Appointment of Five Members of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education:

Thelma P. Duggin, to serve for a term expiring July 10, 1988. She succeeds Nancy H. Hill. Ms. Duggin is currently director of government relations, Comprehensive Benefits Services Co. Previously she was coordinator of minority affairs at the Department of Transportation. Ms. Duggin graduated from Edgewood College in Madison, WI (B.A., 1971). She was born December 23, 1949, in Mobile, AL.

Nicholas M. Nikitas, to serve for a term expiring July 10, 1988. He succeeds Mary Elizabeth Strother. Mr. Nikitas is president of Nikitas Family Inns Property Development, Management and Operations. He graduated from Dartmouth College (B.A., 1972) and currently resides in Boston, MA. He was born February 26, 1950, in Fitchburg, MA.

Donald F. Shea, to serve for a term expiring July 10, 1988. He succeeds Kathleen McCullough. Mr. Shea is a Catholic priest in residence at St. Anthony's parish in Falls Church, VA. He graduated from DePauw University (B.A., 1947), University of Michigan (M.A., 1947), and Loyola University (Ph.D., 1956). He was born September 24, 1925, in Maywood, IL.

Abraham Shemtov, to serve for a term expiring July 10, 1988. This is a reappointment. Rabbi Shemtov is national director, Friends of Lubavitch. He did his undergraduate and graduate work at Lubavitcher Rabbinical College, Brooklyn, NY, and was ordained in 1960. He is married and has six children. Rabbi Shemtov was born February 16, 1937, in Wilno, Poland.

Henry Yee, to serve for the remainder of the term expiring July 10, 1986. He succeeds Ronna Romney. Mr. Yee is a certified public accountant. He graduated from California State University in Los Angeles (B.S., 1958). He is married and has six children. Mr. Yee was born August 3, 1927, in Los Angeles, CA.