[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 165 (Tuesday, October 24, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2026]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM R. ``PAT'' PHILLIPS ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. ROBERT C. SCOTT

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 24, 1995

  Mr. SCOTT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with my colleague, Congressman 
Herb Bateman, to pay tribute to a gentleman whose life and work have 
exemplified the values of hard work and dedication. Mr. William R. 
``Pat'' Phillips ends a 46 year career when he retires from Newport 
News Shipbuilding on November 1st of this year.
  Mr. Phillips completed the Apprentice School at Newport News 
Shipbuilding in 1954. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 
Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and has been 
awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science Degree by Old Dominion 
University.
  During his impressive career at the shipyard, Mr. Phillips amassed a 
long list of achievements, holding over a dozen positions on his way to 
his current position as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Before 
reaching this status, he was the President and Chief Executive Officer 
of the shipyard.
  Mr. Phillips' leadership was instrumental to the Shipyard's continued 
success during the challenges of military downsizing and the shipyard's 
effort to re-enter the international commercial shipbuilding market, a 
market closed to U.S. shipyards for almost four decades. He played the 
key role in landing a commercial contract for the yard to build eight 
double-hull tankers for export. This contract has led to letters of 
intent for the yard to build up to 10 more of these commercial ships.
  Mr. Phillips is leaving the shipyard after a distinguished career and 
he will focus his future concerns upon his family and his community. He 
is very active in the local community, serving on numerous civic and 
educational boards. Among his many awards, Mr. Phillips was named the 
1986 ``Peninsula Engineer of the Year'' by the Peninsula Engineers 
Committee and, in 1994, he was one of five to receive the ``First 
Annual International Maritime Hall of Fame Award,'' presented by The 
Maritime Association of the Port of New York/New Jersey.
  Pat Phillips has been a role model who has shown to his employees 
that hard work does pay. Having worked his way from the bottom ranks of 
the company to the top position, Mr. Phillips' outstanding achievement 
will not go unnoticed nor soon be forgotten.