[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Pages S218-S219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                       RETIREMENT OF ELMER GATES

 Mr. SANTORUM. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Elmer 
Gates as he retires from the Fuller Company of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 
where he served as Chairman, President, and CEO. Mr. Gates joined the 
Fuller Company as President and Chief Operating Officer in 1982 after a 
thirty-one year career with General Electric. His mission was to 
restore Fuller Company to sustained profitability, and under his 
leadership Fuller not only accomplished this goal but became a world 
leader in the cement industry. During his tenure at Fuller, Elmer Gates 
combined his spirit of entrepreneurship with the discipline essential 
for long term business success.
  Throughout his distinguished career, Elmer Gates operated under a 
business philosophy that put a strong emphasis on the customer while 
maintaining a high level of quality. He firmly believes that community 
involvement is crucial for businesses, and that a business leader's 
first responsibility to the community is to run a profitable business 
so that good jobs are available, which in turn will improve the 
community.
  Mr. Gates' career has been a model for aspiring community servants to 
follow. He currently serves as Director of PP&L Resources, chairs their 
Finance Committee, and serves on their Corporate Governance Committee. 
He also chairs the Boards of the Lehigh Valley Economic Development 
Corporation and SI Handling Systems, Inc., and was the Founding 
Director of Ambassador Bank of the Commonwealth. In addition, Mr. Gates 
was a member of the U.S. Export-Import Bank Advisory Committee, and was 
appointed by the State legislature and the Governor to the IMPACT 
Commission and follow-up PRIME Council, to study and make 
recommendations for ways to reduce the cost of government while 
improving service levels. These are but a few of the countless 
contributions Elmer Gates has made, which have served not only his 
immediate community, but also his State and Country.
  Over his remarkable career, Elmer Gates has received numerous awards 
for his contributions, including the Distinguished Citizen Award from 
the Minsi Trail Council of Boy Scouts of America, Americanism Awards 
from B'nai B'rith and the U.S. Marine Corps

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League, and the Distinguished Community Leadership Award from the 
Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce. I would like to join these organizations 
in recognizing the tremendous contributions of Elmer Gates, and wish 
him continued success in all of his future endeavors.

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