Nomination of Donald L. Dotson To Be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and Designation as Chairman

The President today announced his intention to nominate Donald L. Dotson to be a member of the National Labor Relations Board for the term of 5 years expiring December 16, 1987. He would succeed John Harold Fanning. He will be designated Chairman upon appointment.

Mr. Dotson has been serving as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Labor Management Services since 1981. He was chief labor counsel for the Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp. in 1976-1981; labor attorney, Western Electric Co., Inc., corporate headquarters, in 1975-1976; and labor counsel for Westinghouse Electric Corp. and subsidiaries in 1973-1975. He served as an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board in 1968-1973.

He graduated from the University of North Carolina (B.A., 1960) and Wake Forest University (J.D., 1968). He has two children and resides in Pittsburgh, Pa. He was born October 8, 1938.