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Nomination of Dallas Lynn Peck To Be Director of the Geological Survey

June 09, 1981

The President today announced his intention to nominate Dallas Lynn Peck to be Director of the Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.

Since 1951 Dr. Peck has held various positions with the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1951-53 he was a geologic field assistant, geologist in 1954-77, and Chief Geologist since 1977.

He has served as an adviser to the National Science Foundation (Earth Sciences Advisory Committee) in 1969-72; National Research Council (Fullbright-Hays Program, Advisory Screening Committee for Earth Sciences) in 1974-77; National Research Council (advisory board to the Office of Earth Sciences) in 1975-79. In 1972 Dr. Peck was a delegate to Moscow as a member of the US/USSR Joint Commission on Scientific and Technical Cooperation-Energy Working Group. He is a recipient of the Department of the Interior Meritorious Award (1970), Distinguished Service Award (1979), and Presidential Meritorious Executive Award (1980).

Dr. Peck was graduated from the California Institute of Techology (B.S., 1951; M.S., 1953) and Harvard University (Ph. D., 1960). He is married, has three children, and resides in Reston, Va. He was born March 28, 1929, in Cheney, Wash.

Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Dallas Lynn Peck To Be Director of the Geological Survey Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/246839

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