[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 15, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5788-S5789]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO PERRY HAND

 Mr. SHELBY. Madam President, today I wish to honor the 
retirement of Perry Hand, an Alabama native, from Volkert, Inc. Perry 
is a recognized leader in the engineering field with nearly 50 years of 
experience in the industry. He has provided decades of service to 
improve the quality of life in his community and across the State of 
Alabama.
  Mr. Perry Hand previously served as senior vice president and chief 
marketing officer at Volkert in Mobile, AL. He was appointed president, 
chief executive officer, and chairman of the board in 2011. In 2018, 
Mr. Hand appointed a new president and CEO to the company, and he 
retained the role of chairman. Prior to his work with Volkert, Perry 
served as Alabama's highway director, Alabama's secretary of state, and 
a two-term State senator. He also founded Perry Hand & Associates, Inc.
  Perry has earned many recognitions throughout his career, among them 
are his induction into the Alabama Construction Hall of Fame, the 
Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame, earning the Chairman's Award at 
Volkert, multiple Auburn University awards, and many more. He earned 
his bachelor's degree

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in civil engineering from Auburn University and holds an honorary 
doctorate from Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee.
  What is truly remarkable are Perry Hand's many accomplishments and 
contributions to the State. I am proud to take this time to recognize 
him for his service at Volkert, which has greatly benefitted the people 
of Alabama. His achievements and dedication to advancing the industry 
have not gone unnoticed. I join Perry's friends, family, and colleagues 
in wishing him the best of luck as he transitions into a new chapter of 
his life, and I thank him for his commitment to Alabama.

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