The Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced the appointments of Everett Prince as Superintendent of the Bethel, Alaska agency and Irving Billy as Superintendent of the Western Navajo agency at Tuba City, Arizona. Both appointments were effective November 4.
Prince, the land operations officer at Bethel since 1976, had served as an education specialist for the agency from 1973 to 1976. He joined the BIA as a teacher in 1961 at Chinle, Arizona and subsequently taught at Tuba City and Crownpoint, New Mexico. He graduated from Oklahoma State University and earned a Masters' degree from the University of Western New Mexico.
Billy, 40, was administrative manager for the BIA at Gallup, New Mexico since 1975. He had previously worked at Tuba City as employment assistance specialist, 1973-75, and administrative assistant, 1971-73. He attended Phoenix College and Northern Arizona University. In 1976, he was the nominee from the Navajo Area for the Department of Interior Managers Development Program Award.
