National Commission on the International Year of the Child, 1979 Appointment of Jean C. Young as Chairman.

The President today announced the appointment of Jean C. Young, of Atlanta, Ga., as Chairman of the National Commission on the International Year of the Child, 1979.

Young was born July 1, 1933, in Marion, Ala. She holds a B.S. in elementary education from Manchester College in Indiana and an M.S. in education from Queens College (New York).

She has been a classroom teacher, supervising teacher for the Teacher Corps, area resource teacher, and coordinator of elementary and preschool programs with the Atlanta Public School System. She participated in the development of Atlanta Junior College, ,serving as assistant to the president, public relations officer, and instructor of developmental studies.

Young has published a manual for parents of preschool children, "Bridging the Gap." She participated in an international student volunteer project with refugee children from Eastern Europe in Austria.