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.
Harry R. Clements was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma in 1929.[1] He was raised in Oklahoma and Kansas.[2] 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.[3]
Clements spent twenty years working in the aerospace and transportation industries in a variety of engineering and managerial jobs.[4] He entered government service in 1972 when he joined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.[5] In 1973, President of the United States Richard Nixon appointed Clements Deputy Director of the Rehabilitation Services Administration.[6] In 1976, he became head of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped.[7]
In 1979, Clements was named Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; he held this office until 1982.[8]
Clements left government service in 1982, returning to the private sector aerospace and defense industries.[9] He also completed a master's degree in economics from George Mason University during this time.[10] In 1988, he returned to Kansas to head a manufacturing firm.[11] He later taught economics at Wichita State University.[12]
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| Preceded by Seymour Berry |
Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Robert J. Leuver |