Thursday, February 16, 2006
Another Dotson Begins Tenure As Orange Bowl Committee President
Albert E. Dotson, Jr., a partner with the Miami law firm of Bilzin Sumberg, was installed as the 68th President of the Orange Bowl Committee on (OBC) on Thursday, February 2nd, at an evening gala reception held at the Riviera Golf and Country Club in Coral Gables.
Dotson, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Miami in 1976, is a second generation Orange Bowl Committee member who was first elected to the OBC in 1993. He follows in the path of his father, Albert E. Dotson, Sr., a senior OBC member, who has been in the OBC since 1989 and served as the OBC’s President in 1998-99. He and wife, Gail Ash Dotson, have two children, Ashley, and Albert III.
The gavel was passed to Dotson from Peter T. Pruitt, Jr., who served as President during the OBC’s most-recent Festival in 2005-06.
Dotson will preside over the Orange Bowl Committee for the 2006-07 Festival, which includes the 73rd Annual FedEx Orange Bowl, the 13th Annual MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic and the eighth season of the Orange Bowl Youth Football League. The FedEx Orange Bowl will take place January 2, 2007 at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens.
“For over 72 years, the Orange Bowl has uplifted collegiate sports and highlighted South Florida's ever-progressing landscape,” said Dotson. “Given the rich history and continuing promise, being a part of the Orange Bowl Committee and having the opportunity to serve as its President for the 2006-07 Festival is truly an honor. We are going to work extremely hard in making sure that this year will be one our entire community will remember. We will start to honor our 75th Anniversary two years in advance by planning for that epic year, which coincides with our next hosting of the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.”
Fellow OBC member Thomas D. Wood, Jr. (1995) moves into Dotson’s previous role of President-Elect and will serve as the 69th President during the 2007-08 year. OBC member S. Daniel Ponce (1994) will move into the first Vice President seat and will be President during the heralded 75th Anniversary season in 2008-09. Chief Executive Officer Keith R. Tribble will be entering his 14th year at the OBC in 2006-07. The remaining seats on the OBC Board of Directors will be filled following elections at the first OBC meeting of the calendar year.
Dotson received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1982 then went on to Vanderbilt where he received his Law degree in 1987. He is currently an equity partner at the firm Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP. He handles matters regarding federal and local government procurement contracts and compliance. Additionally, Dotson represents real estate developers in securing land use, zoning and other government approvals and permits for large-scale real estate developments in Miami-Dade County. Also, he negotiates economic development incentive programs on behalf of major U.S. corporate clients.
Dotson is a well-received and respected member of the South Florida community who has received countless accolades for his hard work and dedication to many causes.
Albert E. Dotson, Jr., a partner with the Miami law firm of Bilzin Sumberg, was installed as the 68th President of the Orange Bowl Committee on (OBC) on Thursday, February 2nd, at an evening gala reception held at the Riviera Golf and Country Club in Coral Gables.
Dotson, who was born in Detroit, Michigan and moved to Miami in 1976, is a second generation Orange Bowl Committee member who was first elected to the OBC in 1993. He follows in the path of his father, Albert E. Dotson, Sr., a senior OBC member, who has been in the OBC since 1989 and served as the OBC’s President in 1998-99. He and wife, Gail Ash Dotson, have two children, Ashley, and Albert III.
The gavel was passed to Dotson from Peter T. Pruitt, Jr., who served as President during the OBC’s most-recent Festival in 2005-06.
Dotson will preside over the Orange Bowl Committee for the 2006-07 Festival, which includes the 73rd Annual FedEx Orange Bowl, the 13th Annual MetroPCS Orange Bowl Basketball Classic and the eighth season of the Orange Bowl Youth Football League. The FedEx Orange Bowl will take place January 2, 2007 at Dolphins Stadium in Miami Gardens.
“For over 72 years, the Orange Bowl has uplifted collegiate sports and highlighted South Florida's ever-progressing landscape,” said Dotson. “Given the rich history and continuing promise, being a part of the Orange Bowl Committee and having the opportunity to serve as its President for the 2006-07 Festival is truly an honor. We are going to work extremely hard in making sure that this year will be one our entire community will remember. We will start to honor our 75th Anniversary two years in advance by planning for that epic year, which coincides with our next hosting of the Bowl Championship Series National Championship Game.”
Fellow OBC member Thomas D. Wood, Jr. (1995) moves into Dotson’s previous role of President-Elect and will serve as the 69th President during the 2007-08 year. OBC member S. Daniel Ponce (1994) will move into the first Vice President seat and will be President during the heralded 75th Anniversary season in 2008-09. Chief Executive Officer Keith R. Tribble will be entering his 14th year at the OBC in 2006-07. The remaining seats on the OBC Board of Directors will be filled following elections at the first OBC meeting of the calendar year.
Dotson received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth in 1982 then went on to Vanderbilt where he received his Law degree in 1987. He is currently an equity partner at the firm Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP. He handles matters regarding federal and local government procurement contracts and compliance. Additionally, Dotson represents real estate developers in securing land use, zoning and other government approvals and permits for large-scale real estate developments in Miami-Dade County. Also, he negotiates economic development incentive programs on behalf of major U.S. corporate clients.
Dotson is a well-received and respected member of the South Florida community who has received countless accolades for his hard work and dedication to many causes.
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