Appointment of the United States Commissioner and Alternate Commissioner on the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission

The President today announced his intention to designate the following:

Sharon L. Shipley, to be United States Commissioner on the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission. She will succeed John B. Luce. She was a candidate for mayor of Fort Smith, Ark. She serves on the small business action committee of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. She is married, has two children, and resides in Forth Smith, Ark. She was born May 24, 1939, in Fort Smith.

Baren Healey, to be United States Alternate Commissioner on the Arkansas-Oklahoma Arkansas River Compact Commission. This is a new position. Mr. Healey is a rancher in Davis, Okla. He is also a partner in Heritage Resources. He is a member of the senior advisory council of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association. He is married, has three children, and resides in Davis, Okla. He was born February 7, 1934, in Phoenix, Ariz.