Appointment of Betty Easley as a Member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education

The President today announced his intention to appoint Betty Easley to be a member of the Intergovernmental Advisory Council on Education for a term expiring July 27, 1989. She will succeed William S. Bankowsky.

Since 1972 Mrs. Easley has been a member of the Florida State House of Representatives for the 52d District. In that capacity, she has served on the Appropriations, Finance and Taxation, Higher Education, and Judiciary Committees. She is a member and past president of the National Order of Women Legislators and a member of the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Mrs. Easley received a bachelor of arts degree in 1984 from Eckerd College. She is married, has four children, and resides in Largo, FL. She was born August 5, 1929, in Victoria, TX.