Press release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding appointments, May 17, 1979. A bio sheet on Kenneth E. Nelson is attached. Press release announcing the appointment of Maurice Lee Barksdale to the Board of Regents of Texas Southern University, William H. Borchers to the Texas Surplus Property Agency, John E. Birdwell II to the Board of Directors of the Brazos River Authority, Rufus Edmonds Palm to the Board of Directors of the Trinity River Authority, Kenneth E. Nelson to be Interstate Compact Commission for the Red River, and the reappointment of Joseph B. Hutchison to the Battleship Texas Commission.