[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 85 (Friday, June 18, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1171-E1172]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING DR. WESLEY E. PITTMAN

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                          HON. JEB HENSARLING

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 17, 2004

  Mr. HENSARLING. Mr. Speaker, today I want to express my most sincere 
congratulations to Dr. Wesley E. Pittman who will soon be installed as 
the President of the American Optometric Association.
  A lifelong resident of Mexia, Texas, Dr. Pittman and is a fourth 
generation optometrist, who has practiced optometry there since 1984. 
Dr. Pittman has been a leader in his community and in his profession at 
the state, regional and national levels.
  Like his father, the late William D. Pittman, O.D., and grandfather, 
the late W. Duke Pittman, O.D., he has been a member of the Texas 
Optometry Board, where he served as Chairman. He has served on the 
board of the Foundation for Education and Research in Vision, the 
Southwest Council of Optometry, and is the past president of the Heart 
of Texas Optometric Association.
  Dr. Pittman has also received many prestigious awards including Texas 
Young Optometrist of the Year, the Texas Optometric Association's 
President's Award for outstanding contributions to the profession and 
Texas Optometrist of the Year. In March 2003, he received the 
University of Houston College of Optometry's William D. ``Bill'' 
Pittman Leadership award, named for his father.
  An active member of his community, Dr. Pittman has served as a 
director of the Mexia Industrial Foundation. He is a past president of 
the Mexia Chamber of Commerce and Rotary Club. Dr. Pittman has served 
on the Bricks and Mortar Board of the Parkview Regional Hospital and is 
a consultant to the Mexia State School, a mental health facility.

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  Later this month, Dr. Pittman will become the 83rd President of the 
American Optometric Association, a professional association of 
specialized doctors with more 34,000 members nationwide. I join with 
Dr. Pittman's friends and neighbors in Mexia in congratulating him on 
this prestigious achievement and wishing him the very best in all his 
future endeavors.

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