[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 11 (Friday, January 26, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Pages S526-S527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                            CARL S. WILLOCK

 Mr. BUMPERS. Mr. President, on February 29, Carl S. Whillock, 
one of Arkansas' all-time great citizens, will retire as president and 
chief executive officer of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and 
Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., a post he has held since 1980.
  A native of Scotland, AR (Van Buren County), Carl has spent most of 
his life in public service. Prior to his career with AECI, he was 
president of Arkansas State University.
  He began a career of public service in our State legislature, serving 
two terms in the early 1950's. From June of 1955 until January of 1963, 
Carl served as executive assistant to U.S. Representative J.W. Trimble. 
He next served as prosecuting attorney of Arkansas' 14th Judicial 
District from January of 1965 until 1966, when he became assistant to 
the president of the University of Arkansas. He left that post in July 
of 1971 to became director of university relations, where he served 
until April of 1974.
  Carl managed the successful gubernatorial campaign of David Pryor in 
1974 and served as his executive assistant in 1975. He returned to the 
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville late that year to become vice 
president of governmental relations and public affairs. In July of 
1978, he became president of Arkansas State University.
  Carl attended the University of Central Arkansas at Conway and Emory 
University in Atlanta, GA, before earning a degree in social welfare 
from the University of Arkansas at 

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Fayetteville. He was awarded the master of arts degree in history and 
political science from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and 
the juris doctor degree from George Washington University in 
Washington, DC.
  A well-respected executive in the national electric cooperative 
community, Carl also has worked tirelessly in numerous civic and 
community affairs positions in our State and our region.
  Mr. President, wherever Carl Whillock has lived and worked throughout 
our State, his support for community goals and initiatives has been 
sought. He is the personification of what citizenship is about.
  I want to join thousands of others in wishing Carl and Margaret a 
happy and healthy, peaceful and prosperous retirement. They have 
certainly earned it.

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