Director of the Presidential Personnel Office Appointment of Arnold J. Miller,

The President today announced the appointment of Arnold J. Miller, of Burtonsville, Md., as Director of the Presidential Personnel Office. He replaces James F,. Gammill, Jr., who is going back to his studies in economics and finance.

Miller, 37, is officer-in-charge of the Washington office of Contract Research Corp., a Massachusetts-based management consulting and executive recruitment firm. He was one of the founders of the firm in 1973.

Before the founding of Contract Research Corp., Miller was manager of national projects for Abt Associates in Cambridge, Mass. He has done graduate study at Harvard's Russian Research Center, and is the author of "Manpower Programs for Offenders: A Technical Assistance Guide" and "An Operational System for the Jacksonville, Florida Concentrated Employment Program."