Appointment of Two Members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in the Smithsonian Institution for terms expiring October 23, 1990:

Max M. Kampelman is a reappointment. Since 1955 he has been an attorney with the law firm of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Kampelman in Washington, DC. He graduated from New York University (A.B., 1950), New York University School of Law (J.D., 1945), and the University of Minnesota (M.A., 1946; Ph.D., 1951). He is married, has five children, and resides in Washington, DC. He was born November 7, 1920, in New York, NY.

Gertrude Himmelfard will succeed Anne Firor Scott. She has been a distinguished professor of history at the Graduate School of City University in New York, NY, since 1965. She graduated from Brooklyn College (B.A., 1942), the University of Chicago (M.A., 1944; Ph.D., 1950), Rhode Island College (L.H.D., 1976), and Smith College (Litt. D., 1977). She is married, has two children, and resides in New York, NY. She was born August 8, 1922, in New York, NY.