[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 133 (Tuesday, August 6, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1039-E1040]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOHN WIELAND

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                            HON. ROB WOODALL

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 6, 2019

  Mr. WOODALL. Madam Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to a fantastic member of the metro Atlanta community, Mr. 
John Wieland, who founded John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods in 1970. 
In his first year as a home builder, working out of his Volkswagen, he 
built 20 homes! Fast forward nearly 50 years and more than 30,000 
satisfied homeowners later, he has established himself as one of the 
Southeast's leading builders of semi-custom homes.
  Mr. Wieland is a past president of both the Greater Atlanta Home 
Builders Association and the Home Builders Association of Georgia, and 
he is a Senior Life Director of the National Association of Home 
Builders. In 1991, Mr. Wieland was awarded the Greater Atlanta Home 
Builders Association's Lewis Cenker Award for lifetime achievement and 
is a member of the Home Builders Association of Georgia's Hall of Fame.
  And the accolades don't stop there. Mr. Wieland has been named 
National Builder of the Year by Professional Builder Magazine, 
America's Best Builder in 2005 by Builder Magazine, and his company won 
J.D. Power and Associates award for Highest Ranked Quality Among New 
Home Builders in Atlanta for three years running.
  In addition to his success in the home building industry, Mr. Wieland 
has proven time and again his success as a member of our community 
through his stewardship of others. He served as the Chairman of the 
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and is a past Chair of the Advisory 
Council for Emory University's Center for Ethics. He also served as the 
Director of the High Museum of Art for three years beginning in 1998.
  Mr. Wieland is a graduate of both Amherst College and the Harvard 
Business School, and he received an honorary Doctorate of Humane 
Letters from Amherst College. Additionally, he is an elder in the 
Presbyterian Church U.S.A., where he ministers to our community every 
day.
  On behalf of all those touched by John's dedication and service, I 
want to say thank you, and I wish him the best of luck in the future.

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