[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8149-S8150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                  TRIBUTE TO ROLAND W. CULPEPPER, JR.

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the 
retirement of Roland W. Culpepper, Jr., an extraordinary individual who 
has rendered thirty-three years of civil service not only to the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, but also to the nation.

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  Mr. Culpepper, who resides in Chesapeake, Virginia, with his wife, 
Shirley, will soon enter into retirement after a lifetime of service in 
the Norfolk District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
  During his time in the Norfolk District, Mr. Culpepper's expertise 
and professionalism facilitated his ascendance to the Chief of Programs 
and Project Management. His responsibilities included full delegated 
authority for the Norfolk District's Civil Works, Military, 
Environmental and Support for Others programs and projects. Preceding 
his duties as the Chief of Programs and Project Management, Mr. 
Culpepper spent a full twelve years as Chief, Plan Formulation Branch 
where he was responsible for the management of several large 
comprehensive water resources studies which led to Congressional-
authorized projects. Afterwards, Mr. Culpepper moved to the 
administrative level within the Norfolk District as the Deputy Chief of 
the Planning and subsequently, served as Chief, Planning Division in 
1986.
  Throughout his thirty-three year career as a professional engineer, 
Mr. Culpepper has received numerous awards and distinctions in 
recognition of his exceptional career. Among them, Mr. Culpepper has 
received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Commander's Award 
for Civilian Service, and the Engineer of the Year Award. Further 
distinguishing his performance is Mr. Culpepper's graduation from the 
Executive Development Program for the Engineers and Scientists Career 
Program in 1993.
  Mr. President, Mr. Culpepper's thirty-three years of exceptional 
service, his numerous awards, and his distinguished education serve as 
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 Roland W. Culpepper, Jr., and in 
wishing him happiness and contentment in his well-deserved 
retirement.

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