Appointment of Two Members of the Board of Visitors of the United States Air Force Academy

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be members of the Board of Visitors of the United States Air Force Academy for terms expiring December 30, 1985:

Julian Martin Niemczyk will succeed Robert List. Mr. Niemczyk is chairman, executive committee, of People to People, International, a private sector activity founded by President Eisenhower in 1956. He was director, Reagan-Bush Nationalities Division, in 1980, and was associated with the Republican National Committee's heritage groups division in 1972-1981. Mr. Niemczyk was Deputy Director, Long Range Plans, Policy Plans and National Security Council Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, in 1971. He served as colonel in the United States Air Force, retiring in 1971. He graduated from the University of the Philippines, Manila, in 1956. Mr. Niemczyk is married and resides in Annandale, Va. He was born August 26, 1920, in Fort Sill, Okla.

Lynda Smith will succeed Wesley W. Posvar. Mrs. Smith is a member of the University of Colorado Medical Center Advisory Committee. She is also a volunteer counselor, Penrose Hospital, Colorado Springs, Colo. Since 1970 Mrs. Smith has served as a sponsor of the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Squadron. She graduated from the University of Texas (1962). She is married, has three children, and resides in Colorado Springs, Colo. She was born August 1, 1940, in Tyler, Tex.