Appointment of Dean C. Swanson as a Member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee

The President today announced his intention to appoint Dean C. Swanson as a member of the President's National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He would succeed Alan C. Hasselwander.

Since 1978 Mr. Swanson has served as president of Standard Telephone Co. in Cornelia, GA, and was appointed USTA's first vice chairman in 1988. Prior to this, he served in several capacities at Standard Telephone Co., including executive vice president, 1970 - 1978; member of the board of directors, 1965 - 1970; and vice president and operations manager, 1964 - 1970.

Mr. Swanson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1957. He was born April 26, 1932, in Minneapolis, MN. Mr. Swanson served in the U.S. Air Force, 1957 - 1963. Mr. Swanson is married, has three children, and resides in Cornelia, GA.