Nomination of Thomas Morgan Roberts To Be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The President today announced his intention to nominate Thomas Morgan Roberts to be a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Mr. Roberts was with the Southern Boiler & Tank Works, Inc., from 1962 to 1978 and was president and chief executive officer from 1969 to 1978. He has been an underwriting member of Lloyd's of London; director of the Boyle Investment Co., a real estate sales and development firm; and a former member of the employee benefits committee of the National Association of Manufacturers.

Mr. Roberts received his B.S. degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1959.

He was born April 14, 1937, in Memphis, Tenn. He is married, with three children, and resides in Washington, D.C.