Institute of Museum Services Nomination of Leila I. Kimche To Be Director.

The President today announced that he will nominate Leila I. Kimche, of Bethesda, Md., to be Director of the Institute of Museum Services.

Kimche was born June 21, 1934, in New York City. She received a B.S.S. from George Washington University in 1956.

From 1969 to 1974, Kimche was assistant director for special projects for the American Association of Museums in Washington, where she was responsible for the Association's communications with more than 3,000 museums of art, history, and science. Since 1974 she has been executive director of the Association of Science-Technology Centers, an organization of 68 science museums.