Appointment of Three Members of the Department of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Department of Defense Retirement Board of Actuaries. These are new positions.

Thomas P. Bowles, Jr., to serve for a term of 5 years. He is a principal and advisory director of Tillinghast, Nelson & Warren, Inc., in Atlanta, GA. He is a fellow and past president of the Society of Actuaries. He is married, has three children, and resides in Atlanta, GA. He was born October 12, 1916, in Birmingham, AL.

John H. Grady, to serve for a term of 15 years. He is a partner of the Actuarial, Benefits and Compensation Consulting Division of Coopers & Lybrand in New York City. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He is married, has two children, and resides in New Canaan, CT. He was born December 26, 1946, in Waco, TX.

A. Haeworth Robertson, to serve for a term of 10 years. He is managing director of William M. Mercer-Meidinger, Inc., an international firm of employee benefit and compensation consultants, in Washington, DC. He is a fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He has three children and resides in Washington, DC. He was born May 10, 1930, in Oklahoma City, OK.