Appointment of Seven Members of the National Council on Vocational Education

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Council on Vocational Education. These are new positions.

The following individuals to serve for terms expiring January 17, 1988:

Marva Nettles Collins is founder and director of the Westside Preparatory School in Chicago, IL. She is married, has three children, and resides in Chicago, IL. She was born August 31, 1936, in Monroeville, AL.

Mary B. Liu is an educational consultant for the San Francisco Unified School District. She was born May 1, 1914, in China, and now resides in San Francisco, CA.

Gertrude McDonald is retired director of special education for Fremont Unified School District in Fremont, CA. She is married and resides in Fremont, CA. She was born July 21, 1923, in the Irvington District of Fremont, CA.

Joyce Newman is a travel consultant in Cedarhurst, NY. She is married, has three children, and resides in North Woodmere, NY. She was born January 29, 1936, in Bronx, NY.

J. Fernando Niebla is president of INFOTEC Development, Inc., a high technology aerospace firm in Costa Mesa, CA. He is married, has three children, and resides in Cypress, CA. He was born October 2, 1939, in Nogales, Mexico.

Patricia Glaser Silversmith is a teacher at Community School in St. Louis County, MO. She is married and resides in St. Louis, MO. She was born February 16, 1931, in St. Louis.

The following individual to serve for a term expiring January 17, 1987:

Christine Valmy is president of Christine Valmy, Inc., manufacturer of skin care products, in New York City. She is married and resides in New York City. She was born October 25, 1926, in Bucharest, Romania.