Appointment of Lauro F. Cavazos as a Governor of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross

The President today announced his intention to appoint Lauro F. Cavazos to be a Governor of the Board of Governors of the American National Red Cross for a term of 3 years. He would succeed Troy Kenneth Cribb, Jr.

Since September 1988 Secretary Cavazos has been Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, DC. Prior to this he was president of Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 1980-1988.

Secretary Cavazos graduated from Texas Tech University (B.A., 1949; M.A., 1951) and Iowa State University (Ph.D., 1954). He was born January 4, 1927, at the King Ranch, TX. He served in the U.S. Army, 1945-1946. He is married, has 10 children, and currently resides in Washington, DC.