[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 187 (Thursday, November 21, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S6753]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO CHRIS DINSDALE

 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, today I rise to recognize a great 
Coloradan, Chris Dinsdale, who will be inducted into the 2020 Farm 
Credit Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Chris is a banker and 
cattleman from Sterling, CO, who has devoted his life to benefiting his 
community.
  Chris is the coowner of his own business, while also serving on 
multiple boards, and is the current cochairman of the Bank of Colorado. 
No matter his role, he works tirelessly to help our rural communities 
grow and ensure our agricultural producers are among the most 
successful in the country. His passion for Colorado can be seen in 
every action he takes.
  I remember commenting to Chris about some of the new banks he was 
building in several towns across eastern Colorado. He smiled in 
response and said that he knew some of the banks would probably never 
make enough money to pay for the cost of the building but that ``the 
community had been so good to them'' that he wanted to repay the town 
with a beautiful new business they could be proud of. This is the kind 
of person Chris is, one who puts the community before himself, the kind 
of person who makes Colorado special.
  Chris's knowledge and expertise in Colorado agriculture has been 
recognized throughout the State, as Chris has earned several coveted 
awards from his community, including--Sterling's Business Person of the 
Year, Elk Businessman of the Year, and Logan County Chamber of 
Commerce's Citizen of the Year Award. These awards demonstrate his 
ability to not only grow his own business but his ability to create a 
better Colorado through his investments in new infrastructure, as well 
as tuition assistance and scholarship opportunities throughout the 
Eastern Plains. The impact Chris has had and will continue to have will 
benefit generations of Colorado agriculture.
  I am proud to call Chris a friend, and he is more than deserving of 
this great honor.

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