Appointment of Bill Owens as a Member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education
August 27, 1987
The President today announced his intention to appoint Bill Owens to be a member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education for a term expiring July 27, 1991. He would succeed Harriett M. Wieder.
Since 1983 Mr. Owens has been State representative for the 49th district in Colorado. He is also division director for the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association in Denver, CO, a position he has held since 1981. Mr. Owens is currently chairman of the State Affairs Committee, 1987 - present. From 1977 to 1979, he was associated with the Gates Rubber Co.
Mr. Owens graduated from Austin State University (B.S., 1973) and the Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas (M.A., 1975). He was born October 22, 1950, in Fort Worth, TX. Mr. Owens is married, has two children, and resides in Aurora, CO.
Appointment of Two Members of the Board of Foreign Scholarships
August 27, 1987
The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Foreign Scholarships for terms expiring September 22, 1990:
Philip N. Marcus, of Connecticut. He would succeed E. Victor Milione. Since 1985 Mr. Marcus has been a consultant with the Heritage Foundation and a board member for the National Review. Prior to this he was president of the Institute for Educational Affairs in New York, NY, 1979 - 1985. From 1975 to 1979, he was Assistant Director of Research Grants at the National Endowment for the Humanities. Mr. Marcus graduated from Michigan State University (B.A., 1965; M.A., 1967; Ph.D., 1969). He served in the United States Navy, 1959 - 1961. Mr. Marcus was born January 1, 1942, in Martin, TN. He is married, has two children, and resides in Fairfield, CT.
Charles W. Dunn, of South Carolina. He would succeed Jeffrey B. Gayner. Since 1972 Mr. Dunn has been a professor and departmental head of political science at Clemson University in South Carolina. Prior to this he was visiting assistant professor at the University of Illinois in Urbana, IL. Mr. Dunn graduated from Illinois State University (B.S., 1962) and Florida State University (M.S., 1963; Ph.D., 1965). He was born October 8, 1940, in Bloomington, IL. Mr. Dunn is married, has four children, and resides in Greenville, SC.