[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 101 (Thursday, July 28, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                        TRIBUTE TO BILL SCHWARTZ

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                          HON. PHILIP M. CRANE

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 1994

  Mr. CRANE. Mr. Speaker, I would like to pay tribute to a very special 
friend of the fraternity system, William P. Schwartz. On August 13, he 
will be honored for 40 years of service with Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity 
[SAM]. Bill may be considered the dean of the interfraternity system 
worldwide.
  Bill has been on the executive staff of Sigma Alpha Mu since 1955, 
which is the longest tenure for an executive in the interfraternity 
world. He served in various positions with SAM until he became its 
executive director in 1962, the post he currently holds. Since 1973, he 
also has served as editor of the Octagonian--the international 
publication of SAM.
  Bill has long served other fraternal organizations as well. He is a 
past president of the Fraternity Executives Association, Cofounder of 
the Association of Fraternity Advisors, and has held various positions 
with the National Interfraternity Conference.
  For his work with college youth, Bill has been honored by Tau Kappa 
Epsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Theta, and Theta Chi. From his own 
Sigma Alpha Mu, he has received the Distinguished Service Award. He 
also has been awarded the Gold Medal, the highest honor of the National 
Interfraternity Conference.
  Bill was born in Oklahoma City, OK in 1928. After high school, he 
enlisted in the army and served with the occupation forces in Japan 
after World War II. Upon his return to the United States, he entered 
the University of Oklahoma, graduating in 1952. Since then, Bill has 
always found time for involvement in a host of civic and religious 
activities, usually centered around the youth of his community.
  Once again, I would like to honor and thank Bill Schwartz for his 
lifetime of work and dedication for Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity, the 
interfraternity system and the youth of this country.

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