[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1815]
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                       IN HONOR OF MR. JACK KAHL

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 11, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of Mr. Jack Kahl, 
the founder and former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Manco Inc., who 
is being recognized as the Mayo Society's Mayo Person of the Year.
  Mr. Kahl graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a Bachelor of 
Science in Economics. In 1971, he bought Manco, Inc. and grew the 
company from a small industrial tape distributor into a leading global 
consumer products company. He served as the CEO of Manco for more than 
25 years before selling the company to the Henkel Group. Mr. Kahl has 
also held the position of Chief Executive Officer of Henkel Consumer 
Adhesives, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer and President of Duck 
Investments LLC and Jack Kahl and Associates during his career. 
Additionally, he has served on the Board of Directors of numerous 
companies including Paragon Corporate Holdings, Inc., Acorn Products 
Inc., Technical Consumer Products, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, MCM 
Capital Advisory, Clark/Bardes Inc., and American Greetings.
  In addition to his career in the business world, Mr. Kahl has been a 
dedicated and active member of the education community. He is the 
former chairman of Students In Free Enterprise (SIFE) and has served on 
the Board of Trustees of John Carrol University (JCU) and St. Edward's 
High School. Due to his tireless advocacy he has been named 
``Outstanding Alumnus and Alumnus of the Year'' by both St. Edward's 
and JCU. In 1999 SIFE dedicated a wing of its world headquarters the 
Jack Kahl Entrepreneurship Center and, in 2000, St. Edward's named its 
new student center the Jack Kahl Student and Life Leadership Center.
  Throughout his illustrious career, Mr. Kahl has been honored and 
recognized countless times on the local and international level. He has 
been named one of America's Most Admired CEOs by Industry Week 
Magazine, Best Boss in Town twice by Cleveland Magazine and recognized 
by Inc. Magazine for his leadership practices. During his tenure as 
CEO, Manco, Inc. was the first company to receive three Wal-Mart Vendor 
of the Year awards and OfficeMax's Vendor of the Year--Supply Chain 
Award. Mr. Kahl has also been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by 
the School Home Office Products Association, the National Medal for 
Entrepreneurship by Beta Gamma Sigma and Cleveland's Philanthropist of 
the Year Award.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in honoring and 
congratulating Mr. Jack Kahl, the Mayo Person of the Year.

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