Nomination of Paula V. Smith To Be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division in the Department of Labor

The President today announced his intention to nominate Paula V. Smith to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor. She would succeed William M. Otter.

Since 1981 she has been director of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations in St. Louis, MO. Previously, she was with Trans World Airlines in Kansas City, MO, in 1960-1981, serving in various positions including manager of professional training and development (1979-1981); manager of sales and services training (1977-1979); field manager of the task force (1976-1977); and senior analyst (1974-1976).

Mrs. Smith graduated from Washington University (B.S., 1972) and St. Louis University (M.B.A., 1977). She is married, has three children, and resides in St. Louis, MO. She was born April 4, 1933, in St. Louis, MO.