Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)
Leadership Consortium, Core Commitments: Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility Project, 2007-present.
 
Conferences Organized
Co-Director, 2nd International Conference: Clinical Ethics Consultation, University of Basel and Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences, Basel, Switzerland, March 17-20, 2005.
Director, Clinical Ethics Consultation: First International Assessment Summit, Cleveland, Ohio, April 4-6, 2003.
Organizer and Host, Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry, Fall Executive Council Program, November 8-10, 2002. 
Director, Promoting Integrity in Clinical Research Conference. Cleveland Clinic and Office of Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services. Cleveland, Ohio, May 2-3, 2002. 
Co-Director (with Kenneth Ouriel, M.D.), Challenges in Ethically Designing Trials of Therapy for Peripheral Vascular Disease Conference. Ritz Carlton Tysons Corner, McLean, VA, November 29-December, 2001. Industry Supported.
Director, 2001 Retreat for Cleveland Clinic Health System Ethics Committees, Cleveland, Ohio, September 14, 2001.
Director, Ethics Consultation: The Basics, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, November 13, 1999.
Co-Director (with Margaret Kotz, D.O. and J. Michael Henderson, M.D.), Fifth Biennial Conference on Psychiatric, Psychosocial, and Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation, Key Marriott Center, Cleveland, Ohio, October 2-4, 1998.
Director, Ethics in Home Health Care Seminar, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, July 23, 1997.
Organizing Committee, Second International Conference on Philosophy and Mental Health, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France, June 28-30, 1997.
Director, Understanding Ethics Consultation: A Crash Course, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, August 27, 1996.
Co-Director (with K.W.M. Fulford, DPhil, FRCPsych), First International Conference on Philosophy and Mental Health, Hotel Triton, Benalmadena, Spain, February 28-March 2, 1996.
Director, Medicine and Death: Euthanasia in the Netherlands and the United States Conference, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, October 16, 1995.
Organizing Committee, Contemporary Applications of Hermeneutics: A Conference Honoring Richard E. Palmer, University of Illinois at Springfield, Springfield, Illinois, November 4-5, 1994.
Director, Clinical Ethics Update Conference, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, October 23, 1992.
Director, Withholding/Withdrawing Care Conference, Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Illinois, February 11, 1987.
Co-Director (with Charles E. Begley, Ph.D.), The Price of Health, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas, June 24-26, 1985.
Director, Eleventh Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philosophy and Medicine Responsibility in Health Care, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine and St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, March 16-18, 1981.
Director, Ethics in Medical Practice: CPR, St. John’s Hospital, Springfield, Illinois, December 1, 1979.
 
Consultation
Donation after Cardiac Death Forum, Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation, Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation, Vancouver, BC, Canada, February 17-21, 2005. Report issued Donation after Cardiocirculatory Death: A Canadian Forum, July 2005 and “National Recommendations for Donation after Cardiocirculatory Death in Canada,” CMAJ (October 10, 2006), 175; 8(suppl): S1–S24.
Independent Review Panel, Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Intractable Major Depression, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, March 2004 – 2005.
Invited Guest Panelist, “Use of LVADs as Destination Therapy.” Medicare Coverage Advisory Committee, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Baltimore, MD, March 12, 2003. 
Challenges in Designing Trials of Drug-Eluting Stents Roundtable, Duke Clinical Research Institute and Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Tysons Corner Ritz Carlton, McLean, VA, July 28-30, 2002.
Independent Review Panel, Investigation of Internal Capsule Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Intractable OCD Study, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, December 2001-2005.
NASA Common Rule Advisory Task Force, Universities Space Research Association, Center for Advanced Space Research, Houston, TX, March 30-31, 2000.
Program Reviewer, Center for Bioethics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, May 27-28, 1999.
Community Care Policy Action Committee, Home Care Ethics Committee Network Project, Illinois Department on Aging, April 1996-January 1997.
Department of Medical Humanities, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, June 25-26, 1979.
“Teenage Pregnancy: An Examination of Our Values”, Planned Parenthood of Springfield, Springfield, Illinois, Illinois Humanities Council Grant, October 1, 1977-December 31, 1978.
Program of Humanities in Medicine, College of Medicine, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, November 27-28, 1977.
 
