[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 203 (Monday, December 18, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2379]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                A TRIBUTE TO MR. STEPHEN H. CONGER, SR.

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                         HON. DAVID FUNDERBURK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 18, 1995

  Mr. FUNDERBURK, Mr. Speaker, I want to pay tribute to Mr. Stephen H. 
Conger, Sr., one of the Nation's leaders in the hardwood lumber 
industry. As such, he has been a leader in helping provide wood 
products jobs in North Carolina and up and down the southeast coast.
  He is to be commended for his tireless work in helping build Coastal 
Lumber Co. into the second largest producer of hardwood lumber in the 
United States and one of the largest independent wood products 
companies.
  Mr. Conger's career with Coastal Lumber Company began in Lake City, 
SC, in 1949 after he earned a B.S. degree in forestry from the 
University of Georgia in Athens.
  He is currently vice chairman of Coastal Lumber Co. a diverse wood 
products manufacturer headquartered in Weldon, NC, and he is an active 
member of the board of directors and advisory board of Coastal Lumber 
Co.
  His career includes active leadership roles in hardwood lumber and 
relative associations. He is president of the Hardwood Manufacturers 
Association; past director of the National Hardwood Lumber Association 
and of the Forest Resources Group of the American Forest and Paper 
Association. He was a past president of the Southern Cypress 
Manufacturer's Association, and past executive committee member of the 
AFPA International Trade Council, and he is a member of: the National 
Dimension Manufacturers Association; the American Plywood Association; 
the Southern Forest Products Association; the Southeastern Lumber 
Manufacturers Association; the North Carolina and Virginia Forestry 
Associations; the Society of American Foresters; and the Holland 
Society.
  Mr. Conger has also been active in civic, community and political 
affairs. Born in Asheville, NC, he is married to Marian Lansdell Meiere 
and has four children; Susan De Camp, Stephen Halsey, Robert Cody 
Lansdell, and Marian Lansdell Meiere. He served for 4 years as 
treasurer of the North Carolina Private School Association; is a member 
of various clubs; and was a delegate to two Republican National 
Conventions. Additionally, he has been a Halifax County finance 
chairman of Helms for Senate and 2d District chairman for Reagan-Bush, 
1984.
  Mr. Conger is an American success story. His hard work and 
persistence made him a leader in his field. As such, we all owe him a 
word of thanks and a debt of gratitude.

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