[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 78 (Tuesday, June 16, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1141-E1142]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO COLONEL GREGORY G. BEAN

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                        HON. HAROLD E. FORD, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 16, 1998

  Mr. FORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask that my colleagues in the 
House of Representatives pay tribute to Colonel Gregory G. Bean. Since 
1995, Colonel Bean has served with distinction as the District Engineer 
of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District in Tennessee's 
Ninth Congressional District.

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  As a result of his outstanding leadership, technical competence and 
commitment to excellence, the Memphis District has effectively and 
efficiently executed its flood control, navigation and environmental 
missions. During his tenure, Colonel Bean managed a number of projects 
that will have lasting benefits for the people of Tennessee's Ninth 
Congressional District and the nation. These projects include the 
Nonconnah Creek Flood Control project, the Wolf River environmental 
restoration and flood control study, and flood control and navigation 
maintenance on the Mississippi River, the Wolf River Harbor and the 
McKellar Lake Harbor.
  In addition to his accomplishments as an engineer, Colonel Bean also 
possesses considerable management-employee relations skills. After 
assuming his post, he worked hard to cultivate a relationship of mutual 
trust and respect among the employees and management of the Memphis 
District. As a result, Local 259 of the National Federation of Federal 
Employees nominated Colonel Bean for a Society of Federal Labor 
Relations Professionals award for having the most improved labor/
management relationship. In May, Colonel Bean was selected from a large 
number of nominees for the award.
  Although Colonel Bean will be missed by all who had the privilege to 
work or be associated with him, I am confident that his legacy will 
continue. In July, Colonel Bean will assume the post of Deputy Director 
of the Maneuver Support Battle Lab in Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri. I ask 
my colleagues to join me in honoring an individual who has throughout 
his career demonstrated through deed, courage and strong leadership 
that he is a professional soldier and an outstanding engineer.

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