Press Release - President Obama Announces Another Key Administration Post

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:

•      Brent F. Nelsen – Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

President Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individual to a key Administration post:

Dr. Brent F. Nelsen, Nominee for Member, Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Dr. Brent F. Nelsen is Chair of the South Carolina Educational Television Commission and a Professor of Political Science at Furman University, positions he has held since 2011 and 2002, respectively. From 2003 to 2009, Dr. Nelsen served as Chair of the Department of Political Science at Furman University and has held various teaching positions there since 1990. He is a member of the South Carolina American Political Science Association, where he previously served as President from 2009 to 2010. Dr. Nelsen was first appointed to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 2013. Dr. Nelsen received a B.A. from Wheaton College and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.