[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E932]
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                  CONGRATULATIONS F.A. ``ANDY'' LOWREY

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                            HON. JOE WILSON

                           of south carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 31, 2012

  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, on June 6, 2012, F.A. 
``Andy'' Lowrey will retire from his position as chief executive 
officer of AgFirst Farm Credit Bank in Columbia, South Carolina, a 
wholesale bank and operations center serving nineteen retail lenders in 
the AgFirst territory. AgFirst Bank holds assets of $29.5 billion 
dollars, making it the most well-capitalized bank headquartered in the 
Columbia area. Due to his outstanding leadership, I would like to 
recognize Andy for his hard work and dedication over the past fourteen 
years.
  In addition to serving on the Board of Directors of the Federal Farm 
Credit Banks Funding Corporation, Andy remains very active within the 
Columbia and Midlands communities. He serves on the Board of Trustees 
for the Business Partnership Foundation and resides as Chairman of the 
Board of Directors for the Education Foundation at the University of 
South Carolina. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors 
for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia. Andy is also a 
recipient of the Honorary American FFA Degree and serves as chairman of 
the Finance Committee for the National 4 H Council.
  Andy Lowrey graduated in 1974 from the University of Georgia with a 
Bachelor of Business in Accounting and received a Master of Business 
Administration from the Moore School of Business at the University of 
South Carolina in 1990. He and his wife Jan Cromer have three 
daughters. I wish Andy and the rest of his family best wishes in the 
future.

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