[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 38 (Monday, March 30, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E518-E519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MR. JOSEPH C. SANDERS

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 30, 1998

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of May 23, 1998 
as ``Joe Sanders Day'' in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. Joseph C. 
Sanders is a successful businessman and true humanitarian. Born in the 
Berkeley County town of Cross, he moved to Moncks Corner at a very 
early age where he attended the public schools. In 1958, ``Joe Cleve,'' 
as he is affectionately known, graduated from Berkeley Training High 
School and matriculated at South Carolina State College (State) in 
Orangeburg, South Carolina. Upon graduating from State in 1962 he was 
drafted into the United States Army and served for two years.

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  Joe completed his military assignment in Germany, and upon returning 
to the United States moved to New York City in 1964 to pursue his goal 
of ``acquiring a piece of the American dream.'' He worked as a 
recreational leader with the Children's Aid Society, which inspired him 
to pursue a Master's Degree in Urban Education at Brooklyn College. it 
was in graduate school that Joseph Sanders developed an interest in the 
business sector and seized an opportunity to work as an insurance agent 
for the New York Insurance Company. Mr. Sander's employment with New 
York Life Insurance Company heightened his entrepreneurial interests, 
and in 1972, Mr. Sanders and a partner, Charles Baylor, founded BaySan 
Holding Corporation.
  Mr. Sanders attributes his success and business awareness to his 
mother, Eliza, and lots of hard work. He credits Mrs. Addie W. Rivers, 
a high school teacher, Coach Ollie C. Dawson, and the late H.N. 
Vincent, both of South Carolina State College as professionals and 
friends who contributed greatly to his social, personal, and 
educational growth. Sanders stated, ``Their interest in my personal 
growth created a desire within me to help others.'' His commitment to 
helping others is evident in the $100,000 scholarships he established 
at Allen University, Voorhees College, Claflin College, and South 
Carolina State, all located in the Sixth Congressional District of 
South Carolina which I proudly represent in this body. He was also 
instrumental in the establishment of the ``Dean H.N. Vincent 
Scholarship Fund'' to honor and perpetuate the memory of Dean Vincent 
of South Carolina State College.
  Joseph Sanders has been granted innumerable awards and citations 
highlighting his contributions to and concern for ``Excellence in 
Education'' at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Allen 
University conferred upon Sanders a Doctorate of Humane Letters at its 
116th Commencement ceremony on May 10, 1986. As a Certified Property 
Manager, President of Vis-Chet Holding Limited of Brooklyn, NY; and 
avid golfer, Joseph Sanders is presently developing an eighteen-hole 
golf course on a 227-acre tract of land he owns near Santee, South 
Carolina.
  With knowledge under his belt and a proven track record, Sanders 
spends a great deal of time traveling and enjoying the fruits of his 
labor. Sanders is a member of several business organizations and is a 
life member and Basileus of Iota Xi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi 
Fraternity, Inc. He is a Golden Heritage Life member of the NAACP and a 
32nd degree Prince Hall Mason. Sanders resides in Manhattan, New York 
and has two daughters, Vista and Conchetta, one son, Michael, and five 
grandchildren. Joe and I met on State's campus where we forged a 
friendship which we continue to enjoy today. Please join me Mr. Speaker 
in saluting the humanitarian efforts of Mr. Joseph C. ``Joe Cleve'' 
Sanders, and thanking the people of Moncks Corner, South Carolina for 
declaring the 23rd day of May, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Eight ``Joe 
Sanders Day.''

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