Technology and Public Policy at the University's Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, where he founded the Center for Science, Technology & Public Policy. His distinguished career at the university spanned nearly 35 years, culminating with his role as the university's 12th president from 1985 to 1988. He also served as vice president for Academic Affairs from 1980 to 1985 and before that held other leadership positions. Keller has been a member of the Whiting School of Engineering's National Advisory Council and the Department of Chemical Engineering's Board of Visitors. Dr. Keller is also President emeritus of the University of Minnesota. Honors and legacy In 2002, Keller was elected to the National Academy of Engineering, primary section (Bioengineering), secondary section (Chemical). His election citation states: In 1996, Keller received Johns Hopkins University's Distinguished Alumnus Award. On July 1, 2010, the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Building at the University of Minnesota was renamed Kenneth H. Keller Hall, honoring him for his dedication to science and technology as the 12th president of the University. Selected works "The American Research University: Time for Some Course Corrections", in University in Transition (1998). Page 49. Detlef et al, Gutersloh: Bertlesmann Foundation Publishers Editors, Muller-Boling, Detlef et al, Gutersloh: Bertlesmann Foundation Publishers. "The Effects of Information Technology on the Role and Authority of Government," (1997) Washington, D.C., National Research Council Report. "Exporting U.S. High Tech: Facts and Fiction About the Globalization of Industrial R&D", (1997), (with B. Callan and S. Costigan), New York: Council on Foreign Relations. References University of Minnesota Office of the President Johns Hopkins University alumni Columbia College (New York) alumni Johns Hopkins University faculty University of Minnesota faculty Living people 1934 births Jewish scientists Members of the United States National Academy of Engineering Presidents of the University of Minnesota American chemical engineers Minnesota CEMS Columbia School of Engineering and Applied Science alumni