[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 27, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E13]
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TRIBUTE TO A. LOWELL LAWSON, JR., BUSINESS LEADER, PATRIOT AND SERVANT 
                    OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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                           HON. RALPH M. HALL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 27, 1998

  Mr. HALL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, it is with a great deal of personal 
pleasure that I recognize the major accomplishments of an individual 
who dedicated his career to serving the interests of our country by 
strengthening our national security for the past 37 years.
  On January 1, 1998 Mr. A. Lowell Lawson will retire as Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer of Raytheon E-Systems. Under Mr. Lawson's 
leadership, E-Systems has contributed vitally to the effectiveness of 
the national intelligence community. In doing so, E-Systems contributed 
substantially to the United States being victorious in the Cold War--
and in keeping us ever vigilant even today.
  Mr. Lawson currently is a Raytheon Company Executive Vice President 
and a member of Raytheon's Board of Directors since 1995.
  Mr. Lawson has served as head of E-Systems since August 1994. Prior 
to that he was President and CEO, beginning January 1994. In April of 
1989, Mr. Lawson was elected President and Chief Operating Officer.
  Mr. Lawson was born on January 16, 1938 in Macon, Georgia. He 
graduated from Warner Robins High School in Warner Robins, Georgia in 
1956.
  After graduating from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of 
Science in mathematics in 1960, Mr. Lawson served as a contract price 
analyst at Warner Robins Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, 
Georgia.
  Mr. Lawson joined E-Systems in 1964 as supervisor of proposal and 
cost analysis and later became manager of cost and services in the 
Greenville Division. He was assigned to the corporate staff as manager 
of corporate financial controls in 1965. He was promoted to director of 
corporate financial controls in 1969, and in 1970 became vice 
president-finance and division controller at the Memcor Division in 
Huntington, Indiana. Early in 1973 he was named Vice President and 
Corporate Controller of E-Systems. He was promoted to the position of 
Vice President and General Manager of the Greenville Division in 1978.
  Mr. Lawson was named Senior Vice President and group executive of the 
Aircraft Systems Group in 1983. In April 1987, he was elected to the 
position of Executive Vice President, and served in that capacity until 
his election as President and COO.
  His service is exemplified in his support and participation as a 
member of the Air Force Association, American Defense Preparedness 
Association, Association of the United States Army, Armed Forces 
Communications and Electronics Association, Association of Old Crows, 
and Navy League of the United States. He has served on the University 
of Texas at Dallas Engineering School Advisory Board, and was 
previously a member of the Business Advisory Council of the East Texas 
State University.
  He resides in Greenville, Texas and is a deacon at the Ridgecrest 
Baptist Church, past treasurer and member of the Board of Directors of 
Dallas Bible College, and has served on the Industrial Development Fund 
Board for the city of Greenville, Texas.
  Mr. Lawson is married to the former Carol Few of Apalachee, Georgia. 
They have two sons, Andrew Lowell, III and Steven Bryan, and seven 
grandchildren.
  I cannot imagine any person being more successful--more productive--
and yet so capable of friendship. I am very lucky to be a friend of 
Lowell and of his family.
  Mr. Speaker, fellow colleagues, please join me in paying tribute to 
the exemplary accomplishments of Mr. A. Lowell Lawson, for a lifetime 
of achievements as a business leader, patriot, and servant of the 
United States of America.

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