[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 131 (Thursday, August 1, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5307-S5308]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUE TO ROGER HUTSON

 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize a giant 
of Denver and Colorado's business and philanthropic community, Mr. 
Roger Hutson. Mr. Hutson is the president and CEO of HRM Resources III, 
which is headquartered in Denver and produces energy in Colorado, 
Nebraska, Wyoming, and Kansas.
  Mr. Hutson has a servant's heart. He has offered his business acumen 
and leadership experience to serve others in Colorado for decades. Mr. 
Hutson graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a bachelor of 
science in geological engineering in 1982, one of the Nation's leading 
engineering schools. In 2004, Governor Bill Owens appointed Mr. Hutson 
to the school's board of trustees, and he was reappointed in 2009 by 
Governor Bill Ritter. During his two terms of service, he served as 
president of the board of trustees and chairman of the finance and 
audit committee. He has served on many other boards and commission at 
both the State and local levels.
  Because he is passionate about business, education, economic 
development, and public policy, Mr. Hutson was the first oil and gas 
executive asked to join the exclusive business organization known as 
Colorado Concern. There, he works with top Colorado executives who are 
interested in enhancing and protecting our State's business climate, a 
business climate that is widely recognized as the best in the

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Nation thanks to the work of people like Mr. Hutson.
  He has no doubt touched countless lives in Colorado as he has 
provided his time, talent, and resources to advance the causes he cares 
deeply about. He served as a mentor for the Denver Petroleum Club in 
2013 and helped a group of young industry professionals raise more than 
$700,000 for the Wounded Warriors Project. He has also supported the 
Children's Hospital, the Denver Center for the Performing Arts, the 
Tennyson Center, and the Newman Center.
  Mr. Hutson will be honored next week at the Navy Seal Foundation's 
Denver Evening of Tribute. He is worthy of this recognition, and I 
thank him for serving and impacting so many people in the State of 
Colorado.

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