The President today announced his intention to nominate Manuel J. Justiz to be Director of the National Institute of Education, Department of Education. He would succeed Edward A. Curran.
He has been with the University of New Mexico since 1977 and is currently serving as director for Latin American programs in education in the College of Education and as associate professor in the Department of Educational Administration. He was assistant professor in the Department of Educational Administration in 1978-1982. He was associate director of Latin American programs in education in 1978-1979. In 1977-1978 he was associate director of the Multicultural Education Center and assistant professor in the Department of Secondary and Adult Education in the College of Education. Prior to his positions with the University of New Mexico, he was with the Lilly Endowment Higher Education program for the National Indian Education Association in Minneapolis, Minn.
He graduated from Emporia State University (Kansas) (B.A., 1970; M.S., 1972) and Southern Illinois University (Ph.D., 1976). He is married and resides in Albuquerque, N. Mex. He was born December 26, 1948.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Manuel J. Justiz To Be Director of the National Institute of Education Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246183