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Nomination of Gary L. Jones To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education

April 03, 1981

The President today announced his intention to nominate Gary L. Jones to be Deputy Under Secretary for Planning and Budget, Department of Education.

Since 1980 Dr. Jones has been director of the general grants program for the Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation. He served the Reagan for President campaign as director of research and policy coordination during the initial phase of the campaign. Before joining the campaign, Dr. Jones was vice president for administration at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He also served as associate editor of two of ALI's periodical publications, Regulation, and Public Opinion, and was active in ALI's academic outreach program.

Previously Dr. Jones served as assistant to U.S. Senator Robert Griffin (R-Mich.). From 1966 to 1970, he served in the admissions office at Albion College, the last 2 years as assistant director.

Dr. Jones is active in the field of education, currently serving as a member of the Fairfax County School Board in Fairfax, Va., and on the Visiting Committee for Student Affairs at Case Western Reserve University. He is a member of the American Association for Higher Education, the American Association of School Administrators, and the National School Boards Association.

Dr. Jones was graduated from Albion College (A.B., 1966) and Michigan State University (M.A., Ph.D.).

Dr. Jones resides in Fairfax, Va. He was born in Jackson, Miss., on May 6, 1944.

Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Gary L. Jones To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246496

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