Governor James G. Martin has appointed Charles F. Biesecker of Lexington and William A. Smith, Jr., of Cary to the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for three-year terms expiring duly 31, 1994, to succeed Elmer C. Jenkins and Patricia B. Casey, whose terms recently expired.

A native of Davidson County, Mr. Biesecker is a former Winston-Salem police officer and commercial jet pilot. Mr. Biesecker is both a developer and a licensed general contractor, and has been a real estate broker since 1971. He and his wife Amelia, also a broker, own and operate Piedmont Realty. They have two children.

Serving during the Korean War with active duty in both the United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps, Mr. Biesecker is a member of several Veterans' groups.

He has served as Chairman and Finance Chairman of the Lexington City Schools. A Mason and a Shriner, Mr. Biesecker was founder of the Davidson County Homebuilders' Association, of which he is still a member, and is a member and Past-President of the Lexington Board of REALTORS®.

Mr. Smith is an attorney. He was born in Washington D.C. and received his bachelor's degree at the Citadel and his J.D. degree at the University of Maryland School of Law. Mr. Smith was decorated in the Korean and Vietnam Wars.

In 1970, Mr. Smith joined the Wake County Court System as an Assistant Solicitor in the District and Superior Courts, a position he held until 1972 when he entered private practice.

Active in numerous civic and political organizations, including the Cary Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Smith is a Past-Chairman of the Wake County Republican Party. His professional affiliations include membership in the Wake County Bar Association, Wake County Real Property Lawyers Association, and the N.C. Bar Association and its Real Property and Probate Sections.

Mr. Smith and his wife, the former Jean Pettit, have two grown daughters.