dˈʊɹɹɪŋ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvən, hiː sˈɜːvd ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθiːst oʊhˈaɪoʊ jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾiz kəlˌæbɚɹˈeɪʃən ænd ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃən stˈʌdi kəmˈɪʃən, wˌɪtʃ wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ oʊhˈaɪoʊ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli.
During 2007, he served on the Northeast Ohio Universities Collaboration and Innovation Study Commission, which was created by the Ohio General Assembly.