Nomination of Justin W. Dart, Jr., To Be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration
The President today announced his intention to nominate Justin W. Dart, Jr., to be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education. He would succeed George A. Conn.
Since 1982 Mr. Dart has been a member of the National Council on the Handicapped. Previously, he established a private, independent living program involving teaching, guidance, and career planning for disadvantaged and disabled persons in Japan and the United States, 1966-1981; was the president and founder of Nippon Greeting Cards, Ltd., in Tokyo, Japan, 1966; was the president and founder of Japan Tupperware Co., Ltd., 1963-1965; and was the president and founder of several sports companies in the United States and Mexico, 1956-1961.
Mr. Dart graduated from the University of Houston (B.S., 1953 and M.A., 1954). He is married, has five children, and resides in Washington, DC. Mr. Dart was born August 29, 1930, in Chicago, IL.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Justin W. Dart, Jr., To Be Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/258995