[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 10 (Monday, February 2, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S368]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                              BILL WORKMAN

 Mr. GRAHAM of South Carolina. Mr. President, thank you for 
this opportunity to recognize the accomplishments of one of my 
constituents Bill Workman.
  I rise to commend him for his previous work as Mayor of Greenville, 
SC from 1983 to 1995, his many years of tireless community activities, 
and his most recent position as vice president of South Carolina 
District Operations of Piedmont Natural Gas Company. He is scheduled to 
retire from this position in February 2004.
  Mr. Workman also serves as president of the Greenville County 
Research and Technological Development Corporation and as charter 
chairman of the Greenville Area Development Corporation.
  Over the past few decades, Greenville and upstate South Carolina have 
slowly been transformed from being a textile capital of the world to a 
much more diversified economy. Since 1985, engineering, 
telecommunications, retail and knowledge-based companies have joined 
manufacturing as major sources of new jobs. There is no doubt 
Greenville is now one of the Southeast regions' premier cities for 
business.
  Bill Workman played a leading role in this evolution and has made 
many noteworthy contributions to Greenville and upstate South Carolina.
  He served as a past president of the Municipal Association of South 
Carolina and is a recipient of the Order of the Palmetto, a graduate of 
Leadership South Carolina, and is listed in Who's Who in America. He 
was named the 1999 Nelson Mullins Business Person of the Year in 
Greenville and Volunteer of the Year for 2000-2001 by the South 
Carolina Economic Developers Association.
  Mr. Workman is a graduate of The Citadel and served 2 years active 
duty. He has worked as a newspaper reporter for the Charleston News and 
Courier and the Greenville News. He later taught and served as dean of 
Allied Health Sciences at Greenville Technical College. He served 6 
years on the school board of Greenville County and was a founder of the 
S.C. Literacy Association.
  He served as executive assistant for natural resources and economic 
development for Gov. James B. Edwards. Mr. Workman's selfless efforts 
also include community economic analyses and siting studies involving 
hundreds of counties in North America.
  He has two sons, three stepdaughters, and three grandchildren and is 
married to the former Patti Gage Fishburne of Walterboro.
  We all appreciate his years of service to his community and wish him 
the very best in all his future endeavors. Mr. Workman may retire in 
February from his position with Piedmont Natural Gas, but as his past 
history has shown, he will never retire from his commitment to making 
Greenville a great place to live.

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