[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 21 (Friday, February 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E186-E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO GEORGE DUNKLIN, SR.

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 16, 2006

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise here today to pay tribute to one of my 
father's great friends, Mr. George Dunklin, Sr., who is a true leader 
in Arkansas' agriculture community. With more than 60 years of work in 
the cottonseed oil and fertilizer industries, George Dunklin, Sr. is 
one of the state's most gifted businessmen.
  As the former President of the most successful cottonseed oil mill in 
the country, George Dunklin, Sr. knows how to run a successful 
business. From the day his father bought the Planters Cotton Oil mill 
in 1935, to his days as President of the cooperative, George Dunklin 
Sr. has worked hard to transform the cottonseed industry. He spent 66 
years building a profitable enterprise, and left a lasting mark on 
MidSouth agriculture.
  Years of hard work earned George Dunklin Sr. distinguished positions 
as the President of the National Cottonseed Association in 1975, a 
member of the Cotton Advisory Committee to the Secretary of 
Agriculture, President of the Mississippi Valley Oilseed Processors 
Association, and recipient of the 1990 Harvey W. McGeorge Award for 
Distinguished Service to Agriculture. But George Dunklin, Sr.'s talents 
did not stop there. He was even elected to the Arkansas Sports Hall of 
Fame in 1991 for his accomplishments in tennis.
  George Dunklin has been married to the former Mary Elisabeth Black of 
DeWitt, Arkansas for 57 years and is the father of two children, 
Deborah Tipton of Memphis and George Dunklin, Jr. of DeWitt. He and his 
wife have five grandchildren, Megan Dunklin, Robert Tipton, Mary 
Tipton, Hillary Dunklin and Lauren Dunklin.
  On February 21, 2006, our community will meet in Pine Bluff, Arkansas 
to honor George Dunklin, Sr. for his remarkable contributions to 
Arkansas agriculture. I ask my colleagues in Congress to join me in 
congratulating him on this occasion and thanking him for over half a 
century of dedicated service, as a great friend, and a great American.

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