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Show named Prexy Of Retirement Group Leonard Mcdonald Leonard W. McDonald, Bountiful, Executive Director of Utah State's four retirement re-tirement systems, was installed ins-talled as president of the National Na-tional Council on Teacher Retirement Re-tirement at the annual meeting meet-ing of the group Sept. 28-Oct. 4 in Houston, Tex. MR. McDONALD served as president-elect during 1974-75 and was a member of the executive committee from 1970-74. He has served as chairman or member of a number of national retirement re-tirement committees and has been invited to deliver papers at several national retirement conferences. NCTR has in its membership mem-bership the directors of 41 state teacher retirement systems, sys-tems, 15 local systems. 33 state education associations including the Utah Education Association, five local education educa-tion associations and as associate as-sociate members, numerous actuaries and investment houses. , MR. McDONALD was appointed ap-pointed executive director of the Utah Teachers' Retirement Re-tirement System in 1952 and has worked successfully with the Utah State Retirement Board (at one time serving two boards), governors, legislative and civic officials to consolidate the administration adminis-tration of the various state and local retirement systems into one office and like programs into unified statewide systems, to establish es-tablish a legislative and governor's pension plan, to place all retirement systems on an actuarially sound basis, and to develop a consolidated and liberalized statute covering cover-ing the investment of retirement re-tirement funds. Mr. McDonald was the founding president of the Utah Public Employees Association As-sociation in 1959 and is credited with being a major influence in improving public service as a career. IN ADDITION to his contributions con-tributions in the retirement area, he was instrumental in setting up a salary deferral and supplemental investment program for state and local government employees as well as a group insurance program providing health, medical and life coverage for public employees. Mr. McDonald is an honor graduate of Utah State University where he served on two different occasions as executive secretary of the USU Alumni Association. HE ALSO served as editor of "The Utah Farmer," a statewide farm publication, and as business manager of the State Industrial School. He was honored by USU's Beta Omicron Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa as Utah Educator Educa-tor of the Year in 1973. MR. McDONALD is married to the former Arola Bott of Brigham City. They have two sons, James B. and David G., both of Provo, and one daughter, Mary Ann Eb-beler, Eb-beler, of Clarement, Calif. The McDonald's live at 50 w. 4th South in Bountiful. . |