Appointment of Jerry S. Parr as a Member of the Advisory Committee of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services

The President today announced his intention to appoint Jerry S. Parr to be a member of the Advisory Committee of the White House Conference on Library and Information Services. This is a new position.

Mr. Parr is currently president of Jerry Parr & Associates, Inc., a private security consulting firm. Prior to this he was vice president for Penn Central Technical Security Co., 1985-1986. From 1962 to 1985, Mr. Parr served as an agent in the U.S. Secret Service.

Mr. Parr graduated from Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1962) and Loyola University in Baltimore, MD (M.S., 1987). He served in the U.S. Air Force, 1950-1954. He was born September 16, 1930, in Montgomery, AL. He is married, has three children, and resides in Washington, DC.