The President today announced his intention to nominate Lawrence F. Davenport to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Management and Administration). He would succeed Martha O. Hesse.
Since 1982 Dr. Davenport has been Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education. Previously, he was Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations, ACTION, 1981-1982; provost, San Diego Community College District, 1979-1981; president, San Diego Community College educational cultural complex, 1974-1979; vice president for development, Tuskegee Institute, 1972-1974; and assistant dean for special projects, the University of Michigan-Flint, 1969-1972.
Dr. Davenport graduated from Lansing Community College (A.A., 1962), Michigan State University (B.A, 1968 and M.A.), and Fairleigh Dickinson University (Ph.D., 1975). He is married, has three children, and currently resides in Reston, VA. Dr. Davenport was born on October 13, 1944, in Lansing, MI.
Ronald Reagan, Nomination of Lawrence F. Davenport To Be an Assistant Secretary of Energy Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/254617