Nomination of Four Members of the National Science Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for terms expiring May 10, 1988:

Charles E. Hess is serving as dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and associate director of the California Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of California at Davis. He graduated from Rutgers University (B.S., 1953) and Cornell University (M.S., 1954; Ph.D., 1957). He is married, has four children, and resides in Davis, Calif. He was born December 20, 1931. He would succeed William F. Hueg, Jr.

John H. Moore is associate director and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He was professor of economics and associate director of the Law and Economics Center at Emory University. He graduated from the University of Michigan (B.S.E., 1958; M.B.A., 1959) and the University of Virginia (Ph.D., 1966). He is married, has two children, and resides in Palo Alto, Calif. He was born April 19, 1935. He would succeed Raymond L. Bisplinghoff.

Norman C. Rasmussen is professor of nuclear engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also serves as head of the department. He graduated from Gettysburg College (B.A., 1950; Sc. D., 1968) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D., 1956). He is married, has two children, and resides in Sudbury, Mass. He was born November 12, 1927. He would succeed Alexander Rich.

Roland W. Schmitt is vice president for corporate research and development for the General Electric Co. in Schenectady, N.Y. He joined the General Electric Research Laboratory (now part of the Research and Development Center) in 1951. He graduated from the University of Texas (B.S., 1947; M.S., 1948) and Rice University (Ph.D., 1951). He is married, has four children, and resides in Scotia, N.Y. He was born July 24, 1923. He would succeed Lloyd Miller Cooke.