Honorary Chairman
Thomas B. Stanley, Governor
Lewis A. Mcmurran, Jr., Chairman of the Commission
Members of Senate appointed by President of the Senate:
| Lloyd C. Bird, Vice Chairman | Harry F. Byrd, Jr. |
| Edward L. Breeden, Jr. | W. Marvin Minter |
Members of the House of Delegates appointed by the Speaker of the House:
| Russell M. Carneal | Felix E. Edmunds |
| Hale Collins | Lewis A. McMurran, Jr. |
| John W. Cooke | W. Tayloe Murphy |
| Edmund T. DeJarnette | Fred G. Pollard |
Members appointed by the Governor:
| Miss Ellen Bagby | Carlisle H. Humelsine |
| Alvin D. Chandler | Verbon E. Kemp |
| Allen R. Matthews | |
| Parke Rouse, Jr.,Executive Director | |