[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 123 (Monday, October 4, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S10363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   TRIBUTE TO MR. GEORGE F. DIXON III

 Mr. VOINOVICH. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
George F. Dixon III for his exceptional service and leadership to our 
Nation.
  Mr. Dixon is nearing the end of his term as chair of the American 
Public Transportation Association, the association that represents the 
North American public transportation industry.
  During his chairmanship, Mr. Dixon has been dedicated to supporting 
the reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st 
Century, the development of a 5-year strategic plan for APTA, and the 
oversight of APTA's Public Transportation Partnership for Tomorrow 
outreach and education program. Mr. Dixon also represented APTA on a 
trade mission to Russia.
  Mr. Dixon, a Cleveland, OH native, has a distinguished history of 
public service in Northeast Ohio. For example, over the past 10 years, 
he has brought great improvements to the public transportation system 
in Cleveland as the President of the Board of the Greater Cleveland 
Regional Transportation Authority. Mr. Dixon has also served the 
Cleveland community as a member of the Cleveland School Board for 5 
years and as a leader in numerous local organizations including the 
Greater Cleveland Growth Association, Build up Greater Cleveland, Civic 
Vision, MidTown Cleveland, and the Convention and Visitors Bureau of 
Greater Cleveland.
  Mr. Dixon is a accomplished leader and someone who, day in and day 
out, goes above and beyond the call of duty to help people in his 
community. On behalf of the people of Ohio, I am pleased to commend 
George F. Dixon, III for his extraordinary efforts to improve the 
quality of life in Ohio and our Nation, and I congratulate him on a 
successful term as Chair of the American Public Transportation 
Association.

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