Appointment of Samuel Broder as Director of the National Cancer Institute
December 22, 1988
The President today announced his intention to appoint Samuel Broder to be Director of the National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services. He would succeed Vincent T. DeVita, Jr.
Since 1981 Dr. Broder has been associate director for clinical oncology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, MD. Prior to this, he was senior investigator of the metabolism branch at the National Cancer Institute, 1976 - 1981; investigator of the medicine branch, 1975 - 1976; and clinical associate of the metabolism branch, 1972 - 1975.
Dr. Broder graduated from the University of Michigan (B.S., 1966; M.D., 1970). He was born February 24, 1945, in Lodz, Poland. He is married, has two children, and resides in Bethesda, MD.
Appointment of Raiford Shepherd Pierce as a Member of the Presidential Board of Advisors on Private Sector Initiatives
December 22, 1988
The President today announced his intention to appoint Raiford Shepherd Pierce to be a member of the Presidential Board of Advisors on Private Sector Initiatives. He would succeed Robert Woodson.
Since 1979 Mr. Pierce has been president of International Travel Advisors, Inc., in Arlington, VA. Prior to this, he was vice president of sales for American Airlines, 1978 - 1979; general manager for Marriott World Travel, 1974 - 1978; and vice president and owner of Worldwide Travel Service, 1968 - 1974.
Mr. Pierce graduated from the College of William and Mary (B.A., 1962). He was born April 21, 1941, in Washington, DC. He served in the Army Reserves, 1963 - 1968. Mr. Pierce is married, has one child, and resides in McLean, VA.
Appointment of Teresa Moran Schwartz as a Member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships
December 22, 1988
The President today announced his intention to appoint Teresa Moran Schwartz to be a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships. She would succeed Craig Coy.
Since May 1988 Mrs. Schwartz has been president of the White House Fellows Alumni Association. She has also been an associate dean for academic affairs for the National Law Center at George Washington University since July 1988, and has served as a member of the faculty of the National Law Center since 1972.
Mrs. Schwartz graduated from Stanford University (B.A., 1965) and the George Washington University (J.D., 1971). She was born March 18, 1943, in Puyallup, WA. Mrs. Schwartz is married, has one child, and resides in Washington, DC.
Appointment of Patricia Mayes Hines as an Assistant Secretary of Education
December 22, 1988
The President today recess-appointed Patricia Mayes Hines to be Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement for the Department of Education. She would succeed Chester Evans Finn, Jr.
Since July 1988 Mrs. Hines has been Deputy Director of the Office of Policy Development at the White House. Prior to this, she was a Senior Staff Member/Executive Assistant to the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy, February 1987 - June 1988; Special Assistant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Education, February 1986 - January 1987; and Executive Director of the National Council on Educational Research, February 1983 - December 1985.
Mrs. Hines graduated from the University of South Carolina (B.A., 1970) and the University of Virginia (M.A., 1971). She was born October 15, 1948, in Mayesville, SC. She is married and resides in Alexandria, VA.