[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 94 (Monday, June 9, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5387-S5388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO ARTHUR J. SCHUT

 Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I am pleased to recognize the 
service that Arthur (Art) J. Schut has provided to so many in my home 
State of Iowa. Art is an Iowan that has dedicated over 30 years of 
himself to the disenfranchised of our communities. He has worked 
tirelessly on a local, State, and national level to provide care, 
counseling, and education for families, the public, and lawmakers to 
minimize the negative stigma and to secure funding and resources for 
those with addiction and mental health issues.
  Art began his distinguished career nearly 40 years ago as a program 
director for the Des Moines Metropolitan YMCA working with youth gangs. 
Since that time, Art has served in a variety of roles working on behalf 
of those who suffer from the scourge of addiction and other mental 
illness. Art has served as a member of the University of Iowa faculty 
and as a clinical and treatment director. During this period in Art's 
life, he supervised several drug treatment and education programs 
throughout southeast Iowa, and he provided vital education for future 
substance abuse professionals through his position with the University 
of Iowa.
  Art will soon be leaving the position that he has dutifully served in 
for 25 years as President and CEO of the Mid-Eastern Council on 
Chemical Abuse, MECCA. Throughout his service as the President of 
MECCA, Art has overseen the administration of operations and programs 
in three regions throughout

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Iowa. These operations include outpatient offices in 16 counties, a 
prevention unit, employee assistance program for regional businesses 
and industries, a residential treatment program, and a detoxification 
unit.
  Sadly, Art will soon be leaving the great State of Iowa, but he will 
be continuing the good fight against addiction and abuse. Barbara and I 
want to extend our gratitude for all the years of service and for the 
positive impact on all the lives Art has had throughout his remarkable 
career. We wish Art all the best in his future endeavors.

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