Complex sentence: President Nixon appointed her to the Financial Investment Advisory Panel of Amtrak in 1970, and in 1972 was appointed the first female member of the Board of Regents of St. Mary's College.
Split into simpler sentences: President Nixon appointed her to the Financial Investment Advisory Panel of Amtrak in 1970. In 1972, she was appointed the first female member of the Board of Regents of St. Mary's College.