Appointment of Portia Scott as a Member of the National Afro- American History and Culture Commission

The President today announced his intention to appoint Portia Scott to be a member of the National Afro-American History and Culture Commission for a term expiring January 18, 1986. She will succeed Margaret Burroughs.

She is the assistant to the general manager of the Atlanta Daily World. Previously she was with the Atlanta Daily World and the Birmingham World as a reporter, editor, and assistant production manager. She was an instructor of journalism at Clark College in Atlanta, GA, in 1972-1976.

Ms. Scott was organizer and president of the new Atlanta section, National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (1975-1978), and served as a member of the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women (1975-1977). In 1978 she was appointed to a 4-year term on the State Commission (Georgia) on Physical Fitness.

She graduated from Howard University (B.A., 1964) and Atlanta University (M.A., 1971). She has one child and resides in Atlanta, GA. She was born June 9, 1943, in Atlanta, GA.