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Mr. Lennon. How much staff does he have? How many secre- 

 taries ? How many assistants ? 



Mr. McKernan. Mr. Seidman this morning said five professionals. 



Mr. Lennon. Full-time professionals that devote their time to the 

 staff of ICO? 



Mr. McKernan. There are five, yes. 



Mr. Lennon. All right, sir, furnish for the record, too, the names — 

 these are full-time people, five. 



Mr. McKernan. Yes. 



Mr. Lennon. The names and their professional titles, identification, 

 a little professional resume, biographical, please. 



Mr. McKernan. I will be very happy to. 



(Information to be furnished follows : ) 



Summary of ICO Professional Staff Personnel 



From August 1960 to September 1960 : Gordon Lill, Executive Secretary. 



October 1960 to present : Robert B. Abel,^ Executive Secretary. 



From 1962 to July 1963 : Hal Visick, assistant to the Executive Seci-etary. 



From September 1963 to September 1964 : John Padan, scientific staff assistant. 



March 1964 to present : Dr. Edwin B. Shykind,^ Associate Staff Director. 



May 1964 to present : Lynn L. Moore/ information specialist. 



February 1965 to present : William W. Windom/ administrative oflScer. 



February 1965 to present : Gerard E. Sullivan/ legal assistant. 



Professional Resume of Robert B. Abel 



Date of birth : July 21, 1926. 



educational background 



Brown University, B.S. in chemistry, 1947. 



Johns Hopkins University, oceanography, 1954. 



George Washington University, engineering administration (MEA 1961), 1961. 



American University (Ph. D. expected 1966 — public administration). 



SUMMARY OF EMPLOYMENT 



1961 — Present : Executive Secretary, Interagency Committee on Oceanography, 

 Assistant Research Coordinator, Office of Naval Research. 



1956-60: Hydrographic OflBce — assistant to Director. 



1950-55: Hydrographic Office— Chief Scientist U.S.S. San Pablo— U.S.S. Re- 

 hoboth. 



1947-50: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution — chemical oceanographer. 



MEMBERSHIP 



American Chemical Society (membership committee). 



Research Society of America (chapter president, 1961) . 



American Geophysical Union. 



American Society of Limnology and Oceanography. 



Lecturer — Joint Board on Science Education for the Washington Metropolitan 



Area. 

 Marine Technology Society (member of founding board) . 



Professional Resume of Edwin B. Shykind 



Date of birth : October 10, 1931. 



educational background 



Northwestern University, B.S. in geology, 1953. 

 University of Chicago, M.S. in geology, 1955. 

 University of Chicago, Ph. D. in geology, 1956. 



1 Professional r6sum6 attached. 



