[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 165 (Friday, November 6, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2734]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF ARKANSAS AVIATION HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE GREG ARNOLD

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                             HON. MIKE ROSS

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, November 6, 2009

  Mr. ROSS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Greg Arnold who 
will be the 94th individual inducted into the Arkansas Aviation Hall of 
Fame on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at the Aerospace Education Center 
in Little Rock, Arkansas.
  Greg Arnold is president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Truman 
Arnold Companies (TAC), a Texarkana, Texas, based company founded by 
Truman Arnold in 1964 as a branded petroleum jobber. Today, TAC is a 
leading national petroleum marketing company, offering a variety of 
services through a network of petroleum terminals and aviation Fixed 
Base Operations (FBO) facilities. A rapidly growing company, TAC 
currently employs more than 500 highly trained people.
  As president of TAC for more than 16 years and CEO for 6, Greg has 
served as president of the Arkansas Oil Marketers Association, 
president of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce, vice president of the 
Independent Liquid Terminal Association, board and campaign member of 
the United Way of Texarkana, board member of CHRISTUS St. Michael 
Hospital and CHRISTUS St. Michael Health Care Center Foundation, 
chairman of the Governor's Task Force on Flooding on the Lower Red 
River, board member of Century Bancshares and member of the Red River 
Redevelopment Authority. He recently completed a term as board chairman 
of the National Air Transportation Association, one of the aviation 
industry's leading advocacy organizations.
  Greg and his wife, Ashley Arnold, have three children: Anthony, Regan 
and Carsen.
  Established in 1980 by the Arkansas Aviation Historical Society, the 
Arkansas Aviation Hall of Fame inducts those who make a difference or 
play a significant role in the history of aviation on the national or 
state scenes. Greg Arnold has had a major impact on aviation in 
Arkansas and in this country and he deserves a place on this esteemed 
list. His commitment to community, to state, to country and to 
excellence in his field is what makes Greg the respected and admired 
leader he is today.
  I applaud Greg's vision and leadership in the field of aviation. I 
offer my deepest gratitude and admiration for all that he has done to 
make our state a better place to live and I extend to him my 
congratulations on this prestigious accomplishment.

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