Appointment of Guadalupe Quintanilla as a Member of the National Institute of Justice Advisory Board

The President today announced his intention to appoint Guadalupe Quintanilla to be a member of the National Institute of Justice Advisory Board, Department of Justice, for the remainder of the term expiring November 11, 1984. She would succeed Samuel Hirsch.

She is currently assistant provost of the University of Houston and also acts as a consultant to the Houston Police Department. Among her other responsibilities, she teaches courses in Spanish language and culture to members of the Houston Police Department, as well as to cadets attending the Police Academy. Previously she was assistant professor of Spanish (1976) and director of the University of Houston's Mexican American studies program (1972-1978).

Mrs. Quintanilla graduated from the University of Houston (Ed. D., 1976; M.A., 1971) and from the Pan American University (B.S., 1969). She is married, has three children, and resides in Houston, Tex. She was born October 25, 1937.