[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 38 (Tuesday, March 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           TRIBUTE TO HERMAN BRUBAKER AND DONALD H. SCHRIVER

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 6, 2007

  Mr. BOEHNER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize a couple of 
buckeyes who have played an instrumental role in the growth and 
development of the dairy industry.
  During my years in Congress, I have had the good fortune of 
representing, Herman Brubaker. Herman is a dairy farmer in the Preble 
County town of West Alexandria and he is a leader in the dairy 
industry.
  While serving as chairman of the Board of Dairy Farmers of America, 
Inc. (DFA), the Nation's largest dairy marketing cooperative, Herman 
played an instrumental role in unifying the Nation's dairy producers' 
efforts to work together and promote dairy consumption. For those of 
you unfamiliar with DFA, it is a farmer owned cooperative with 24,000 
dairy farmer members in 49 states.
  Herman was the President of the Board of Directors of the 
Strongsville, Ohio--based Milk Marketing Inc. dairy cooperative in 1998 
and played an instrumental role in that cooperative joining together 
with cooperatives throughout the country to form DFA. His efforts were 
so impressive that he was chosen as the first chairman of DFA's board 
of directors. He held this position until he retired in 2002. Herman 
has also served on the National Milk Producers Federation's board of 
directors.
  Although Herman and I have not always agreed on the details of dairy 
policy, I have always been impressed with his work on behalf of dairy 
farmers. We have had some spirited discussions and I can honestly say 
it has been a pleasure to serve as his Member of Congress.
  I also stand to recognize Donald Schriver, who recently retired as 
the executive vice president of DFA is an Ohio native and a 1969 
graduate of the Ohio State University. Donald Schriver grew up on a 
dairy farm in Lorraine County, Ohio, and has spent a lifetime within 
agribusiness and the cooperative business world. Like Herman, Donald 
was an official with Milk Marketing, Inc. when it joined with other 
cooperatives to form DFA. Since DFA formed in 1998, Donald has played a 
vital role in the cooperative's growth and development.
  I thank these men for their continued support of the dairy industry. 
I wish them well as they enjoy their retirements.