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-127- At this time, the Board of Regents is requested to approve the following individuals for terms expiring December 31, 1990: for reappointment, Robert F. Thompson, art historian, African Art, Yale University, and Walter E. Washington, former Mayor, District of Columbia; for new appointment, Charles B. Benenson, collector and businessman, New York City; Congressman John Conyers, Jr., Michigan; and Mrs. Helen Kuhn, collector, lender and donor, Los Angeles. In addition, the unexpected death of Commissioner Gustave Schindler, whose term expires December 31, 1989, has left a vacancy which the Commission proposed to fill with James L. Hudson, attorney, Washington, D.C. Biographical sketches on the new Commissioners follow. A list of the proposed membership and expiration of terms of the National Museum of African Art Commission follow the biographical information. Charles B. Benenson Home: 630 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017 Business: 708 Third Avenue New York, New York 10017 Born: New York, New York, January 30, 1913 Education: Yale, 1933 Affiliations: Director & Real Estate Advisor, Loews Corporation, N.Y. President and Director, Citizen Tax Council, N.Y. Director, Realty Foundation of New York, N.Y. Vice President, National Realty Committee Co-chairman, Realty Council Chairman of the Board, Yale Realty Fund Director, The Center for African Art, N.Y. Co-chairman, Metropolitan Museum of Art Member, NMAfA Campaign Committee Director, United Cerebral Palsy Association, N.Y. Director, N.Y. Junior Tennis League, N.Y. Member, Century Club John Conyers, Jr. Title: Congressman (D-MI) Office: U.S. House of Representatives 2313 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Born: Detroit, Michigan, 1919