[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 59 (Wednesday, April 28, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S4400]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    TRIBUTE TO MS. RUBY B. MCMILLEN

 Mr. WARNER. Mr. President, I rise today to pay tribute to Ms. 
Ruby B. McMillen, a native of Virginia's Albemarle County, who is 
retiring from the Defense Logistics Agency, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, 
this month after a distinguished civilian career spanning more than 
thirty-six years. Ms. McMillen, who currently directs the Agency's 
business management office, has devoted her professional life to 
supporting the logistics needs of military men and women assigned 
around the world in defense of our freedom. Her accomplishments are 
many and her reputation for innovative, visionary leadership is 
unparalleled. Her contributions to the National Defense will be missed, 
so as she transitions to new opportunities, I want to say thanks to her 
on behalf of a grateful nation.
  Ms. McMillen's career is noteworthy for many reasons, but her 
remarkable rise through the civil service ranks speaks to the real 
value of the work she has done for our warfighters over the years. 
Starting as a GS-3 clerk in Richmond's Defense General Supply Center, 
she soon transitioned into professional and leadership positions, but 
never lost her appreciation of the unique challenges faced by junior-
level employees. With each assignment came additional responsibilities 
and a reputation for cutting through business-as-usual obstacles. Over 
the years her abilities developed, her contributions grew, and she rose 
to the top of her career field. For all the challenges she successfully 
met, Ms. McMillen's enduring contribution will be all those employees 
to whom she served as an active mentor. The next generation of DLA's 
professional logisticians has countless members who would not be making 
tremendous contributions to the Agency if not for her help, 
encouragement, and motivation along the way.
  Mr. President, I am proud and honored to ask my colleagues to join me 
in congratulating Ms. Ruby McMillen on her retirement from the Federal 
Civil Service.

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