Commodity Futures Trading Commission Nomination of Read P. Dunn, Jr., To Be a Commissioner.

The President today announced that he will nominate Read P. Dunn, Jr., of Chevy Chase, Md, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission for the remainder of the term expiring April 13, 1980, replacing William Bagley, who has resigned.

Dunn, 65, has been a Commissioner of this Commission since 1975.

He was born in Greenville, Miss., and received a B.S. from Millsaps College in 1936. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1942 to 1945.

From 1945 to 1966, Dunn was director of foreign trade for the National Cotton Council. From 1966 to 1975, he was executive director of the International Institute for Cotton.