Nomination of Five Members of the National Science Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate the following individuals to be members of the National Science Board, National Science Foundation, for terms expiring May 10, 1992:

F. Albert Cotton, of Texas. He would succeed Peter T. Flawn. Dr. Cotton is currently a Robert A. Welch distinguished professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University. He was born April 9, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA.

Mary Lowe Good, of Illinois. This is a reappointment. Dr. Good is president for the research, engineered materials sector, Allied-Signal, Inc., Signal Research Center, in Des Plaines, IL. She was born June 20, 1931, in Grapevine, TX.

John C. Hancock, of Missouri. He would succeed Peter David Lax. Dr. Hancock is executive vice president and chief technical officer, United Telecommunications, Inc., in Shawnee Mission, KS. He was born October 21, 1929, in Martinsville, IN.

James B. Holderman, of South Carolina. He would succeed Jay Vern Beck. Dr. Holderman is president, University of South Carolina in Columbia. He was born January 29, 1936, in Morris, IL.

James L. Powell, of Pennsylvania. He would succeed Homer A. Neal. Dr. Powell is president of Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. He was born July 17, 1936, in Berea, KY.