[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 13 (Wednesday, February 5, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E169]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         CURTIS W. MEADOWS, JR., RECEIVES JONSSON ETHICS AWARD

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                       HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 5, 1997

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate the first recipient of the J. Erik Jonsson Ethics Award, 
Mr. Curtis W. Meadows, Jr.
  On October 22, 1996, Southern Methodist University's Cary M. Maguire 
Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility presented Mr. Meadows this 
award for his commitment to philanthropy and to serving the needs of 
the Dallas community. Mr. Meadows was president and director of Dallas' 
Meadows Foundation, one of the largest community foundations in the 
United States, for 18 years between 1978 and 1996. The Foundation, 
created by Mr. Meadows' uncle Algur H. Meadows nearly 50 years ago, has 
made over $300 million in charitable contributions to benefit health, 
education, arts and culture, civic and public affairs, and human 
services programs throughout Texas.
  Mr. Meadows has served on the boards of the National Council of 
Foundations, the Conference of Southwest Foundations, the Dallas Bar 
Foundations and on the advisory boards of more than 40 nonprofit 
organizations including the Dallas Citizens Council, Habitat for 
Humanity, and the Suicide and Crisis Center. He has served on the 
building committees for the Dallas Museum of Art and the Museum of 
African-American Life and Culture, and has participated in the Mayors 
Task Force on Homelessness.
  To be the first recipient of an award named for Mr. J. Erik Jonsson 
is a great honor indeed. Mr. Jonsson was a mayor of Dallas from 1964 to 
1971, and under his leadership, a number of public buildings including 
the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, city hall, and the Dallas 
Public Library were constructed and improvements to the city's public 
schools were made. Both Mr. Jonsson and Mr. Meadows have demonstrated 
the public virtue that this Ethics Award represents. Congratulations, 
Mr. Meadows, and thank you for all that you have done for Texas.

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