[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 151 (Thursday, November 18, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1986]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    IN HONOR OF TERRY SULLIVAN, PRESIDENT AND CEO, COLORADO SPRINGS 
                      CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU

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                           HON. DOUG LAMBORN

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 18, 2010

  Mr. LAMBORN. Madam Speaker, let me take this opportunity to pay 
tribute to Mr. Terrance W. Sullivan. Mr. Sullivan has served as leader 
of the Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau for 20 years. In 
this role, Mr. Sullivan has helped support and expand the tourism 
industry in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region. He has 
previously been awarded Outstanding Individual Contribution to Colorado 
Tourism by the Governor of Colorado in 2005, and was elected to serve 
as President of the Tourism Industry Association of Colorado (TIAC).
  Mr. Sullivan has also served in leadership roles in numerous civic 
and business organizations and has contributed significantly to the 
economic development of the Pikes Peak region. His exemplary career is 
marked by his chairmanship of the Tourism Industry Association of 
Colorado (TIAC) and the Colorado Association of Destination Marketing 
Organizations (CADMO), organizations that work cooperatively to promote 
travel to our state, region, and city. Mr. Sullivan is also a co-
founder and board member of the Southern Colorado Business Partnership 
and has served and continues to serve on many other community boards 
and committees. He continually supports community parks, museums, 
historic sites, and open spaces.
  In addition to his achievements in the tourism industry, Mr. Sullivan 
was an Army aviator in Vietnam followed by service in the National 
Guard and Army Reserves. He is rated as a Master Aviator with 
approximately 3,000 flying hours. In March 2004, Mr. Sullivan 
participated as an organizer and crew member in the Smithsonian Museum 
of History's ``America's Huey, The Final Journey Home.'' Mr. Sullivan 
continues to support the military community by founding the Mountain 
Post Historical Association, serving as an honorary board member of the 
Peterson Air & Space Museum, and serving as an active member of the 
Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Council.
  Mr. Sullivan will retire from the Colorado Springs Convention & 
Visitors Bureau on December 31, 2010, leaving a lasting legacy of 
hospitality and tourism promotion for all that follow. Mr. Sullivan's 
future hopes for the Convention and Visitors Bureau include bringing 
further credibility and recognition to the Colorado hospitality 
industry, proactively pursuing an increased air service network, 
creating valuable and effective partnership marketing opportunities, 
attracting more sports-related events to the Pikes Peak region, and 
assuring the development of a community infrastructure. These will meet 
the future needs of a growing and healthy tourism industry.
  Madam Speaker, residents and visitors of Colorado have been fortunate 
to have Mr. Sullivan serve as leader of the Colorado Springs Convention 
& Visitor Bureau for the past 20 years. His involvement in Colorado 
tourism and civic engagement has provided economic development to 
Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak region as well as a richer 
experience to visitors of our beautiful state. I know my fellow Members 
of the House of Representatives will join me in thanking him for his 
lasting contribution to the community and for his commitment to our 
country.

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