[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 144 (Monday, September 26, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Page S5992]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO GLENN VANSELOW

 Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I want to recognize and honor 
Glenn Vanselow and wish him well upon his upcoming retirement from his 
position as executive director of the Pacific Northwest Waterways 
Association of Portland, OR.
  Glenn has served as the executive director of the Pacific Northwest 
Waterways Association since 1989. His 22 years of service to Oregonians 
and all the residents of the Northwest have been invaluable. His 
advocacy on behalf of infrastructure projects in the region has been 
key to ensuring that Oregon's ports remain a vital component of our 
economy and laid a foundation for them to grow and flourish in the 
future.
  He has been critical to helping build and maintain the locks, dams, 
hydropower and irrigation projects on the Columbia/Snake River system 
that have been so important to commerce in our region. He brought 
experience, know-how, leadership, and vision to critical navigation 
projects like the Columbia River Channel Deepening and the lock gate 
replacements just this past winter. And a few years ago, we were able 
to celebrate the completion of repairs to the Tillamook north jetty 
together.
  Glenn has made many stops along the way in serving the Northwest. He 
is on the board of the Lower Columbia River Estuary Partnership, he 
cochaired the Bi-State Water Quality Study for the Lower Columbia and 
served as chair of the Lower Columbia River Estuary Program in 
developing a management plan for ecosystem restoration. Past board 
memberships have included the Oregon Governor's Council of Economic 
Advisors, Regional Maritime Security Coalition-Columbia River, and 
University of Idaho College of Mines Advisory Board.
  The legacy of Glenn's time with PNWA will be the permanent and long-
term investments in Oregon that he helped move forward, the jobs those 
projects helped to create, and the families who have benefited from the 
great work the PNWA has done during his tenure. I know my home State of 
Oregon owes Glenn a great debt.
  I congratulate Glenn on his significant contributions to the growth 
and development of the economy of the Pacific Northwest, and I wish him 
well in retirement.

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