[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 177 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10733-S10734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO STANLEY E. REED

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I 
rise today to honor and recognize over 25 years of service by Stanley 
E. Reed to our great State of Arkansas. A third-generation cotton 
farmer from Marianna, AR, Stanley has served the Arkansas agriculture 
community with steady leadership for over 20 years as a member of the 
Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation board, including the last five as 
president. At the upcoming Farm Bureau State Convention on December 4, 
Stanley will hand over the gavel as president, and I wanted to take 
this opportunity to recognize his many contributions to our State.
  Born in Marianna in 1951, Stanley attended the University of Arkansas 
where he graduated in 1973 with a degree in Agricultural Engineering 
and was awarded Highest Honors. Although Stanley was a tremendous 
student, he also displayed his leadership skills

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early on, serving as President of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, 
President of the Inter Fraternity Council, and President of the 
Cardinal XX Honorary Society. Upon graduation, Stanley attended the 
University of Arkansas School of Law were he received his Juris 
Doctorate in 1976 and was also awarded Highest Honors. Upon taking the 
Arkansas Bar Exam that year, Stanley scored the highest grade in the 
State.
  Although licensed as an attorney, Stanley returned to the family 
farm, producing cotton in Lee and St. Francis Counties. He soon became 
active within the agricultural community and served as president of the 
Lee County Farm Bureau from 1982-1984. Soon after, he joined the board 
of directors of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation in 1988, later 
serving as secretary-treasurer for 6 years, vice president for 4 years, 
and, as I mentioned before, president for the past 6 years. He has also 
served on the American Farm Bureau Board of Directors since 2004.
  His involvement in the Arkansas agriculture community has led him on 
trade missions to Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, Brazil, South 
Korea, and Peru. In addition, I had the good fortune to be joined by 
Stanley and other Arkansas farmers on a trade mission to Cuba in 2000 
to discuss the opening of the Cuban market to Arkansas goods.
  What makes Stanley so unique, though, is that his service to Arkansas 
extends beyond the agriculture world. Education has always been a 
priority for him. He served for 4 years on the Lee Academy School 
Board, where his children attended, and he just recently completed a 
10-year term on the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, where he 
served as chairman for 2 years. He is a member of the Arkansas Academy 
for Agriculture Engineers and has been honored as Distinguished Alumni 
of the College of Engineering. Additionally, he has served on the board 
of directors for Baptist Health and as a board member of Simmons First 
National Bank.
  Faith is an important part of Stanley's life. A member of the First 
Baptist Church in Marianna, Stanley has served as a Deacon in the 
church and taught youth and adult Sunday School classes for over 20 
years. More importantly, he has been involved in prison ministries 
locally and oversaw the fundraising and construction of the prison 
chapel at an Arkansas Department of Corrections facility.
  And last but certainly not least, Stanley's family--his wife Charlene 
and three children, Haley Davis, Nathan, and Anna--has been a 
tremendous source of pride and inspiration for him. In fact, Nathan is 
carrying on the family farming tradition and works with Stanley on the 
farm. Stanley is also the proud grandfather to Anna Kate, Jack, and 
Haven Davis.
  As you can see, Stanley Reed is Arkansas through and through. So as 
he steps down as president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau, I want to thank 
him for all that he has done for Arkansas and in particularly, the 
Arkansas agriculture community. Stanley, although you are ending your 
tenure, I know you will not be far away. I look forward to working with 
you and know you will continue to make your impact felt in your 
community and in the State you love so much.

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