Appointment of Matthew J. Guglielmo as a Member of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation

The President today announced his intention to appoint Matthew J. Guglielmo to be a member of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation for a term expiring May 11, 1988. He will succeed Lawrence A. Kane, Jr.

Mr. Guglielmo is vice president, corporate merchandise programs, for Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc., in Los Angeles, CA. He is a member of the executive committee of the California Association State Hospitals Parent Council for the Retarded. He is a member of the executive committee and chairman of the East Los Angeles Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled.

He has been recognized for his efforts to improve the care and well-being of the mentally retarded and the developmentally disabled. His honors include the United States Congressional Achievement Award and the Community Service Award for his outstanding contribution to the State of California. As a tribute to Mr. Guglielmo's work, the Matthew J. Guglielmo Biology Research Fellowship was established at the City of Hope in 1974 and the Matthew J. Guglielmo Chair in Mental Retardation was established in perpetuity at California State University, Los Angeles, in 1981.

He is married, has three children, and resides in San Marino, CA. He was born January 5, 1920, in New York, NY.