Nomination of Two Members of the National Science Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for terms expiring May 10, 1988:

Robert F. Gilkeson is chairman of the board of Philadelphia Electric. He has been associated with the company since 1939. He was elected executive vice president and a member of the board of directors in 1962, was elected president in 1965, chief executive officer in 1970, and chairman of the board in 1971. He is a member of the board of governors of the Electrical Association of Philadelphia and a member of the board of directors of the Edison Electric Institute (past chairman, 1974-1975). He is married, has five children, and resides in Wayne, Pa. He was born June 26, 1917. He would succeed Herbert D. Doan.

William F. Miller is president and chief executive officer of SRI International in Menlo Park, Calif. He has been associated with Stanford University since 1965. He served in various positions including associate provost for computing (1968-1970), vice president and provost (1971-1978) and professor of computer science and Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management in 1979. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Physical Society, the American Mathematical Society, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. He is married, has one child, and resides in Stanford, Calif. He was born November 19, 1925. He would succeed John R. Hogness.