For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
November 22, 2002
President Bush Announced the Appointment of One Individual, the Designation of One Individual, and His Intention to Nominate One to Serve as Members of His Administration
President George W. Bush today announced the appointment of one
individual, the designation of one individual, his intention to
nominate one individual to serve as members of his administration:
The President has appointed Grover Whitehurst of New York, to be
Director of the Institute of Education Sciences at the Department of
Education for a six-year term. Currently, Dr. Whitehurst serves as
Assistant Secretary at the Department of Education. He was previously
a Professor and Chair at the University of New York at Stony Brook. He
completed his bachelor's degree at East Carolina University, and earned
a master's degree and a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois.
The President has designated Eugene Scalia of Virginia, to be
Acting Solicitor for the Department of Labor. Mr. Scalia had been the
Solicitor of Labor since January, pursuant to a recess appointment by
the President that expires when the Senate recesses for the year. Mr.
Scalia received his bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia
and his J.D. from the University of Chicago Law School.
The President intends to nominate Robert A. Sturgell of Maryland,
to be Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration,
where he currently serves as Senior Counsel to the Administrator.
Previously, he was the Senior Policy Advisor to the Chairman of the
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). Prior to joining the
NTSB, he was a Flight Officer and Flight Operations Supervisor for
United Airlines. Earlier in his career, Mr. Sturgell served nine years
in the United States Navy as an aviator and a member of the Navy
Fighter Weapons School (Topgun) staff. Mr. Sturgell received his
bachelor's degree from the U.S. Naval Academy and earned his J.D. at
the University of Virginia, where he was a Dillard Fellow and received
the Virginia Trial Lawyers' Award.
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