[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 149 (Thursday, November 1, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S11361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO SHELDON PARKER

 Mr. SPECTER. Mr. President, I seek recognition to commend the 
service of Sheldon Parker, a Pennsylvanian who is ending his term on 
the board of directors for the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Shel has 
provided exceptional service to the institute, and in the process 
helped to improve our region's economic development and environmental 
quality. Shel is general manager and chief executive officer of the 
Pennsylvania Public Television Network, PPTN, and secretary-treasurer 
of the PPTN Commission. From 1967 to 1978, he was a Pennsylvania State 
Representative, serving as vice chairman of the House Appropriations 
Committee and chairman of the House Select Committee on Federal-State 
Affairs. I thank Shel Parker for his leadership on the Northeast-
Midwest Institute's Board of Directors. He provided valued service and 
helped increase that organization's reputation and 
effectiveness.

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