United States Advisory Commission on International Communication, Cultural and Educational Affairs Nomination of Olin C. Robison To Be a Member.

The President today announced that he will nominate Olin C. Robison, of Vermont, to be a member of the United States Advisory Commission on International Communication, Cultural and Educational Affairs for a term of 1 year. Upon confirmation by the Senate he will be designated Chairman.

Robison was born May 12, 1936, in Anacoco, La. He received his B.A. from Baylor University in 1958 and a Ph.D. from Oxford University in 1963. He attended Southwestern Theological Seminary from 1958 to 1960.

From 1961 to 1963, he served with the United States Air Force in England as auxiliary chaplain and as assistant education officer. He was dean of students at San Marcos Academy from 1963 to 1964. From 1964 to 1966, he worked with the Peace Corps as regional officer for the University Relations and Training Division. Robison was Special Assistant to the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs. From 1968 to 1970, be was associate provost for the social sciences and lecturer in public affairs at Wesleyan University (Conn.). He was provost, dean of the faculty, and senior lecturer in government and legal studies at Bowdoin College (Maine) from 1970 to 1975. Since 1975 he has been president of Middlebury College.