Don M. Newman

Don Melvin Newman (July 31, 1923 – January 24, 2021) was an American pharmacist who served as the United States Under Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1989. In 1990, he was appointed a United States Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and served until 1994.^[1] He attended Purdue University (B.S., 1947), Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1979), and Indiana University South Bend (M.S.B.A., 1972; M.B.A., 1989). He died in January 2021, at the age of 97.^[2][3][4]

Don M. Newman
United States Under Secretary of Health and Human Services
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Charles D. Baker
Succeeded by	Constance Horner
Personal details
Born	(1923-07-31)July 31, 1923 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 24, 2021(2021-01-24) (aged 97) Belleair, Florida, U.S.
Alma mater	Purdue University Indiana University South Bend Georgetown University
Profession	Pharmacist

In April 1943, he joined the United States Army Air Forces and served as an B-17 Bomber pilot instructor in Columbus, Ohio. After initially serving as an aviation cadet, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant. He was discharged in 1945.

References

1. Office of the Historian: Don M. Newman (1923–)
2. Appointment of Don M. Newman as United States Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization With the Rank of Minister
3. Purdue University: Don M. Newman
4. "Don M. Newman". South Bend Tribune. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

External links

• Appearances on C-SPAN