[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 87 (Tuesday, June 22, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H4731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING J. BARNETT WOODRUFF FOR BEING AWARDED THE CLIFF O. 
                            LIVINGSTON AWARD

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Mr. GINGREY. Mr. Speaker, I make my way to the floor this evening to 
congratulate a distinguished citizen from Columbus, Georgia, J. Barnett 
Woodruff, for being the 2004 recipient of the Cliff O. Livingston 
award. For those not familiar with its significance, the Cliff O. 
Livingston Award was created in 1984 to honor individuals who excel 
above and beyond normal standards of generosity and commitment and 
advance in the Civilian-Military Council. The honor of this award is to 
recognize outstanding citizen soldiers.
  J. Barnett Woodruff was born October 18, 1923, in Columbus, Georgia, 
where he attended public school prior to his acceptance to Auburn 
University in 1942. He later joined the Navy and completed officer 
training at Georgia Tech. He served our country in the Pacific theatre 
as a minesweeper during World War II and was recalled in 1952 to serve 
in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
  After his service in the Navy, Mr. Woodruff embarked on his career in 
the business community, where he pursued family interests in radio, 
television, timber, and real estate. He has served on the board of 
directors for the First National Bank of Columbus, director of the 
Columbus branches of the First Union Bank, director of Lummus 
Industries in Columbus, and director of the Woodruff Foundation. At age 
80, Mr. Woodruff is currently president of Woodcrest Enterprises, 
Incorporated, where he does not miss a beat despite a busy schedule 
serving the greater Columbus community.
  Mr. Woodruff has served on the national board of the Boys' and Girls' 
Clubs, on the board of St. Francis Hospital and its foundation. He is a 
trustee of Presbyterian College, a Phi Delta Theta Trustee at Auburn 
University and a member of the Navy League.
  With such an illustrious record of service, it should be no surprise 
that the Cliff O. Livingston award is just the most recent of many 
accolades awarded to J. Barnett Woodruff. It should be noted that he 
was chosen the Jaycees Young Man of the Year in 1958.
  Despite his vast interest in the community, Barnett Woodruff still 
devotes his life to God and country as an active member of the First 
Presbyterian Church and the Columbus Naval Museum.
  On behalf of the constituents of Georgia's 11th Congressional 
District, I appreciate Mr. Woodruff's service to our community. I 
congratulate him on this great honor, and I wish him continued years of 
happiness in his service to family, friends and neighbors.

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