The President today announced his intention to nominate Linus D. Wright to be Under Secretary of Education at the Department of Education. He would succeed Gary L. Bauer.
Since 1978 Mr. Wright has been superintendent of the Dallas Independent School District in Dallas, TX. Previously he was superintendent for administration with the Houston Independent School District in Houston, TX, 1974-1978. From 1971 to 1974, Mr. Wright was chief financial officer for the Houston Independent School District.
Mr. Wright graduated from Austin College (B.A., 1949; M.A., 1951). He served in the United States Army, 1944-1947. Mr. Wright was born March 1, 1927, in Savoy, TX. He is married, has two children, and resides in Dallas, TX.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Linus D. Wright To Be Under Secretary of Education Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/251867