[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E612-E613]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MRS. JACKI LOWE

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 29, 2015

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to an exceptional 
business leader and outstanding citizen, Mrs. Jacki Lowe, on the 
occasion of her retirement from Georgia Power on April 1, 2015.
  Mrs. Lowe has served as West Region Vice President of Georgia Power 
since 2005 but her career with Southern Company, which owns and 
operates Georgia Power, began more than forty years ago in 1974. A 
familiar face and name at Southern Company, she excelled in her many 
roles, which included Compensation Manager at Georgia Power as well as 
Benefits Manager, Compensation and Benefits Manager, Land Manager, and 
Assistant to the President at Alabama Power. She also served as Vice 
President and Regional Chief Information Officer for Alabama Power, 
Southern Company Services and Southern Nuclear in Birmingham. Before 
being appointed West Region Vice President, she served as Vice 
President of Supply Chain Management for Southern Company and Georgia 
Power.
  As a female executive in the fourth largest utility company in the 
United States, Mrs. Lowe has in many ways broken through the glass 
ceiling in this male-dominated industry. Not only has her leadership 
set an example for other women, but she has also reached out and 
mentored many employees in order to help them reach their goals and 
objectives.
  Mrs. Lowe holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from 
Georgia State University and a Master of Business Administration degree 
from Samford University in Birmingham. In addition to going above and 
beyond in her career, Mrs. Lowe has proven to be an exceptional member 
of her community. She serves on the boards of the Columbus Technical 
College Foundation, Columbus Regional Medical Foundation, Goodwill 
Industries of the Southern Rivers, Inc., Girl Scouts of Historic 
Georgia, and the National Infantry Museum. She also serves on the 
Executive Committee of the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce and 
presided as the Board Chair in 2013. In 2011, she chaired the Intercity 
Leadership Conference and the Diversity Conference and was honored with 
the Volunteer of the Year Award. She also is a past chair of the Valley 
Partnership Joint Development Authority and the Columbus Economic 
Development Committee, as well as a past board member of the United Way 
of Chattahoochee Valley and the Muscogee Educational Excellence 
Foundation.
  Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ``You make your living by what you 
get; you make your life by what you give.'' Not only has Mrs. Lowe 
established a legacy for women in the workplace at Southern Company, 
but she has also done a tremendous job of giving back to the great city 
of Columbus, and I am very grateful for her tireless advocacy to make 
the community stronger. A woman of great integrity, her efforts, her 
dedication, and her expertise in her field are unparalleled, but her 
heart for helping others is what makes these qualities truly worthy.

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  Mrs. Lowe has accomplished much in her life but none of it would be 
possible without the love and support of her two sons, Matt and Jeremy, 
and her grandchildren, Gaines, Libby, Samuel, Carter, and Hudson.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our 
sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Mrs. Jacki Lowe upon the 
occasion of her retirement from an outstanding career spanning over 
four decades with Southern Company.

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