utah, and the George and Barbara Bush Endowment for Innovation Cancer Research at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas.

Kerry Kennedy

She serves on the leadership council of the Amnesty International Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women and on the Advisory Board of the Albert Schweitzer Institute and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s National Advisory Council.

Mian Muhammad Aslam

Earlier to law degree he also did his masters in English from Islamia College Civil Lines, while studying in college he was chief prefect and was made chairman of the advisory council of the college.

Mynga Futrell

In the education field, she is on the advisory council of the California 3Rs (rights, respect, responsibility) religious liberty project for teachers initiated by the First Amendment Center.

Najat Kaanache

Ferran Adria stated that "Najat Kaanache represents the soul of Morocco through the language of the kitchen. Her passion for creativity and innovation are an exemplary reference for the whole country." At a Basque Culinary Center International Advisory Council summit on September 23rd, 2013 held in Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture at Blue Hill, Adria said "Chef Najat Kaanache is four times better than I was when I became the chef at El Bulli".

New York Workers School

Among those serving on the school's advisory council were labor historian David Saposs, former Industrial Workers of the World organizer Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, and left wing novelists Floyd Dell and John Dos Passos.

Nguyen Huu Chanh

In 1995, was selected by a members of the Government of Free Vietnam as Prime Minister, General Linh Quang Vien as Vice Prime Minister, Admiral Lam Nguon Tanh as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nguyen Khac Chinh as the Minister of Information, Mr. Nguyen Huy Dau as Minister of Justice, Nguyen Son Ha as Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Edgar Foshee as Chairman of the International Committee, and Mr. Ngo Trong Anh as President of the advisory council.

Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers

Recipients are selected by an independent advisory council made up of seven members appointed by the lieutenant governor on the advice of his or her premier.

Paul Judge

He is a member of the President of Togo's International Advisory Council and on the Advisory Board for HEC in Paris, for the Athens University of Economics and Business and for the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

He is on the President of Togo's International Advisory Council and is a member of the Advisory Board for HEC in Paris, for the Athens University of Economics and Business and for the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.

Paul McCrossan

In 2001, he was named to the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Committee.

Richard Adkerson

He serves on the advisory council of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States and as a member of the Clinton Global Initiative.

Robert Rebhan

He is known for his strong advocacy of consumer protection and privacy issues, particularly in the state of California, having worked with the California State Assembly, the Los Angeles City Council, the California Employment Development Department and the San Fernando Valley Employer Advisory Council.

Russell Bate

He was also Chairman of Field and Game Australia, M usica Viva, CR-X, Australian Distributed Incubator an Australian Wine Exchange board member, a Shire of Mansfield councillor; and President of the Jamieson School Council, the Jamieson Community Group and the Jamieson Progress Associationand was a member of the Commonwealth Firearms Advisory Council.

Sadat Husaini

Syed Sadatullah Husaini (born 1973)(سید سعادت حسینی) is the former National President of Students Islamic Organisation of India and Member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.

Sandy Berger

He also serves on the International Advisory Council of the Brookings Doha Center.

Scott Mead

His commitments within the sports arena include serving on the Global Advisory Council of the Women's Tennis Association Tour (July 2004–present) and serving in a similar position with the ATP.

Teresita Sy-Coson

In 2011, President Benigno Aquino III has chosen her as one member of the Association of Southeast Asian Business Advisory Council (ABAC) under the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).

William T. Coleman III

Additionally, he is a member of the board of directors of Nexant, Inc, and a Director on Board of Directors and Advisory Council of the Business Executives for National Security.

Yusuf Islahi

He is a member of topmost decision-making and leadership organ of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, the Markazi Majlis e Shura (Central Advisory Council).