Nomination of Charles C. Cox To Be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Charles C. Cox to be a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission for the term expiring June 5, 1993. This is a reappointment.

Since 1983 Mr. Cox has been a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, DC, and chief economist for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1982-1983. Prior to this, he was an assistant professor of management at Texas A&M University, 1980-1982, and director of the John M. Olin Fellowship Program, 1981-1982. From 1972 to 1980, he was an assistant professor of economics at Ohio State University.

Mr. Cox graduated from the University of Washington (B.A., 1967) and the University of Chicago (A.M., 1970; Ph.D., 1975). He was born May 8, 1945, in Missoula, MT. He is married and resides in Washington, DC.