Nomination of Hans M. Mark To Be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The President today announced his intention to nominate Hans M. Mark to be Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Dr. Mark has served as Secretary of the Air Force since 1979. He was Under Secretary in 1977-79. He was Director of NASA's Ames Research Center in 1969-77. Previously he was a professor of nuclear engineering, and chairman of the department, at the University of California at Berkeley. He is a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from both NASA and the Department of Defense. Dr. Mark is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

He was graduated from MIT (Ph.D., physics). Dr. Mark resides in Alexandria, Va. He was born in Mannheim, Germany, on June 17, 1929.