[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 23 (Monday, March 9, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E322]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CONGRATULATIONS TO DERAN KOLIGIAN

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                       HON. GEORGE P. RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 9, 1998

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Deran 
Koligian for being recognized ``Man of the Year'' by the Armenian 
National Committee of Central California. Deran Koligian is committed 
to working hard for the community and Armenian-Americans.
  Deran Koligian represents the first Supervisorial District on the 
Fresno County Board of Supervisors. He is serving in his fourth term 
and represents some urban areas of Fresno and a large agricultural 
region in western Fresno County. Koligian served as the 1996 Chairman 
of the Fresno County Board of Supervisors.
  With his duties as a member of the Board of Supervisors, Koligian 
serves on the Fresno County Audit and Debt Advisory Committees, Central 
Valley Project Authority Advisory Committee, Biological Diversity Task 
Force, San Joaquin Agricultural Law Review, Cal-ID Board, I-5 Business 
Development Corridor Commission, Ambulance Authority, Fresno-Clovis 
Metropolitan Solid Waste Commission, Pleasant Valley Habitat Plan Board 
of Directors and Steering Committee, Southeast Solid Waste Commission, 
Selma-Kingsburg-Fowler County Sanitation District, West County Solid 
Waste Planning Board, Fresno-Madera Agency on Aging, and Solid Waste 
Enforcement Hearing Panel. He serves as an alternate member of the San 
Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District, Mid-Valley Water 
Authority, Water Resources Management Executive Committee, and San 
Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust.
  He was born and raised in Fresno and is a graduate of Madison 
Elementary School, Central High School, and Fresno State College (now 
California State University, Fresno). Additionally, he served as an 
Army infantryman during World War II in the South Pacific.
  Supervisor Koligian has been an outspoken advocate for agriculture as 
a member of the Board of Supervisors of Fresno County. While being 
engaged in farming his entire life, Koligian has been very actively 
involved in civic organizational work. He was a member of the Board of 
Trustees of Madison Elementary School for 12 years, followed by 12 
years of service on the board of Central High School. He was also a 
member of the Fresno County Schools Trustee Association and Fresno 
County Economic Opportunities Commission. Koligian has also served as 
chairman of the Fresno-Madera Land Bank Association and Chairman of the 
Fresno County Planning Commission.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor to congratulate Deran Koligian for 
being recognized as ``Man of the Year'' by the Armenian National 
Committee of Central California. Deran Koligian's dedication and pride 
for the Armenian heritage warrant this recognition. I ask my Colleagues 
to join me in wishing Deran Koligian many more years of success.

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