Appointment of Bruno O. Weinschel as a Member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science

The President today announced his intention to appoint Bruno O. Weinschel to be a member of the President's Committee on the National Medal of Science for a term expiring December 31, 1987. He will succeed Perry Adkisson.

Dr. Weinschel has been serving as chief engineer and president of Weinschel Engineering in Gaithersburg, MD, since 1952. He currently serves as president of the board of directors of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). He was chairman of the Engineering Affairs Council, American Association of Engineering Societies, in 1980-1981. He was a fellow at the IEEE in 1966.

Dr. Weinschel received a bachelor of arts degree (1938) and a doctor of engineering degree (1966) at the Technical University of Munich, Germany. He is married and has six children. He was born May 26, 1919, in Stuttgart, Germany.