Appointment of James H. Evans as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

The President today announced his intention to appoint James H. Evans to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Smithsonian Institution, for a term expiring September 1, 1996. He would succeed Jack J. Valenti.

Mr. Evans retired as chairman of the board of the Union Pacific Corp. on July 1, 1985. He joined the corporation in 1965 and served as president from 1969 to 1977 and then chairman and chief executive officer, 1977-1985.

Mr. Evans graduated from Centre College (B.A., 1942) and the University of Chicago (I.D., 1948). He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born June 26, 1920, in Lansing, MI. Mr. Evans is married and resides in New York City.