Editorial/Advisory Positions
Editorial Board, O Mundo Da Saúde (World’s Health), 2005-present.
Editorial Board, Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine, 2005-present.
Advisory Board, W. Kahn Institute of Theoretical Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Utrecht, The Netherlands. 2004-present.
Editorial Board, American Journal of Bioethics, 1999-present.
Advisor, Clinical Ethics Series, Cambridge University Press, 1996-present.
Advisory Board, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 1995-present.
Editorial Board, Philosophy, Psychiatry, and Psychology, 1993-present. 
Editorial Board, Philosophy and Medicine Book Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991-present.
Advisory Board, Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 1984-present.
Advisory Board, Center for Biomedical Ethics, Case Western Reserve University, 1997-2000.
Editorial Board, Medical Humanities Series, Southern Illinois University Press, 1980-1996. 
Associate Editor, Bulletin of the Society for Health and Human Values, 1985-1991.
Editorial Board, Clinical Medical Ethics Book Series, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1985-1993 and Georgetown University Press, 1993-1994.
 
Grants
Ethical and Social Value Issues in Drug-eluting Stents (DES): A Case Study Focusing on the Practical Ethical Lessons for Nanoscale Scientists, Ohio State University Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center National Science Foundation Sub-grant. ($10,000). Principal Investigator. 2007.
Values Exploration and Engagement: Bowling Green State University’s Approach to Educating Responsible Citizens, Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) Core Commitments in Educating Students for Personal and Social Responsibility Project, Funded ($50,000). Project Director. 2007
Community Values in Emergency Research Involving Stroke (COVERS) Pilot. Co-Investigator. Cleveland Clinc RPC Funded. 2004.  
Five-Year Retrospective Review of Preoperative Ethics Consultations for Epilepsy Surgery Candidates at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Co-Investigator. Cleveland Clinic RPC Funded, 2004. ($6,600). 
Promoting Integrity in Clinical Research Conference. Cleveland, Ohio, May 2-3, 2002, Office of Research Integrity, Department of Health and Human Services Grant. Course Director. ($25,000).
Ethical Considerations in the Design of Further Trials of rProUK. Abbott Laboratories. Principal Investigator, 1999. ($5,000)
Ethical Aspects of the Use of Restraints in Acute Care. Multi-center restraint reduction demonstration project, ethics arm. Co-Investigator, 1997. ($5,000).
Factors Influencing ICU Utilization. Associate Dean for Research Equipment Award, 1992. ($2,808)
Readability of Research Informed Consent Forms: The Impact of Institutional Review Boards.  Co-Investigator. Central Research Council, 1992. ($2,408), 1992.
An Alternative Framework for the Ethics of Long Term Care of the Elderly.  Principal Investigator. Retirement Research Foundation, 1987. ($18,053)
Putting a Price on Health: Cost Benefit Analysis and Efficiency in Medicine.  (Co-Director with Charles E. Begley, Ph.D.) Center for Health and Manpower Policy Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, 1985. ($10,000)
Eleventh Trans-Disciplinary Symposium on Philosophy and Medicine: Responsibility in Health Care.  Project Director. Illinois Humanities Council, 1981. ($17,560)
 Development of the Concept of Schizophrenia.  Principal Investigator. Institute on Human Values in Medicine, 1976. ($6,000)
 
Grant Review Committees and Service
Ad hoc Grant Reviewer, US Civilian Research and Development Foundation, 2005-present.
Review Panel, Immunomodulation Trials, Hyper-accelerated Award Special Emphasis, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, January 2003-2006.
Clinical Investigations Review Committee, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, 2004-2005.
Ad hoc Grant Reviewer, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada, 1988-present.
Ad hoc External Reviewer, National Endowment for the Humanities: Division of Research Programs, 1982, 1985, 2001.
 
