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Appointment of Richard Herbert Pierce as a Member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars
September 21, 1983
The President today announced his intention to appoint Richard Herbert Pierce to be a member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars.
He is currently serving as regional vice president for the United Student Aid Fund, Inc., and executive director of the Maine Educational Loan Marketing Corp., in Augusta, Maine. He is a former Maine State senator and served as assistant majority leader.
Mr. Pierce resides in Waterville, Maine. He was born February 3, 1943, in Waterville.
Ronald Reagan, Appointment of Richard Herbert Pierce as a Member of the Commission on Presidential Scholars Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/261923