[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 71 (Tuesday, May 2, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E915]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       TRIBUTE TO RONALD E. HALL

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                           HON. STEVE LARGENT

                              of oklahoma

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 2, 1995
  Mr. LARGENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my friend, 
Ron Hall, who retired in April of this year as president and chief 
executive officer of CITGO Petroleum Corp. Ron has been president and 
CEO of CITGO for the last 10 years and retires with the respect and 
esteem of all who have known him.
  A native of Illinois, Ron received a B.S. from Bradley University, 
and an MBA from Columbia University. Southern Illinois University's 
College of Business and Administration awarded its first doctor of 
commercial science honorary degree to Ron in May 1988. Additionally, 
Ron is a member of the Bradley university Board of Trustees as well as 
a member of the University's College of Business Administration's 
National Council of Advisors.
  In addition to Ron's professional and educational accomplishments, he 
always found time and energy to take part in civic and charitable 
activities in Tulsa, OK, such as serving as director of the Gilgrease 
Museum Association and of St. Francis Hospital, advisory director of 
the Tulsa Ballet Theatre and as a director of the Metropolitan Chamber 
of Commerce.
  During Ron's tenure as president and CEO, CITGO has become a 
recognized leader in environmental stewardship, and through its 
corporate sponsorship of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, the lives 
of millions of people have been made better. CITGO is truly helping to 
make a difference in such areas as Tulsa, Corpus Christi, and Lake 
Charles with its active participation in the Adopt-a-School and 
Partners in Education programs.
  CITGO may be losing a president and CEO but his lovely wife Jean will 
be gaining a ranch foreman down in Brenham, TX. I'm sure Ron will be 
looking forward to spending more time with Jean and their 
grandchildren. There's no doubt that once he has had his fill of bird 
hunting and fly fishing, we will see him involved with the community in 
some capacity. I do not believe a person of his energy and public 
spirit can stay away.


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