The President today announced his intention to nominate Donald A. Laidlaw, of New York, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Management at the Department of Education. He would succeed Thomas E. Anfinson.
Since 1982 Mr. Laidlaw has served as the IBM director of executive resources and development in Armonk, NY. Prior to this he held several positions at IBM, including: corporate director of executive resources, director of personnel for the data processing division, and director of personnel planning in data processing group headquarters.
Mr. Laidlaw graduated from St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1952). He was born September 21, 1930, in Ogdensburg, NY. Mr. Laidlaw served in the U.S. Army, 1952 - 1954. He is married, has three children, and resides in Chappaqua, NY.
Note: This nomination was not received in time for publication in the appropriate issue.
George Bush, Nomination of Donald A. Laidlaw To Be a Deputy Under Secretary of Education Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/266563