[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Page S11370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH BARRY MASON

 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Dr. Joseph 
Barry Mason, the Dean of the College of Commerce at my alma mater, The 
University of Alabama, in my hometown of Tuscaloosa. Dean Mason is a 
remarkable man, a distinguished educator and a good friend.
  Joseph Barry Mason received his undergraduate degree from the 
Louisiana Tech University College of Administration and Business. Upon 
receiving his Ph.D. in marketing from The University of Alabama in 
1967, Dr. Mason joined the faculty of The University and, since that 
time, he has served that institution with distinction. During his 
tenure, Dr. Mason has served as the Chairman of the College of Commerce 
Department of Management and Marketing, and since 1988, as the Dean of 
the College of Commerce and the Russell Professor of Business 
Administration.
  Dr. Mason's professional associations extend beyond the campus of The 
University. He is a former chairman of the board of the American 
Marketing Association and the 1976 Beta Gamma Sigma National Scholar.
  Further, in 1984 Dr. Mason served as the Chairman of the UA Task 
Force on Cost Savings. In that capacity, Dr. Mason worked with the 
General Motors Rochester Products Plant and the United Auto Workers in 
Tuscaloosa in order to identify cost savings and prevent the closure of 
the 200-employee facility. As a result of his successful efforts, the 
groundwork for future academic-industrial partnerships was laid.
  For his excellence in education, Dr. Mason has received numerous 
distinguished awards. Dr. Mason received the Leavey Award for 
Excellence in Private Enterprise Education from the Freedoms Foundation 
of Valley Forge, PA. In 1986, he was named the first annual recipient 
of the Academy of Marketing Science Outstanding Educator of the Year 
Award. And in 1994, Dean Mason was designated a Distinguished Fellow of 
the Academy of Marketing Science.
  At various points in his career, The University has honored Dean 
Mason, as well. For bringing distinctive credit to the academic 
community, Dean Mason was awarded the John F. Burnman Distinguished 
Faculty Award and The University of Alabama National Alumni Association 
Outstanding Commitment to Teaching Award.
  Recently, Dean Mason was honored by Louisiana Tech University as its 
1997 Distinguished Alumnus. As many of my colleagues know, on Saturday, 
November 1, 1997, The University of Alabama will play Louisiana Tech at 
our Homecoming Football game.
  On that day, Dean Mason, loved and respected by all who have known 
him, will be honored as a friend and leader to not only The University 
of Alabama, but also to Louisiana Tech. On this day, on behalf of my 
wife, Annette, we wish Joseph Barry Mason our sincerest thanks and 
congratulations for his dedication to making a difference.

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