[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 175 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1838-E1839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING EARL P. WILLIAMS

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 11, 2013

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Earl P. Williams on 
his retirement and celebrate his over 20 years of service to the cotton 
industry and the Central Valley's agriculture industry as a whole.
  A native of Arkansas, Earl moved to Buttonwillow, California in 1958. 
He received a Bachelor of Science in Crop Production from California 
Polytechnic State University in 1965 and began his agricultural career 
in California.
  Earl was one of fifteen charter members of the California Cotton 
Ginners Association's Board of Directors and served on the board from 
1972 to 1980. He joined the California Cotton Ginners and Growers 
Associations as the Executive Vice President in 1993, and was later 
named President and Chief Executive Officer.
  Earl is also the past President of the Buttonwillow Chamber of 
Commerce and Agriculture. He is a past member and chairman of the Cal 
Poly, San Luis Obispo Crop Science Department's Advisory Council. In 
1963 he

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was the Crops Club President and in 1996 received the Crops Club's 
Distinguished Agriculturist Award. Additionally, he served two terms on 
the California Industrial Welfare Commission's Wage Board #8. He is a 
past board member of the Agricultural Energy Consumers Association and 
a past board member of the California Agricultural Education 
Foundation.
  In his various leadership roles, Earl has worked closely with 
California Governor Gray Davis, and other Democrat and Republican 
legislators, as well as his colleagues in the agriculture community to 
pass legislation to assist farmers and agribusinesses in California. 
Additionally, Earl has been a champion for air pollution and water 
quality issues facing the San Joaquin Valley of California.
  Without a doubt, Earl has been a key player in California's 
agriculture industry for a number of years. It is with great pride that 
I recognize Earl P. Williams for his service and leadership and 
congratulate him on his retirement.

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