Appointment of Five Members of the Board of Foreign Scholarships

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Foreign Scholarships:

Peter Miller Dawkins, of New York, for the remainder of the term expiring September 22, 1986. He will succeed Milorad M. Drachkovitch. He is managing director of Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb, Inc., in New York City. He graduated from the United States Military Academy and Princeton University (M.A., 1969; Ph.D., 1979). He is married, has two children, and resides in New York City. He was born March 8, 1938, in Highland Park, MI.

Forrest McDonald, of Alabama, for the term expiring September 22, 1988. This is a reappointment. He is professor of history at the University of Alabama. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin (B.A., M.A., 1949; Ph.D., 1955). He is married, has five children, and resides in Coker, AL. He was born January 7, 1927, in Orange, TX.

James Babcock Meriwether, of South Carolina, for the term expiring September 22, 1988. This is a reappointment. He is professor of English at the University of South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina (B.A., M.A.) and Princeton University (Ph.D., 1952). He is married, has five children, and resides in Columbia, SC. He was born May 8, 1928, in Columbia, SC.

Richard Anderson Ware, of Michigan, for the term expiring September 22, 1988. This is a reappointment. He is president emeritus and trustee of the Earhart Foundation in Ann Arbor, MI. He graduated from Lehigh University (B.A., 1941) and Wayne State University (M.P.A., 1943). He is married, has three children, and resides in Ann Arbor, MI. He was born November 7, 1919, in New York City.

James Robert Whelan, of Virginia, for the term expiring September 22, 1988. He will succeed Marvin G. Kelfer. He is managing director of CBN News in Washington, DC. He graduated from Florida International University (B.A., 1972). He has two children and resides in Arlington, VA. He was born July 27, 1933, in Buffalo, NY.