[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 6, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E4]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HONORING KEN VOGEL

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, January 6, 2015

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor San 
Joaquin County Supervisor Ken Vogel and to thank him for his leadership 
and dedication to the citizens of San Joaquin County.
  Ken Vogel was born in Stockton, California on March 9, 1945, and 
moved to the Linden/Waterloo area in 1947. Mr. Vogel's family has been 
in the area since 1852 when his great-great grandparents came to the 
Jackson Valley in Amador County, and in the early 1900s, moved to the 
Stockton/Lodi area.
  Ken graduated from Linden High School in 1963, then went on to 
receive a BA, MA, and Teaching and Administrative credentials from 
Fresno State University. He worked as a teacher, vice principal, and 
principal in the Lodi Unified School District from 1980 until 
retirement in 2004 but continued as a substitute principal until his 
election to the San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors.
  Ken has had the honor of receiving the Lodi Lodge #256 of Masons 
Award for Outstanding Professional Service to Students of Public 
Schools and the John Terry Award from the Lodi School Administrators 
Association for Outstanding Educator. In 2001, he was named Boss of the 
Year by the Lodi CSEA group of classified employees.
  Ken raises over a hundred acres of walnuts and cherries in the Linden 
and Farmington areas and has farmed in the area for over 30 years, 
marketing walnuts and cherries through local companies. In 2004, he 
received an award from Diamond Walnut as the Outstanding Hartley Walnut 
Grower of the area for that year. He has been an active member of the 
San Joaquin County Cherry Growers Association and a Farm Bureau member 
for many years and, as a Supervisor, continues to attend Farm Bureau 
meetings regularly.
  Ken's community involvement activities include: Trustee and Past 
President of the Board of the Linden Unified School District from 1992-
2006, Trustee and Vice President of the Board of the Lodi Public 
Library from 2003-2006, Member and Past Director of the San Joaquin 
County Farm Bureau, Member of the San Joaquin Farm Bureau Water 
Committee, Member and Past Director of the Kiwanis of Greater Lodi, 
Member of the Escalon Kiwanis Club, Member of the Ripon Chamber of 
Commerce. Member of the Linden Chamber of Commerce, Member of the 
Linden Athletic Boosters Club, Member of the Friends of the Linden 
Library, Member of the Morada Area Association, Member of the Stockton 
Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Lodi Chamber of Commerce, Member of 
the Clements-Lockeford Chamber of Commerce, Member of the Historical 
Society of the Germans from Russia, Member of the San Joaquin County 
Historical Society, Member of the Lockeford Historical Society, Member 
of the Escalon Historical Society, Member of the Ripon Historical 
Society, and Member of the Lodi American Legion Post #22. He also 
served in the United States Army Reserve from 1968-2000 and was 
honorably discharged with the rank of Captain.
  Ken is has always been committed to the economic development of his 
community, including the protection and expansion of our large 
agricultural industry. In addition, water has been one of his most 
focused areas of involvement as a member of the San Joaquin County 
Board of Supervisors.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring and commending Ken Vogel, San 
Joaquin County Supervisor, for his numerous years of selfless service 
to the betterment of our community.

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