The President today announced the designation of Heather J. Gradison, of Ohio, to be Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission. She would succeed Reese H. Taylor, Jr.
Mrs. Gradison has been serving as a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission since June 1982. Previously she was with the Southern Railway System in Washington, DC, 1974-1982.
Mrs. Gradison graduated from Radford College (B.A., 1975) and attended George Washington University, 1976-1978. She is married and resides in Washington, DC. Mrs. Gradison was born September 6, 1952, in Houston, TX.
Ronald Reagan, Designation of Heather J. Gradison as Chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/259444