Dr Edward M Walsh He is the founding president of the University of Limerick, the first new university established by the Republic of Ireland: a post from which he retired in 1998, after a 28-year term.
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Edward Walsh has served as founding chairman of the Irish Council for Science Technology and Innovation, the National Technological Park, the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment, and the National Self–Portrait Collection of Ireland. He has also served as chairman of the Conference of Heads of Irish Universities, Shannon Development and a number of other organisations.
He is principal of Oakhampton Consultants and chairman of SCS Ltd and serves on the boards of a number of other organisations. He also serves as a member of the Energy Standing Committee of the Irish Academy of Engineering and on the board of the University of Limerick Foundation.
He is a Freeman of the City of Limerick and a member of the Royal Irish Academy and an honorary member of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts. He has served as a member of the New York Academy of Science and as a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts He holds honorary doctorates from five universities.
Born in Cork in 1939, Dr Walsh is a graduate of the National University of Ireland and holds masters and doctorate qualifications in nuclear and electrical engineering from Iowa State University, where he was an associate of the US Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory. He is a chartered engineer, a registered silversmith, an enthusiastic yachtsman and plays the violin, piano and saxophone badly.
He is married with four children
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BORN
Cork, Ireland, 3 December 1939
DEGREES
Doctor of Letters (hc), University of Limerick
Doctor of Laws (hc), National University of Ireland
Doctor of Science (hc) University of Ulster
Doctor of Laws (hc), Queen’s University Belfast
Doctor of Laws (hc), University of Dublin
Doctor of Philosophy, Iowa State University
Master of Science, Iowa State University
Bachelor of Engineering, National University of Ireland
CIVIC
Freeman, City of Limerick
PROFESSIONAL
Chartered Engineer
FELLOW
Institution of Engineers of Ireland
World Innovation Foundation
Irish Academy of Engineering
Institution of Electrical Engineers, London
Paul Harris, Rotary
Royal Society for the Arts, London
MEMBER
Royal Irish Academy
New York Academy of Science
Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (hc)
National College of Art and Design (hc)
CURRENT FUNCTIONS
Principal, Oakhampton Consultants
Chairman, SCS Ltd.
Chairman Designate, OVIL
Board Member, University of Limerick Foundation
Member, Energy Standing Committee, Irish Academy of Engineering
Member, Enterprise, Innovation and Education Standing Committee, Irish Academy of Engineering
Member, Council of the Clans of Ireland Order of Merit
PREVIOUS FUNCTIONS
Founding President, University of Limerick
Founding President, National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick
Vice President, International Association of University Presidents
Executive Director, Energy Research Group Programme, Virginia, USA
Deputy Chairman, Irish Chamber Orchestra
Deputy Chairman, CSDZ
Founding Chairman, Irish Council for Science Technology and Innovation
Chairman, Growcorp
Chairman, Stokes Bio Ltd
Chairman, Steering Group, Adare Hospital and Clinic
Chairman, Advisory Board, Barrington’s Hospital
Chairman, National Allocation Advisory Group (Carbon Trading)
Chairman, Commission, National Sc. Tech. and Innovation Framework
Chairman, ECET International Group
Chairman, IAUP International Commission on Educational Technology
Founding Chairman, National Technological Park
Founding Chairman, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment
Chairman, Committee of Heads of Irish Universities
Founding Chairman, National Self Portrait Collection
Chairman, Birr Historic Science Foundation
Chairman, Project Biostart
Chairman, Shannon Development
Chairman, VPI Engineering Faculty Research Committee
Deputy Chairman, Clare Strategic Development Zone, Planning Board
Patron, Association for Children and Adults with Learning Disabilities
Board Member, Wind Energy Direct
Board Member, European Humanities University, Lithuania
Board Member, CRANN, University of Dublin
Board Member, International Association of University Presidents
Board Member, ProsoftTraining (NASDAQ: POSO), Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Board Member, ProsoftTraining Europe Ltd
Board Member, Opera 2005
Board Member, Science Foundation Ireland
Board Member, emergeSmart, Dublin
Board Member, Bon Secours Health System
Board Member, Shannon Development
Board Member, Galvia Hospital
Board Member, Internet Certification Institute International
Board Member, Nanomat
Board Member, Opera Theatre Company
Board Member, University of Limerick Foundation
Board Member, Irish Peace Institute
Board Member, Hunt Museum Ltd
Board Member, National Microelectronics Applications Centre
Board Member, Irish American Partnership
Board Member, European Research Institute of Ireland
Founding President, Toastmasters Club, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA
President, Blacksburg Regional Art Association, Virginia, USA
President, Limerick Art Association
President, Classical Association of Ireland
Member, Advisory Board, Pontificio Ateneo Sant Anselmo, Rome
Member, Legal Affairs Council, Gerson Lehrman Group, New York
Member, Advisory Board, Ryan Academy for Entrepreneurship
Member, Museum Awards Judging Panel, The Heritage Council
Member, EU-US Working Group,Institute of European Affairs
Member, Advisory Committee to the ICT Sector on R&D
Member, Tallaght Hospital Strategic Planning Committee
Member, Senate, National University of Ireland
Member, Governing Body, Dublin City University
Member, Governing Body, Thomond College of Education
Member, Cultural Sector Group, EEC Commission
Member, National Committee on American Foreign Policy
Member, National Council for Educational Awards
Member, VPI International Affairs Committee
Special Adviser, Technology Hub, Kuwait (McKinsey, Munich)
Adviser, Citywest, Dublin
Representative, IAUP Representative, United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
Associate, US Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory, Ames, Iowa. USA
Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Associate Professor, Virginia Tech and State University
Consultant, American Electric Power Company, Roanoke, Virginia, USA
Consultant, Advanced Technology Consultants, Corp. Wallingford, Conn.USA
Consultant, Furnace Fuels, Inc. Cal., USA
BOOKS
Energy Conversion: electromechanical, direct, nuclear. Ronald Press, New York, N.Y. l967.
Vision 2020: What future for business? O’Brien Press, Dublin. 1995. (chapter in)
Upstart: friends, foes and founding a university. The Collins Press, Cork. 2011
PUBLICATIONS
Author of a wide range of publications in various journals and proceedings
FAMILY
Wife: Stephanie
Children: Michael, Stephen, Eoghan, Elizabeth-Jane
CLUBS
Kildare Street and University Club
Loughderg Yacht Club
RECREATION
Sailing, Walking, Gardening, Painting
ART/CRAFT
Registered Silversmith: Company of Goldsmiths of Dublin
MUSIC
Violin, Piano, Saxophone, Bassoon