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NSB Names Acting Inspector General

The National Science Board (NSB) has named Philip L. Sunshine as acting Inspector General of the National Science Foundation (NSF) effective April 12, 1998. Sunshine replaces Linda G. Sundro, who will undertake an assignment with Philanthropic Research Inc. She will lead an effort to develop a system that would enable nonprofit institutions to file electronically with the Internal Revenue Service.

Sunshine has served as NSF's Deputy Inspector General since 1989. In 1996, Sunshine was the recipient of a Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service. Before coming to NSF, Sunshine was a Senior Attorney for Case Development at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Special Investigations (1985-1989). He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1980 and his Sc.B., Magna Cum Laude in Mechanical Engineering - Applied Mathematics from Brown University in 1977.