Nomination of Thomas G. Pownall To Be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation

The President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas G. Pownall to be a member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation for a term of 2 years. This is a new position.

Mr. Pownall is currently chairman and chief executive officer of the Martin Marietta Corp. in Bethesda, MD. He became the corporation's president and chief operating officer in September 1977. He became chief executive officer in April 1982 and was elected chairman in January 1983. Mr. Pownall joined the company in 1963.

Mr. Pownall graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy (B.A., 1946). He served in the U.S. Navy in 1946. Mr. Pownall was born January 20, 1922, in Cumberland, MD. He is married, has two children, and resides in Bethesda.