[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 129 (Friday, September 21, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1600]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 A TRIBUTE TO CHAIRMAN PAUL F. OREFFICE

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                             HON. DAVE CAMP

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2012

  Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Chairman Paul 
F. Oreffice of The Dow Chemical Company for his distinguished life and 
career as he nears his 85th birthday. Mr. Oreffice is a true American 
success story, having immigrated to the United States from Venice when 
he was 12 years old to later becoming the CEO of one of the world's 
largest and most recognized corporations.
  Paul joined The Dow Chemical Company in 1953, after graduating from 
Purdue University and serving two years in the U.S. Army during the 
Korean War. He maintained a variety of international assignments early 
in his career before being named President and Chief Executive Officer 
in 1978. His adept business skills while head of the company helped him 
become the first person to receive both the Palladium medal and the 
Chemical Industry medal in the late 1980s. He was named Chairman of the 
Board in 1986, and served in that position until his retirement in 
1992. Throughout his tenure, The Dow Chemical Company remained one of 
the largest and most well-respected manufacturing companies in the 
world.
  It is because of the determination and success of individuals like 
Paul that America remains the land of opportunity for folks wishing to 
achieve great things through hard work and ingenuity. On behalf of the 
Fourth Congressional District, I congratulate Paul for his remarkable 
life and career.

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