[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 8 (Thursday, February 3, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                         WAYMON HICKMAN TRIBUTE

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                           HON. DON SUNDQUIST

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, February 3, 1994

  Mr. SUNDQUIST. Mr. Speaker, while this House stood in recess a 
constituent of mine, Waymon Hickman, was presented with the 1993 
Lucille Queener Courtney Community Service Award by the Maury County, 
TN Historical Benefit Ball.
  As one who counts Waymon Hickman as a friend and as one who has 
witnessed first-hand his many good works in Columbia and Maury County, 
I am pleased to congratulate him on this honor and to call it to the 
attention of my colleagues.
  At a time when we can use more examples of principled public service, 
there are few whose active efforts and far-reaching civic involvement 
fit the bill better than Waymon.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in saluting his achievement, and I ask 
that the following account, from the pages of the Columbia Daily Herald 
be reprinted in its entirety in the Congressional Record.

            [From the Columbia Daily Herald, Jan. 23, 1994]

  Waymon Hickman Recipient of 1993 Lucille Queener Courtney Community 
                             Service Award

                           (By Marvine Sugg)

       If you want something done, just ask a busy person.
       This is an old cliche, but one that characterizes the 1993 
     recipient of the Lucille Queener Courtney Community Service 
     Award--Waymon Logan Hickman.
       Hickman is president and chief executive officer of First 
     Farmers and Merchants National Bank.
       ``Waymon Logan Hickman has served countless hours providing 
     many benefits for our community and its citizens,'' said 
     Randy Stevens, executive vice president of First Farmers, who 
     nominated Hickman for the award. ``He has worked extremely 
     hard over the years to benefit or county on a local, state, 
     and national level.''
       Hickman was valedictorian of his graduating class at Dixie 
     High School in Union City. He received his B.S. degree from 
     the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He is also a 
     graduate of the School of Banking of the South at Louisiana 
     State University and Kennedy Sinclair Trust School and New 
     York City.
       He has served as chairman of the United Givers Fund, 
     president of Mt. Pleasant Rotary and Columbia Kiwanis clubs, 
     the Maury County Chamber of Commerce, the UT Maury County 
     Alumni Association and has held offices in the UT National 
     Alumni Association.
       Over the years, he has been active and held several offices 
     in Boy Scouts of America, and was the recipient of the Long 
     Rifle Award and Silver Beaver Award. Presently, he serves on 
     the executive board of the Middle Tennessee Chapter and the 
     Southern Regional Board of Boy Scouts of America.
       Hickman served as chairman of the board at Columbia 
     Military Academy and Columbia Area Mental Health Clinic and 
     member of the board of directors of King's Daughters' School. 
     He is currently a member of the board of trustees at Maury 
     Regional Hospital.
       He was the recipient of the Jaycees Distinguished Service 
     Award and was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary 
     Foundation. He served as Maury County coordinator for the 
     Saturn Task Force and was named Tennessee Industrial 
     Development Volunteer of the Year.
       At the present, he is vice chairman of the Columbia State 
     Foundation Board and is a member of the board of trustees at 
     Martin Methodist College.
       Currently president of the Tennessee Bankers Association, 
     Hickman said, ``this job has kept me busy this year.''
       He is also a member of several boards and committees 
     affiliated with the banking profession.
       Hickman is a member of First United Methodist Church where 
     he is a former Sunday School teacher. He has also served as 
     chairman of the finance committee, and chairman of the board.
       He is married to the former Carey Busby and they are the 
     parents of four children, Major Waymon Logan Hickman Jr. of 
     Leavenworth, Kan., Captain William Busby Hickman of Columbus, 
     Ga., Nancy Anne Hickman McNulty of Brentwood; and John Lee 
     Hickman of Franklin. They have two grandchildren--Margaret 
     Carey McNulty and Miles Logan McNulty.
       His mother, 91-year-old Mrs. Lee Hickman, a retired school 
     teacher, lives in Mt. Pleasant.
       ``I enjoy golf if I ever have the time,'' Hickman said when 
     asked how he spent his leisure time.
       He walks three miles every night which is not only good 
     exercise but also provides an outlet from the stress of his 
     profession.
       ``Both Nell (Woodard) and I feel honored to be named 
     recipients of this award,'' said Hickman. ``Lucille Courtney 
     was so special to both of us.''
       Mrs. Woodard was the 1992 recipient of the award.
       Applications for the 1994 Lucille Courtney Community 
     Service Award, sponsored by the Maury County Historical 
     Benefit Ball, must be received by Feb. 5. Those placing a 
     nomination should include their name along with a resume of 
     the nominee's civic activities. Nominees must be Maury County 
     residents.
       Mail applications to: Maury County Historical Benefit Ball, 
     P.O. Box 1214, Columbia, TN 38402.
       The recipient will be honored during the Benefit Ball, 
     scheduled for Saturday, March 5, at the Memorial Building.
       This year's beneficiaries are the APTA, Maury County Public 
     Education Foundation, and the Maury County Animal Shelter.