Nomination of Five Members of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and Designation of Chairman

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science. Upon confirmation, the President intends to designate Elinor M. Hashim Chairman.

Elinor M. Hashim is assistant manager, corporate library, Perkin-Elmer Corp., of Norwalk, Conn. Since 1976 she has served as chairman of the Connecticut State Library Board after being appointed in 1974. Miss Hashim has been a member of the American Library Association since 1975. She graduated from the University of Vermont (B.A., 1955) and Southern Connecticut State College (M.S., 1970). She resides in Bridgeport, Conn., and was born December 13, 1933, in Pittsfield, Mass.

John E. Juergensmeyer is a lawyer with the firm of Smith & Leahy of Elgin, Ill. He is currently serving as special assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, and was previously assistant State's attorney and public defender for Kane County. Dr. Juergensmeyer also is professor of constitutional law and political science at Judson College in Elgin, Ill. He is the author of many publications on law and government. He graduated from the University of Illinois (B.A., 1955; J.D., LL.B., 1963) and Princeton University (M.A., 1957; Ph.D., 1960). He is married, has two children, and resides in Elgin. He was born May 14, 1934, in Stewardson, Ill.

Byron Leeds is a member of the board of directors and executive officer of Publishers Prototype, a computer composition company he founded in 1963. Publishers Prototype has specialized in worldwide satellite communications for the publishing industry. He attended Tulane University (1950-52) and graduated from New York University (B.A., 1954) and New York University Graduate School (1955-56). He is married and resides in Secaucus, N.J. He was born September 6, 1932, in New Jersey.

Jerald Conway Newman is executive vice president of Bank Leumi Trust Co. of New York. He joined the bank in 1973. Previously he was vice president of National Bank of North America. In 1972 he was appointed as consultant to the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare on matters of higher education and civil rights. He is currently an adjunct professor of business administration at the Graduate School of Business, Long Island University. He graduated from New York University (B.S., 1953; M.B.A., 1954). Mr. Newman is married, has three children, and resides in North Woodmere, N.Y. He was born January 10, 1932, in New York, N.Y.

Julia Wu is head librarian at Virgil Junior High School in Los Angeles, Calif. She is also a member of the Task Force on Minority Library Needs, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS). She has served on the NCLIS in 1973-78. In 1980-81 Mrs. Wu was coordinator, Indochinese Refugee Children's Assistance Program, Los Angeles City School District. She graduated from Taiwan National Normal University (B.A., 1958); Immaculate Heart College (M.A., 1962); and California State University (M.A., 1976). She is married, has three children, and resides in Los Angeles. She was born July 2, 1936, in Nanking, China.