[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 101 (Friday, July 22, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1582]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                TRIBUTE TO COL. ROBERT A. ROWLETTE, JR.

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                         HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 22, 2005

  Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Colonel 
Robert A. Rowlette, Jr., Commander of the Army Corps of Engineers for 
the Louisville District. On July 29, 2005, after 26 years of 
distinguished and dedicated military service to our country, Colonel 
Rowlette will retire from his post as commander. I believe it is 
important to highlight the honors he has received and the assignments 
in which he has dutifully served.
  Born in Berea, Kentucky, Colonel Rowlette was commissioned in the 
Corps of Engineers upon graduation from the University of Kentucky in 
1979. At the University of Kentucky he earned a Bachelor of Science 
degree in Civil Engineering. He returned to the University of Kentucky 
to earn a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1990. 
Additionally, he is a graduate of the Army Command and General Staff 
College. Colonel Rowland is registered as a Professional Engineer in 
the Commonwealths of Virginia and Kentucky.
  Colonel Rowlette has received many honors and awards for his service 
to our Country. His military honors include the Meritorious Service 
Medal with seven Oak Leaf Clusters, The Army Commendation Medal, The 
Army Achievement Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, and the National Defense 
Service Medal.
  Prior to becoming the Army Corps of Engineers' Commander for the 
Louisville District, Colonel Rowlette's tour of duty included 
assignments in the continental United States and Hawaii. He has 
previously served as a project manager and assistant chief Army 
Programs in the Louisville District. Following his assignment to 
Louisville District he served with the 46th Battalion at Ft. Rucker, 
Alabama as a company commander and operations officer.
  Colonel Rowlette's next assignment was at the United States Military 
Academy at West Point, New York where he served as an instructor and an 
Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences. Following his time at 
West Point attended the Command and General Staff College. Following 
graduation, he served as the Executive Officer for the 84th Engineer 
Battalion at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. He next served as the 
Operations Officer for the 416th ENCOM FWD cell at Fort McPherson, GA.
  I had the pleasure of meeting and working with Colonel Rowlette when 
he arrived in Charleston, South Carolina to serve as Commander of the 
Charleston District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in my 
Congressional District. He followed his tenure in my home state, as the 
Engineer Colonel Assignments Officer with the U.S. Total Army Personnel 
Command and attended the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Ontario.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my colleagues join me in celebrating 
the 26-year career of Colonel Robert A. Rowlette, Jr. His leadership 
has been characterized by excellence and service. He has been a great 
asset to his profession and a role model for all of those who follow 
him in the United States Army Corps of Engineers. I wish him a very 
happy retirement and Godspeed.




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