For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
September 15, 2004
Personnel Announcement
President George W. Bush today announced his intention to nominate
two individuals to serve in his administration:
The President intends to nominate Francis J. Harvey, of California,
to be Secretary of the Army. Dr. Harvey currently serves as Vice
Chairman of Duratek, Inc., in Columbia, Maryland. Dr. Harvey also held
a number of executive positions throughout his twenty-eight year career
at Westinghouse Electric Corporation. As President of the
Corporation's Defense and Electronics Systems Group, he was involved in
systems development and production programs for surface ships,
submarines, aircraft, tanks, missiles, and satellites. Dr. Harvey
earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame and his
Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
The President intends to nominate Arden Bement, Jr., of Indiana, to
be Director of the National Science Foundation for the remainder of a
six-year term expiring August 2, 2010. Dr. Bement currently serves as
Acting Director of the National Science Foundation and as Director of
the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Previously, Dr.
Bement served as the David A. Ross Distinguished Professor of Nuclear
Engineering and head of the School of Nuclear Engineering at Purdue
University. He earned his bachelor's degree from the Colorado School
of Mines, his master's degree from the University of Idaho, and his
Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
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