CLEVELAND -- North Dakota State Legislative Director John J. Risch III, age 50, has been appointed by the UTU Board of Directors to be the UTU's alternate national legislative director.
In other unanimous action taken by the UTU board July 24:
*Michael N. Anderson (Local 1570, Roseville, Calif.) was elevated to the UTU Executive Board under provisions of Article 2 of the UTU Constitution. He fills a vacancy created by the election of Risch to be alternate national legislative director.
*Troy L. Johnson (Local 594, Mineola, Texas) was elected alternate on the UTU Executive Board, filling the alternate position vacated by Anderson.
*Calvin Studivant (Local 759, Newark, N.J.) was elected alternate International vice president-East for the Bus Department, filling a vacancy created by the elevation, earlier this month, of Richard Deiser to International vice president, Bus Department.
*Alvy Hughes (Local 1596, Charlotte, N.C.) was elected to a vacant Bus Department position on the Board of Appeals.
Risch (Local 1344, Bismarck) fills a position that has been vacant since James Stem was elevated to national legislative director in December, following the death of James Brunkenhoefer.
Risch will work out of the UTU's legislative office on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
A locomotive engineer, Risch has been the UTU state legislative director in North Dakota since 1986. He is a graduate of Bismarck State College and holds a second degree in labor studies from Antioch University.
