Appointment of Bettye Collier-Thomas as a Member of the National Afro-American History and Cultural Commission

The President today announced his intention to appoint Bettye Collier-Thomas to be a member of the National Afro-American History and Culture Commission for a term expiring January 18, 1986. She would succeed Alexis M. Herman.

Dr. Collier-Thomas is currently executive director of Bethune Museum-Archives, Inc. Previously, she was a lecturer at Howard University (1982-1983); a special consultant to the National Endowment for the Humanities (1977-1981); and a consultant to the National Council of Negro Women at the National Endowment for the Humanities (1977).

Dr. Collier-Thomas graduated from Allen University (B.A., 1963), Atlanta University (M.A., 1966), and the George Washington University (Ph.D., 1974). She is married and resides in Washington, DC. She was born February 18, 1941, in Macon, GA.