Nomination of Edward A. Curran To Be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps

The President today announced his intention to nominate Edward A. Curran to be Deputy Director of the Peace Corps. He will succeed Everett Alvarez, Jr.

From October 7, 1981, until June 30, 1982, Mr. Curran was Director of the National Institute of Education at the Department of Education. Mr. Curran was an Associate Director in the Office of Presidential Personnel from February until August. He served on the Department of Education transition team. During the 1980 Presidential campaign, Mr. Curran was director of Professionals for Reagan-Bush. He served as headmaster of the National Cathedral School, Washington, D.C., from 1968 until 1980.

From 1957 to 1968, he was employed by St. John's School of Houston, Tex., as a teacher and dean of student affairs. In 1960 he established schools for children of American and national employees in Ecuador, Argentina, and Bolivia for Tennessee Gas Transmission Corp. From 1955 to 1957, Mr. Curran taught at Englewood School for Boys, Englewood, N.J., and acted as chairman of the Lower School.

Mr. Curran graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1955) and Duke University (M.A.T., 1968). He is married, has two children, and resides in Rock Hall, Md. He was born August 22, 1933, in North Adams, Mass.