John Sexton Gannon

Background

Gannon, John Sexton was born on April 7, 1927 in East Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of John Joseph and Agnes (Sexton) Gannon.

Education

University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1951). Wayne State University (Juris Doctor, 1961). Delta Theta Phi. Lecturer, Labor Law, 1975-1985 and Business Law, 1980-1981, Owen Graduate School of Management, Vanderbilt University.

President, Tennessee Citizens for Court Modernization, 1977- 1989. Commissioner, Nashville Human Relations Commission, since 1978. Chairperson, Nashville Private Industry Council, 1979-1983, 19901991.

Council Member, since 1986. Member, American Society for Personnel Administration, since 1977.

Career

Labor negotiator, manager employee relations Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, Michigan, 1951-1961. Labor counsel, manager employee relations Ex-Cell-O Corporation, 1961-1965. Associate Constangy & Powell, Atlanta, 1966.

Vice president employee relations, labor counsel Werthan Industries, Nashville, 1967-1980. Partner Dearborn & Ewing, 1980-1990. Private practice, since 1991.

Member adjunct faculty Owens School, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1975—1985. Instructor Society Human Resource Management Professional certified program Middle Tennessee State University, 1993—2000. President Employee Relations Services, Nashville, since 1987.

Chair board directors Elk Brand Manufacturing Company Inc., Nashville, since 2002.

Achievements

• Bar: Michigan 1962, Tennessee 1971, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1977, United States District Court (middle district) Tennessee 1989. Rule 31 approved mediator Tennessee Supreme Court.

Works

• Other Work

  • Contributor articles to professional journals.

Membership

Member Birmingham (Michigan) Board Zoning Appeals, 1963-1966. Member Human Relations Commission, Nashville, 1979-1989. Chairman Tennessee Citizens for Court Modernization, Nashville, 1979-1980.

Chairman Private Industry Council, Nashville, 1986-1995. With United States Navy, 1945-1947. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association (former chairman senior lawyers division mediation and arbitration committee), Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association, National Organization Social Security Claimants Representatives, American Arbitration Association (panel employment mediators and arbitrators), Industrial Relations Research Association, Hillwood Country Club, Kiwanis.

Connections

Married Diane Ditchy, August 11, 1951. Children: Mary Catherine, John, Lanie Elizabeth, James.

Father:

John Joseph Gannon

Mother:

Agnes (Sexton) Gannon

Spouse:

Diane Ditchy

child:

Mary Catherine Gannon

child:

John Gannon

child:

Lanie Elizabeth Gannon

child:

James Gannon