Nomination of William W. Erwin To Be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Farm Credit System Assistance Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate William W. Erwin to be a member of the Board of Directors of the Farm Credit System Assistance Board, subject to the provisions prescribed by P.L. 100-233.

Mr. Erwin started farming full-time in 1949 and is now president of the Triple E Farm, Inc., in Etna Green, IN. He is also a partner in Earl & Erwin. He has also served as Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, 1972-1973, and Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Rural Development, 1973-1975.

Mr. Erwin graduated from the University of Illinois (B.A., 1949). He was born September 28, 1925, in Plymouth, IN. He served in the United States Air Corps, 1944-1945. Mr. Erwin is married, has three children, and resides in Bourbon, IN.