[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 82 (Monday, June 22, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6830-S6831]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ROBERT V. OGLE

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to pay special tribute 
to the retirement of Robert V. Ogle, an extraordinary individual who 
has rendered thirty-five years of federal service not only to the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, but also to the nation.
  Mr. Ogle, who resides in Virginia Beach, Virginia, will soon enter 
into retirement after a lifetime of service in the Norfolk District of 
the United States Army Corps of Engineers. With the exception of a year 
of study in Washington and six months in the Naval Air Reserve, his 
entire career has been spent in the Planning Division of the Norfolk 
District Corps of Engineers.
  During his time in the Norfolk District, Mr. Ogle's expertise and 
professionalism facilitated his ascendance to

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the Chief of the Planning Division. His responsibilities included 
Reconnaissance Studies, Feasibility Studies, Limited Reevaluation 
Reports, and General Reevaluation Reports associated with the General 
Investigation Program. In addition to these responsibilities, Mr. 
Ogle's innovation was illustrated by his incorporation and development 
of a Technical Review process that serves to ensure sound decision-
making practices. Preceding his duties as the Chief of the Planning 
Division, Mr. Ogle served within the Norfolk District as the Chief of 
the Plan Formulation Branch, the Director of Planning, and the Chief of 
the Hydraulics and Hydrology branch.
  Throughout his thirty-five year career as a professional engineer, 
Mr. Ogle has received numerous awards and distinctions in recognition 
of his exceptional career. Among them, Mr. Ogle has twice received the 
Commander's Award for excellent work within the Norfolk District. Mr. 
Ogle is also a member of the Virginia Society of Professional Engineers 
and the American Society of Civil Engineers. In addition, he has 
received the Exceptional Performance Rating eight times during his 
career, a distinction that exemplifies his commitment and service to 
our nation.
  Mr. President, Mr. Ogle's thirty-five years of federal service and 
his exceptional performance ratings serve as a testament of his 
dedication to the environmental improvement of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia and our country. I urge my colleagues to stand and join me in 
paying tribute to Robert V. Ogle, and in wishing him happiness and 
contentment in his well-deserved retirement.

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