Appointment of Five Delegates to the National White House Conference on Small Business

The President today announced his intention to appoint the following individuals to be delegates to the National White House Conference on Small Business. These are new positions.

William H. Marumoto, of Virginia, is president and founder of the Interface Group, Ltd., of Washington, DC, a management consulting firm. He graduated from Whittier College (B.A., 1957). He is married, has four children, and resides in McLean, VA. He was born December 16, 1934.

B.F. (Chip) Backlund, of Illinois, is president and chief executive officer of Bartonville Bank in Peoria, IL. He graduated from Washburn University (B.A., 1946) and the University of Colorado (LL.B., 1949). He is married, has three children, and resides in Peoria, IL. He was born May 31, 1924, in Stromsburg, NE.

Vincent G. Bell, Jr., of Pennsylvania, is chairman of the board and president of Safeguard Business Systems, Inc., in Fort Washington, PA. He graduated from Lehigh University (B.S., 1949). He is married, has three children, and resides in Radnor, PA. He was born November 30, 1925, in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Thomas Norman Innes, of Virginia, is president of Brooks & Innes, Inc., realtors in Richmond, VA. He graduated from the University of Richmond (B.A., 1971). tie is married, has two children, and resides in Richmond, VA. He was born October 9, 1949, in Somers, NY.

Milo Eugene Smith, of Indiana, is president of M.E. Smith, Inc., a real estate firm in Columbus, IN. He attended the University of Indiana. He has two children and resides in Columbus, IN. He was born July 18, 1950, in Columbus.