[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 15, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  RECOGNIZING STANLEY M. CHESLEY UPON HIS RECEIVING THE SHALOM PEACE 
                                 AWARD

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 15, 1999

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Stanley M. 
Chesley, a distinguished constituent, who will receive the prestigious 
Shalom Peace Award from the Jewish National Fund on November 6, 1999.
  The Shalom Peace Award is given to those who have made outstanding 
contributions to Israel and peace. It has been presented to an 
individual only eight times in the 99 year history of the Jewish 
National Fund. In receiving the award, Mr. Chesley joins other esteemed 
recipients, including Elie Weisel, Lady Margaret Thatcher, General 
Colin Powell, and Jihan Sadat.
  Stan Chesley was born on March 26, 1936 in Cincinnati. He received 
his B.A. from the University of Cincinnati in 1958 and his LL.B. in 
1960. He was admitted to the bar in 1960, and joined the law firm that 
is now known as Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley, L.P.A. Mr. Chesley 
currently serves as President of the firm. He is a member of the bars 
of the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Ohio, 
and the United States District Court of Appeals for the Second, Fourth 
and Sixth Circuits. For eight years, he served on the Supreme Court of 
Ohio's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, and was 
Vice Chair for two years. He has been a lecturer and author for the 
American Bar Association and many other legal organizations.
  While Stan Chesley is an accomplished and successful attorney, he 
also is well known for his dedicated public service. In 1995, he was 
appointed to the United States Holocaust Museum Council by President 
Clinton. He also serves on the National Board of Governors of Hebrew 
Union College, the National Executive Committee of the American Israel 
Public Affairs Committee, the National Board of Directors of the 
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science, the Board of 
Trustees of the University of Cincinnati and Board of Directors of the 
University of Cincinnati Foundation. He generously gives of his time to 
these and many other worthwhile organizations and causes in Greater 
Cincinnati.
  Cincinnati salutes Stan Chesley as he receives this well deserved 
recognition.

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