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This week, Knowles was appointed to the board of directors of Corning Incorporated, a business run by the Houghton family, who endowed Knowles’ chair.
Knowles first met Houghton, with whom he is now friends, and other members of the family in 1979, when he was appointed Harvard’s Amory Houghton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry.
“I first visited Corning when, in 1979, I was appointed Amory Houghton Professor, and was impressed then by the quality of the company, its products, and its leadership,” Knowles wrote in an e-mail message.
Knowles said he was first asked about his interest in serving on the board several months ago.
“We always look to maintain a balance—particularly among our outside board directors—and Professor Knowles certainly bring some unique characteristics to the board,” Collins said. “We have had a history at times of having academics on...