Edward F. Hayes, vice president for research at Ohio State, president of the OSU Research Foundation, and professor died March 20 in his Upper Arlington home. “When you have a tragic loss, sometimes it takes weeks or months to realize the impact at OSU,” said Richard S. Stoddard, federal relations director for the office of the president. “He will be missed by many people. He was an important part of OSU.” Hayes, 56, died of a massive heart attack at about 1:30 a.m., said Linda Meadows, assistant vice president for research. Hayes attended the winter commencement dinner the night of March 19 and seemed to be in high spirits , Meadows said. He was an internationally known scientist who served in top management for both the National Science Foundation and the Executive Office of the President for the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, said Malcolm Baroway, executive director of University Communications, in a written statement. Hayes was an active researcher whose funding supported undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students. In his seven years as the university’s chief research officer, OSU’s sponsored research support increased by more than 40 percent, from $145 million to $205 million, Baroway said in a written statement.”He was a scholar in the truest sense, a man of deep thoughtfulness, great intellectual acuity and kindly strength,” said OSU Interim President Richard Sisson. “Teaching was a passionate commitment, as was his exemplary regard for students.”Hayes enjoyed the summers of 1996 and 1997 when he taught Chemistry 122, said C. Weldon Mathews, vice chair of undergraduate studies for the department of chemistry. He had a real one-on-one relationship with the students, he said. He was the driving force behind the Research Park of Science and Technology on west campus that stretches beyond Lane Avenue, Meadows said.He and his wife, Ann, were involved in numerous charitable causes, some of which were anonymous, Meadows said.Hayes is survived by his wife of 33 years; his parents, Frank and Dorothy Hayes; children Elizabeth Ann, Emily and Frank.Calling hours were held on Monday, March 23 at the St. Thomas More Newman Center, 64 Lane Ave. He was buried in New York.”I am proud to have called him my friend,” Sisson said.