Harry R. Clements

Harry R. Clements

Harry R. Clements (born 1929) was a United States engineer and businessman who was Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing from 1979 to 1982.

Biography

Harry R. Clements was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1929.[1] He was raised in Oklahoma and Kansas.[1] After high school, Clements served briefly in the United States Army, and then attended Wichita University, receiving both a bachelor's degree and a master's degree in aeronautical engineering.[1]

Clements spent twenty years working in the aerospace and transportation industries in a variety of engineering and managerial jobs.[1] He entered government service in 1972 when he joined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.[1] In 1973, President of the United States Richard Nixon appointed Clements Deputy Director of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.[1] In 1976, he became head of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped.[1]

In 1979, Clements was named Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; he held this office until 1982.[1]

Clements left government service in 1982, returning to the private sector aerospace and defense industries.[1] He also completed a master's degree in economics from George Mason University during this time.[1] In 1988, he returned to Kansas to head a manufacturing firm.[1] He later taught economics at Wichita State University.[1]

References

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Government offices
Preceded by
Seymour Berry
Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
1979–1982
Succeeded by
Robert J. Leuver
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