[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E24]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   TRIBUTE TO GEORGE W. LITTLE, BUSINESS, COMMUNITY, AND CIVIC LEADER

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                         HON. DAVID FUNDERBURK

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 5, 1996

  Mr. FUNDERBURK. Mr. Speaker, it is a pleasure to recognize the major 
accomplishment of Moore County civic and political leader, George W. 
Little. Few people have as long a list of business, civic, and 
political activities or of recognitions and awards.
  Mr. Little grew up in Southern Pines, NC where he attended public 
school Following that he attended the University of North Carolina at 
Chapel Hill. He is married to Teena S. Little who is a State Senator. 
His three children are Cynthia Little Frazier, Lindsay Evans Little, 
and George Wesley Little, Jr. George Little is a member of Brownson 
Memorial Presbyterian Church in Southern Pines.
  Mr. Little is a leading insurance consultant and broker who also 
served as Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Natural and 
Economic Resources. In business activities he is a member of Carolina 
Telephone and Telegraph Board of Directors; the Sanford Association of 
Life Underwriters; the Pinehurst Area Convention and Visitors Bureau; 
and the North Carolina Board of Economic Development [vice chairman].
  George Little is truly a community leader in civic activities. He 
serves as a member of the Sandhills area Chamber of Commerce, the 
Sandhills Kiwanis Club, and the Southern Pines Elks Lodge. Most notably 
for over two decades, he has served as the Chairman of the Board of 
Trustees of Sandhills Community College, one of North Carolina's 
finest. And reflecting his statewide leadership role in community 
college education, he is chairman of the North Carolina Association of 
Community College Trustees Executive Committee.
  His past civic, business, and political activities are far too 
numerous to mention. In Republican politics he has been a kingmaker for 
some 25 years. For example, he has served as Moore County GOP Chairman 
for several terms, as the North Carolina GOP Finance Chairman, as a 
member of the North Carolina GOP Executive and Central Committees; and 
as a Delegate to the Republican National Convention. And he has served 
as finance and /or political member of many GOP Lieutenant Governor, 
Governor, and Presidential campaigns.
  Some of George Little's most notable awards and recognition were: 
Honorary Associate in Humanities Degree from Sandhills Community 
College; National Sales Achievement Awards; North Carolina Jaycees 
Outstanding State Chairman Award; North Carolina Outstanding Sound 
Citizens Award; and Outstanding Young Man of the Year of Southern 
Pines. Additionally his benevolent and humanitarian activities are 
especially laudable and noteworthy.
  In summary, George W. Little merits our thanks and tribute for the 
outstanding contribution he has made to his community, county, and 
State. I am pleased to extend personal thanks to a longtime friend and 
fellow Sandhills native.

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