[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 92 (Thursday, June 20, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1130-E1131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO STEPHEN R. BRASWELL

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                          HON. DONALD M. PAYNE

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 1996

  Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and honor 
the retirement of the esteemed Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer 
of The Prudential, Mr. Stephen R. Braswell.
  Mr. Braswell began his career with The Prudential in Jacksonville, 
Florida in 1963. He held a wide variety of positions before rising to 
the position of Vice President of Prudential's Group Insurance 
Department. In 1975, he was transfered to Prudential's Government 
Relations Division in Washington, DC where he was responsible for 
Prudential's federal government relations. Mr. Braswell spent five 
years, working with Congress, the White House, Federal Regulatory 
Agencies, and the National Trade and Business Organizations. In 1981 
Mr. Braswell was named President of Southwestern Operations in Houston, 
Texas with overall responsibility for ten southwestern states. He also 
served as Senior Vice President in charge of Human Resources and as 
President of the Prudential Property and Casualty Company for four 
years. Mr. Braswell ends his years of service from the New Jersey 
headquarters as the Senior Vice President and Chief Ethics Officer of 
The Prudential.
  Mr. Braswell has been personally involved in the communities in which 
he has lived. He served as President of both the Jacksonville, Florida 
and Houston, Texas Mental Health Associations. He also has acted as 
Vice Chairman of the Metropolitan YMCA Board and served on the Board of 
Trustees of the Rice Center, while he was a resident of Houston.

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His commitment to excellence and dedication to service clearly extend 
past the realm of his professional commitments. His involvement is 
admirable.
  The retirement celebration honoring Mr. Braswell's many years of 
service will take place on the twenty fourth of June. Mr. Speaker, 
please join me in thanking Mr. Braswell for 33 years of service and 
devotion to the Prudential.

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