[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 6 (Thursday, January 23, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S687]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    H. ROUSE CAFFEY DAY IN LOUISIANA

 Mr. BREAUX. Mr. President, on January 24, 1997, after 36 years 
of service, Dr. H. Rouse Caffey will retire from Louisiana State 
University, completing a career of notable accomplishments and a tenure 
of extraordinary leadership and service.
  It is most appropriate, therefore, on the occasion of his retirement 
that the State will proclaim, January 24, 1997, as H. Rouse Caffey Day 
in Louisiana, a tribute of which he is most deserving.
  For about 30 of those 36 years, I've known Dr. Caffey personally. 
I've worked closely with him on many occasions. I will miss him, as 
will many others who've had the privilege to work with him.
  Distinguished leadership and service have been the hallmarks of Dr. 
Caffey's career, including his most recent role as chancellor of the 
LSU Agricultural Center, a position which he has held for 13 years.
  His genuine devotion to the LSU Agricultural Center and the people of 
Louisiana has kept farmers, families, and youth knowledgeable about the 
most recent information available to help improve their lives.
  Dr. Caffey's service to this country as national cochair of the 
International Science and Education Council from 1986 to 1991 and as 
national cochair of the Joint Council for Food and Agricultural 
Sciences from 1989 to 1995, earned him the respect and admiration of 
the U.S. Department of Agriculture and land grant institutions across 
the Nation.
  In addition, Dr. Caffey's international agricultural activities in 30 
foreign countries have earned for him, for LSU, for Louisiana, and for 
the Nation the respect and admiration of leaders abroad and have led to 
improved and lasting relationships with them.
  His other LSU appointments have included superintendent of the LSU 
Rice Research Station at Crowley, LA; associate director of the 
Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station in Baton Rouge; vice 
chancellor for administration of the Center for Agricultural Sciences 
and Rural Development; director of International Programs; and 
chancellor of LSU at Alexandria.
  Throughout Dr. Caffey's career, he has received numerous awards and 
honors, including the 1993 LSU Alumni Association Alumnus of the year; 
1994 Alumnus of the Year for the College of Agriculture and Home 
Economics at Mississippi State University; and Progressive Farmer 
magazine's 1986 Man of the Year for Louisiana Agriculture.
  Dr. Caffey's personality, dedication, knowledge, service, and 
leadership have left a unique and lasting impression on LSU, its 
agricultural center, and the agricultural community nationally and 
internationally.
  Dr. Caffey will always have my respect and admiration, sentiments 
which are shared, I know, by the many individuals and organizations led 
and served so well by him over the years.
  In closing, Mr. President, I take this occasion to commend Dr. Caffey 
personally for his lifetime of distinguished leadership and service and 
to wish him every continued success in the future.

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