Appointment of Ted Strickland as a Member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

The President today announced his intention to appoint Ted Strickland to be a member of the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations for a term of 2 years. He would succeed Ross O. Doyen.

Since 1987 Mr. Strickland has been president of the National Conference of State Legislatures in Denver, CO. Prior to this he was president of the Colorado State Senate, 1983-1988. He has also served in several positions at the National Conference of State Legislatures, 1983-1986: vice president, member of the executive committee, and member of the governing board.

Mr. Strickland attended Oklahoma A&M University and studied at the University of Denver. He served in the U.S. Army, 1952-1954. He was born September 17, 1932, in Austin, TX. He is married and currently resides in Westminster, CO.