Appointment of Mary Jo Arndt as a Member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships

The President today announced his intention to appoint Mary Jo Arndt to be a member of the President's Commission on White House Fellowships in recognition of her devotion and excellence in service to the Government. She would succeed LeGree Silva Daniels.

Since 1959 she has been administrator of the Lombard Veterinary Hospital. Mrs. Arndt is also a member of the board of overseers, Illinois Institute of Technology; the third vice president of the National Federation of Republican Women, 1986-1987; and Republican State committeewoman, Sixth Congressional District, 1982 to the present.

Mrs. Arndt graduated from Northern Illinois University (B.S., 1955). She was born September 18, 1933, in Chicago, IL. Mrs. Arndt is married, has three children, and resides in Lombard, IL.