Interstate Commerce Commission Nomination of Marcus Alexis To Be a Member.

The President today announced that he will nominate Marcus Alexis, of Evanston, Ilk, to be a Commissioner of the Interstate Commerce Commission for a term expiring December 31, 1985.

Alexis is chairman of the economics department at Northwestern University.

He was born February 26, 1932, in New York City. He received a B.A. from Brooklyn College in 1953, an M.A. from Michigan State University in 1954, and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1959.

From 1954 to 1957, Alexis was an instructor at the University of Minnesota, and from 1957 to 1960, he was an assistant professor at Macalester College. He was an associate professor at DePaul University from 1960 to 1962 and at the University of Rochester from 1962 to 1968. From 1968 to 1970, he was a professor at the University of Rochester. Alexis was a visiting professor at the University of California from 1969 to 1971. Since 1970 he has been a professor of economics at Northwestern, and since 1976 he has been chairman of the department.

Alexis is the author of numerous articles and books on marketing, particularly as it affects minorities and inner-city residents, and monetary policy. He is active in the American Economic Association and the American Marketing Association and is a member of the Caucus of Black Economists.