Nomination of David B. Gray To Be Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research

The President today announced his intention to nominate David B. Gray to be Director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research, Department of Education. He would succeed Douglas A. Fenderson.

Dr. Gray is Health Scientist Administrator for Child Health and Human Development at the National Institute of Handicapped Research in Bethesda, MD. He was adjunct associate professor of psychology at Winona State University and the University of Minnesota, Rochester extension, in 1978-1981; director of research and development for Rochester State Hospital in Rochester, MN, in 1980-1981; and director of institute programs for the mentally retarded at Rochester Social Adaptation Center, Rochester State Hospital, in 1975-1980.

Dr. Gray graduated from Lawrence University (B.A., 1966), Western Michigan University (M.A., 1970), and the University of Minnesota (Ph.D., 1974). He is married, has three children, and resides in Kensington, MD. He was born February 7, 1944, in Grand Rapids, MI.