Appointment of Two Members of the National Commission on Innovation and Productivity, and Designation of the Chairman

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the National Commission on Innovation and Productivity. These are new positions.

Marshall Turner, Jr., will be designated as Chairman upon his appointment. He is general partner in Taylor & Turner Associates, Ltd., in San Francisco, CA. He graduated from Stanford University (B.S., 1964; M.S., 1965) and Harvard University (M.B.A., 1970). He is married, has three children, and resides in Belvedere, CA. He was born October 10, 1941, in Santa Monica, CA.

William A. Barnstead is president and treasurer of Consolidated Machine Corp. and Scotty Fabricators, Inc., in Allston, MA. He is also an inventor, holding several U.S. and foreign patents. He is married, has two children, and resides in Lexington, MA. He was born November 4, 1919, in Cambridge, MA.