Commissioner of Indian Affairs Morris Thompson has appointed William Lynn Engles as Public Information Officer for the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Washington, D.C.
Engles, an enrolled member of the Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin, has been the Public Affairs Officer for ACTION in Seattle, Wash. since May, 1972. His experience before that included almost seven years with United Press as a state broadcast editor, news bureau manager and political reporter in Oregon and Montana.
"Lynn's diverse experience in communications -- as a Government information officer and as a writer and editor for both the broadcast and print media -- makes him well qualified to head up our public information staff," Commissioner Thompson said.
Engles, 39, has completed studies for a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and public affairs at Evergreen State College, Olympia, Wash. He has also attended Stanford University, the University of Montana and St. Thomas College, St. Paul, Minn. He is a native of Poplar, Mont.
