Nomination of Brigadier General Jerome Bernard Hilmes To Be a Member of the Mississippi River Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Brig. Gen. Jerome Bernard Hilmes to be a member of the Mississippi River Commission. He would succeed Maj. Gen. Hugh Granville Robinson.

He is currently serving as Commander of the United States Army Engineer Division, North Central, in Chicago, Ill. Previously he was Deputy Assistant Chief of Engineers for Facilities and Housing, Office of the Chief of Engineers in Washington, D.C., in 1981-1983; Director of Facilities and Engineering, United States Army Garrison, Fort Bragg, N.C., in 1980-1981; Commander, 7th Engineer Brigade, United States Army Europe, in 1978-1980; and Chief, Engineering and Housing Division, later Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer, Office, Deputy Chief of Staff, Engineer, United States Army Europe and Seventh Army, in 1976-1978.

He graduated from the United States Military Academy (B.S.) and Iowa State University (M.S., Ph.D.). He was born December 21, 1935, in Carlyle, Ill.