[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 140 (Tuesday, August 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         HONORING JOYCE M. RICE

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                         HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 29, 2017

  Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, today we honor Joyce M. Rice, advisor, 
banking pioneer, and director of writer/publisher relations in the 
country, pop, and Christian music genres.
  A Nashville native, Ms. Rice developed her unique expertise in 
commercial lending with the Federal Reserve Bank and First American 
National Bank. In 1983, she designed and opened First American's 
satellite office on Music Row, specifically catering to the 
entertainment industry, proving the potential of lending to the music 
business. She revolutionized music banking by championing royalty-
advanced loans. After 15 dynamic years with BMI, Ms. Rice retired, 
having started her career as a respectable bank teller and ending it as 
an innovator and trailblazer in the banking and music industries.
  Her commitment to charitable and community projects through Nashville 
and National Academy of Television Arts, the Mark Collie Foundation, 
Chet Atkins Place, and the W.O. Smith Nashville Community Music School 
fits precisely with her history of active involvement.
  We honor Joyce M. Rice with a SOURCE Award, recognizing her vital 
contribution to the success of Music Row and the Nashville 
entertainment industry.

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