[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 90 (Tuesday, June 26, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1214]
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                        TRIBUTE TO PAUL BEAZLEY

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 26, 2001

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a dear 
friend, a former colleague, and fellow South Carolinian, Paul W. 
Beazley. On July 16th, Paul will retire from South Carolina State 
government. It is a retirement well deserved and he will be sorely 
missed.
  Before coming to this august body, I served as Human Affairs 
Commissioner for the State of South Carolina. I was fortunate to have 
Paul among my support staff. Paul joined the State Human Affairs 
Commission in January of 1973. Upon my arrival in October 1974, I named 
him Director of the Technical Services Division where he served for 
five years before being named Deputy Commissioner.
  During my nearly 18-year tenure at the Commission, Paul was an 
invaluable colleague, and became an expert on the issues of equal 
opportunity and diversity, particularly in the workplace. He 
accentuated his vast experience in this area with several published 
works including: Think Affirmative; The Blueprint, which became the 
leading affirmative action planning manual in the 1970's and 1980's. He 
recently wrote, The South Carolina Human Affairs Commission: A History, 
1972-1977; and Who Give a Hoot at the EEOC?, a public policy case 
study. He played a key organizing the State's first Human Affairs 
Forums, two of which were nationally televised.
  An active member in his community both professionally and personally, 
Paul currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Midlands Marine 
Institute, and is president of the Alumni Association of South Carolina 
State Government's Executive Institute. Paul is also chairman of the 
State Appeals Board of the United States Selective Service System.
  In addition, Paul is a member of various professional associations, 
and works as a volunteer for many non-profit organizations. He is also 
a member of the Eau Claire Rotary Club of Columbia, and has served as 
President and Secretary of the national Institute for Employment 
Equity, and as Chairman of the Greater Columbia Community Relations 
Council. He has also served on the Board of Directors of the Family 
Services Center of Columbia, the Board of Visitors of Columbia College, 
the Board of Directors of Leadership South Carolina and numerous task 
forces at the state and local level.
  Prior to joining the Commission in 1973, Paul was a Presbyterian 
Minister. He served as a pastor, a Conference center Director, and an 
Educational Consultant. He has also worked as a Consultant for the 
University of South Carolina General Assistance Center, teaching in the 
field of test taking and problem-solving. He designed an experimental 
reading program for the Columbia Urban League.
  Paul received his Bachelor of Arts degree from East Tennessee State 
University, his Master of Divinity from Union Theological Seminary in 
Virginia, and a Masters of Education from the University of South 
Carolina, where he also completed Doctoral studies. Paul is also a 
graduate of the South Carolina Executive Institute (1992), and 
Leadership South Carolina (1987).
  Paul, a longtime resident of my current hometown, Columbia, South 
Carolina, is married to the former Marcia Rushworth. They have one son, 
Paul Derrick Beazley, who lives in Charleston. Paul is a competitive 
tennis player, and we share yet another common interest and pastime, 
golf.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in saluting one of our nation's 
authorities on diversity, one of my State's most highly respected 
professionals, one of my communities finest citizens, and one of my 
good friends, Paul W. Beazley, upon his retirement from South Carolina 
State government. Please join me in wishing him good luck and Godspeed.

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