Appointment of Glen T. Urquhart as a Member of the National Capital Planning Commission, and Designation as Chairman

The President today announced his intention to appoint Glen T. Urquhart to be a member of the National Capital Planning Commission for a term expiring January 1, 1989. He will succeed T. Eugene Smith. Upon his appointment, he will be designated Chairman by the President.

Mr. Urquhart currently serves as president of Walker, Urquhart & Co., a real estate consulting and development firm he founded in 1975. He was finance and management officer for Victor Wilburn & Associates, urban planners and architects, in 1972-1974.

Mr. Urquhart graduated from the University of Virginia (B.S., 1970). He is married, has four children, and resides in McLean, Va. He was born November 10, 1948, in Pittsburgh, Pa.