Appointment of John C. Shepherd as a Member of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission

The President today appointed John C. Shepherd to be a member of the Lower Mississippi Delta Development Commission. This is a new position.

Since 1979 Mr. Shepherd has been with Shepherd, Sandberg, and Phoenix in St. Louis, MO. Prior to this he was with the law firm of Coburn, Croft, Shepherd and Herzog, 1970-1979.

Mr. Shepherd attended Illinois College and St. Louis University (J.D., 1951). He was born June 27, 1925, in Memphis, TN. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1943 to 1946. He is married, has two children, and currently resides in St. Louis, MO.