Appointment of Two Members of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. These are new positions.

Schuyler G. Chapin is serving as dean of the School of the Arts at Columbia University in New York City. He was acting general manager of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in 1979-1973 and general manager in 1973-1975. He was executive producer, Amberson Enterprises, in New York (1969-1971) and served as vice president for programing for the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1964-1969. He is married, has four children, and resides in New York. He was born February 13, 1923, in New York, N.Y.

Susan L. Davis was designated by the Speaker of the House. She is president of Susan Davis Public Relations in New York City. She was director of public relations for Girls Clubs of America in 1978-1981. She was a public relations consultant in Washington, D.C., in 1976-1977. She graduated from Finch College (B.A., 1969) and George Washington University (MA, 1979). She was born November 29, 1947, in New York, N.Y.