International Programs and Scientific Committees
Co-founder and Co-Director of the Series of International Conferences on Clinical Ethics and Consultation held in Cleveland 2003, Basel 2005, Toronto 2007, Rijeka 2008, Taipei 2009.
Member, Advisory Board, National Center for Bioethics, Sophia, Bulgaria, 2005-present.
Chair and Organizer, “Ethics Consultation: International Perspectives.” Special Symposium, International Association of Bioethics Seventh World Congress of Bioethics, Sydney, Australia, November 12, 2004.
Director and Chair of International Scientific Committee and Program Committee, Clinical Ethics Consultation: First International Assessment Summit, Renaissance Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, April 4-6, 2003.
Chair, Session on Bioethics Education, Fourth World Congress, International Association of Bioethics, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan, November 7, 1998. 
Chair, Philosophy and Psychiatry Workshop, Second International Conference on Philosophy and Mental Health, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France, June 30, 1997. 
International Scientific Committee, Psychological Effects of Abortion International Congress, Rome, Italy, February 8-9, 1996.
Plenary Session Chair, “Mind-Brain Relations,” First World Congress of Philosophy and Medicine, Paris, France, June 2, 1994.
Session Organizer, “Developments in American Bioethics,” Society for Health and Human Values Session, First World Congress of Philosophy and Medicine, Paris, France, May 30, 1994.
Session Co-Organizer (with K. W. M. Fulford), “Consent in Children: Case Law and Practice,” “Philosophy and Psychoanalysis: Contrast and Convergence,” and “Personal Identity and Psychopathology.” Joint Sessions of Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry and Royal College of Psychiatrists Philosophy Group. First World Congress of Philosophy and Medicine, Paris, France, May 30-June 4, 1994.
International Scientific Committee, Informed Consent in Psychiatry: Cross-Cultural and Philosophical Issues Conference, Benevento, Italy, May 26-28, 1994.
Chair, International Bioethics Education Network Sessions. Inaugural Congress of the International Association of Bioethics, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 7, 1992.
 
Professional Organizations
Current
American Philosophical Association
American Society for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH)
Ethics Consultation Task Force, 2001-2007; Secretary-Treasurer, 1997-2000; Board of Directors, 1997-2000; Chair, Finance Committee, 1997-2000; Executive Committee, 1997-2000
Association for the Advancement of Philosophy 
Founding Fellow, 1989-present, Executive Council, 1989-present, Past President, 1998-2001, President, 1994-1997, Vice-President, 1991-1994, Liaison for Local Groups, 1991-1994
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Croatian Society for Clinical Bioethics (Honorary Member)
European Society for Philosophy of Medicine and Health Care
International Association of Bioethics
Board of Directors, 2005- present
Co-Editor, IAB Newsletter, 2005-present
Chair, Network on Bioethics Education, 1992-present 
Chair, International Scientific Committee, 9th World Congress of Bioethics, 2007-2008.
International Society for Clinical Bioethics
Founding Member and Vice-President, 2003-2007; First Vice-President, 2007-present.
 
Past
Hans Jonas Gesellschaft (Vienna, Austria)
Founding Member, 1994-2002, Scientific Council, 1994-2000
Society for Bioethics Consultation (merged with ASBH)
Member, Annual Meeting Program Committee, 1993, Board of Directors, 1995-1998, Nominating Committee, 1995-1998
Society for Health and Human Values (merged with ASBH)
Member, Council, 1996-1998, Chair, Education Committee, 1996-1998, Chair, Task Force on International Activities, 1994, Program Committee, 1992 Annual Meeting, Chair, Nominating Committee, 1988-1989, Associate Editor, Bulletin of SHHV, 1985-1991, Committee on Publications, 1985-1988
Association for Faculty in Medical Humanities
Chairperson, 1991-1992; Chair, Committee on Nominations and Elections, 1986-1987; Executive Committee, 1986-1987; Committee on Medical Education, 1983-1986
 
Referee Service
Ad Hoc Manuscript Reviewer for Journal of American Geriatrics Society; Bioethics; Critical Care Medicine; Journal of Medical Ethics; The Gerontologist; Hastings Center Report; Journal of General Internal Medicine; Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal; Milbank Quarterly; Medicine, Health Care, and Philosophy; and, Teaching and Learning in Medicine.
Ad Hoc Reviewer of Book Manuscripts for Cambridge University Press, Georgetown University Press, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Oxford University Press, and State University of New York Press.
 
Research Projects (External)
Ethical Issues in Improving Healthcare Quality and Safety Research Group, Hastings Center, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Funded Project, Garrison, NY, 2003-2005. Special Report: Mary Ann Baily, Melissa Bottrell, Joanne Lynn, and Bruce Jennings. The Ethics of Using QI Methods to Improve Health Care Quality and Safety.  Hastings Center Report. July-August 2006.
Ethical and Conceptual Dimensions of Long-Term Care Decision Making, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 1993. Proceedings volume published as Laurence B. McCullough and Nancy L. Wilson, eds. Long-Term Care Decisions: Ethical and Conceptual Dimensions. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.
 
