[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 8 (Friday, January 13, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E97]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


   TRIBUTE TO MR. HENRY H. BROWN, AN OUTSTANDING BUSINESS, CIVIC, AND 
                           EDUCATIONAL LEADER

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                        HON. WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 13, 1995
  Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, it is rare for one to meet a truly outstanding 
individual and even more rare to get to know such a person. It has been 
my privilege and pleasure to have had such an experience in the person 
of Henry H. Brown, businessman, civic leader and educator par 
excellence.
  Last January, Henry Brown officially retired from the Anheuser-Busch 
Companies after a career spanning 35 years during which he rose from 
sales representative to senior vice-president for Marketing Development 
and Affairs.
  As a corporate executive, he developed innovative marketing 
strategies which were extremely effective and productive.
  One such program is Budweiser's Great Kings and Queens of Africa 
which has brought the richness of the ancestral history of African-
Americans to millions since 1975.
  Another was the Budweiser Community Health Mobile which provided free 
health screening in communities where the company marketed its 
products.
  His contributions and leadership were also evident in the Chiefs I 
and Chiefs II program which saluted the Nation's top law enforcement 
officers of African-American heritage and the first Lou Rawls Parade of 
Stars telethon which benefited the 41 United Negro College Fund 
institutions.
  In the course of his rise to prominence with the world's largest 
brewer, Henry Brown never forgot the importance of giving something 
back to the community which nurtured and sustained him through the 
years. Despite the rigors and demands of ever increasing levels of 
responsibility, he found the time and energy to develop what may be 
termed a career in community service.
  Mr. Brown's extensive involvement in non-profit community groups 
include serving as part chairman of the National Business Policy Review 
Council, past imperial potentate of the Prince Hall Shriners, trustee 
for the Arthritis Foundation, the Jesse Owens Foundation, the NAACP 
Board, the Kennedy Center National Orchestra Board, the American 
Marketing Association, the Public Relations Society of America, the 
Congressional Black Caucus Corporate Advisory Council, and numerous 
other organizations including Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and Sigma Pi 
Phi Fraternity. He has also served as adjunct professor at Howard 
University and guest lecturer at numerous institutions across the 
Nation.
  Henry Brown's efforts have earned for him the respect and admiration 
of citizens and organizations in every sector of this country. In 
addition, to receiving honorary doctoral degrees from St. Paul's 
College and his alma matter, Texas Southern University, he is the 
recipient of numerous awards and citations from the National Urban 
League, the NAACP, the National Newspaper Publishers, the Elks Grand 
Lodge, the Prince Hall Shriners, the Continental Societies, Inc., the 
American Cancer Society, the National Medical Association, the United 
Negro College Fund, and the Jesse Owens Foundation, to mention a few.
  This outstanding professional and community leader has left an 
indelible imprint on the lives of those whom he has been privileged to 
touch and his contributions shall live on through their efforts in 
countless pursuits across this vast land.


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