[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 86 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Pages S2920-S2921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO VAUGHN GRAHAM

  Mr. INHOFE. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize my good 
friend Mr. Vaughn Graham as he nears the end of his term as the 113th 
chairman of the Nation's largest insurance association, the Independent 
Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, also known as the Big ``I.'' 
He was installed as chairman of the Big ``I'' in September 2017 in 
Chicago, IL, and over the past year, he has done an amazing job of 
piloting the association as a strong and thoughtful leader for 
independent insurance agents across the country.
  Vaughn graduated from the University of Oklahoma and is currently the 
president of Rich & Cartmill, Inc., headquartered in Tulsa, OK, and 
with offices in Oklahoma City; Ozark, MO; Olathe, KS; and Greeley, CO. 
He is a past chairman of the Independent Insurance Agents of Oklahoma, 
IIAO, and has served as the Oklahoma director to the Big ``I'' national 
board of directors. He was recognized in 2012 with IIAO's highest 
honor, the Eagle of Excellence Award.
  On the national association level, Graham has chaired the Membership 
Services, Inc., board and has served on several Big ``I'' committees 
and boards including the Big ``I'' advantage board, InsurPac board of 
trustees, and the Large Agents and Brokers Council. In addition, he has 
been engaged as a member of several insurance companies' agent advisory 
councils.
  I would also like to recognize Candace Graham, Vaughn's esteemed

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wife. Vaughn has been married to his wife, Candace, for more than 40 
years. Together, they reside in Tulsa, OK, and they have two adult 
children, Hayden and Vaughn, Jr., and five grandchildren. Graham is 
also active in his community with charitable and civic organizations. 
He is a member of Leadership Tulsa, the Rotary Club of Tulsa, and is a 
volunteer mentor to students of Celia Clinton Elementary School.
  The State of Oklahoma is proud of Vaughn Graham and wishes him and 
Candace well following his successful year as chairman of the Big 
``I.''

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