State Committee
Ohio Solid Organ Transplantation Consortium Ethics Committee, Chairman, 2002-2005. Member, 1998-2005.
 
Workshops
George J. Agich and Stella Reiter-Theil, Co-Chairs, Clinical Ethics Consultation Workshop. Institute for Applied Ethics and Medical Ethics, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, June 29-30, 2004.
Faculty member, “Educating Health Care Committees: A National Dissemination Project.” Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (U.S. Department of Education), 1992-1996. Workshops conducted at Williamsport Hospital and Medical Center, Williamsport, PA, June 3-4, 1993; Evanston Hospital, Evanston, IL, November 17-18, 1993; Deaconess Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, January 30-February 1, 1994; Richland Memorial Hospital, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, March 6-8, 1996.
“Bioethics Training for Community Physicians.” Indiana Humanities Council Grant, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1990. Developed and conducted a series of seven bioethics workshops for community physicians throughout Indiana. This project received the 1990 Achievement Award for an IHC-Funded Project from the Indiana Humanities Council, September 27, 1991.
Ethics Training Program for Medical Staff, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1988-1989.
Patient Rights and Existential Therapy, Lincoln and Stevenson Halls, McFarland Mental Health Center, Springfield, Illinois, February, 1980-June, 1981. Consultant to treatment team dealing with aggressive and problem patients and conducted existential/phenomenological therapy training.
Values and Mental Health, McFarland Mental Health Center, Springfield, Illinois, Illinois Humanities Council Grant, March, 1977-June, 1978. Conducted staff development workshops in medical ethics and established a human rights committee.
 
Other
Chair, “Sex-Ratio Imbalance: Seesawing on an Ethical Dilemma Session.” Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, February 24, 2007.
Invited Participant, Invited Participant, Revolution, Democracy, and Property Rights in Totalitarian Thought. Liberty Fund Conference, Houston, Texas, February 1-4, 2007.
Invited Participant, Liberty and Responsibility in Gene Therapy. Liberty Fund Conference, Austin, Texas, May 8-11, 2003.
Chair, “Coming to Terms with Medical Implantable Chips and Internal Miniaturized Machines.” Committee on Philosophy and Medicine Special Session, American Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, April 25, 2003.
Chair and Organizer, “Method and Process of Ethics Consultation Panel,” American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, October 29, 2000. 
Invited Participant, Saints and Heroes: Exemplars of Freedom and Responsibility. Liberty Fund Conference, Houston, TX, June 9-11, 2000.
Chair, Association for Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry Group Meeting, American Philosophical Association Central Division Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, May 7, 1998. 
Sponsor, Illinois Governmental Internship, Fall Semester, 1995.
Member, Board of Directors, Friends of Lincoln Library, Springfield, Illinois, 1991-1995; Chairman, Budget Committee, 1992-1993; Chairman, Program Committee, 1994-1995.
Member, External Standards Development Workgroup, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, 1993-1994.
Chair and Organizer, American Association for the Advancement of Philosophy and Psychiatry Group Meeting, American Philosophical Association Central Division Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, April 27, 1995.
Advisory Panel, “WSSU-FM Humanities Radio Project.” Illinois Humanities Council Grant, 1992-1993.
Chair, Ethnicity and Attitudes toward Advance Directives Session. Society for Bioethics Consultation Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, September 11, 1993.
Committee on Ethical Dilemmas in Long Term Care, Greater Springfield Interfaith Association, 1987-1988.
Oral and written testimony on the Ethics of Decisions to Withhold or Withdraw Treatment for High Risk or Defective Infants, House Committee on High Risk Infants and Newborns, Capitol Building, Springfield, Illinois, January 11, 1984.
Oral testimony on House Bill 2023, Living Will Act, Senate Judiciary II Committee, Capitol Building, Springfield, Illinois, June 9, 1983.
Chair, Colloquium on Continental Philosophy, American Philosophical Association Western Division Annual Meeting, April 9, 1983.
Invited Participant, Ethical and Legal Considerations in Dental Caries Research Involving Human Subjects Conference, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, May 7-9, 1979. Conference Proceedings published with edited discussion comments included in Journal of Dental Research 59 (July 1980), 1302, 1364.