[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 86 (Thursday, June 30, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: June 30, 1994]
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     LETTER OF RECOGNITION REGARDING WILLIAM G. WETZEL'S RETIREMENT

  Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize William G. 
Wetzel, on the occasion of the conclusion of his term as president of 
the National Association of Health Underwriters [NAHU].
  For more than 38 years, ``Bill'' Wetzel has been active in the 
insurance business. His remarkable career has covered accident and 
health claims, private investigating, underwriting, insurance sales and 
corporate management. It was fitting, therefore, when he was asked to 
serve as president of NAHU. With over 15,000 members, NAHU is the 
largest and only independent association representing professionals 
specializing in health insurance in the United States.
  Bill has also been an invaluable participant in his local Birmingham, 
AL, Association of Health Underwriters, and consequently, I thought, no 
one was more deserving of the Alabama State Association of Health 
Underwriters' John Galloway Memorial Award for outstanding service in 
the interest of health insurance in 1993.
  Bill has been a member of NAHU for 19 years, and has served on the 
NAHU Board as president of the Disability Insurance Training Council 
[DITC]. He personally researched and arranged for the production of the 
DITC Sales Reference Manual that is now nationally recognized.
  In addition, Bill has been a leading voice in the current health care 
debate. He has fought tirelessly against the mandatory alliances that 
would have put his fellow underwriters out of business. I want to thank 
my friend from Alabama for his important input on this issue.
  Mr. President, we wish the best for Bill and his family as he moves 
on in his life, and I look forward to his continuing leadership in his 
local Association of Health Underwriters. We in Alabama are proud of 
what Bill has contributed to our community and this great nation, and 
eagerly anticipate what the future has in store for him.

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