[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 177 (Friday, October 16, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E965-E966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  IN HONOR OF DR. RANDALL SPINDLE'S RETIREMENT FROM SOUTHERN NAZARENE 
                               UNIVERSITY

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. KENNY MARCHANT

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 16, 2020

  Mr. MARCHANT. Madam Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a dear friend 
and classmate, Dr. Randall Spindle, in honor of his upcoming retirement 
from Southern Nazarene University (SNU) in Bethany, Oklahoma.
  Long before he became a professor of history and business, I met Dr. 
Spindle as a fellow freshman classmate in the fall of 1969 at SNU. 
Little did I know at that time what a remarkable friend I had just 
made. His love and dedication for our alma mater has spanned decades 
and generations of students. He will be greatly missed when he leaves 
campus for the last time as a member of the faculty, but I imagine he 
will still be actively involved in SNU in his retirement.
  Dr. Spindle's career touched on so many different facets of life on 
campus, much more than an ordinary professor. He viewed the school 
through many different perspectives, with each one allowing him to be a 
better leader on campus and for the thousands of students he helped 
educate.
  His association with the school started long before I knew him. As a 
young teenager he earned his first paycheck digging trenches for the 
construction of Snowbarger Hall. Years later after his graduation from 
SNU, he returned to campus in 1976 and served as the Resident Director 
of Snowbarger Hall for three years, literally serving at a building he 
helped construct. During his time as Resident Director, he earned his 
master's degree, the first of

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his advanced degrees. Randall would later complete a doctorate from 
Oklahoma State in 1981 and a law degree from the University of Oklahoma 
in 1991.
  I can think of nobody else who has helped build as a teenager, went 
to as a college student, and then taught for decades all at the same 
institution. This is the triple crown of loyalty, for which we honor 
him today. His dedication to the school is unmatched in both service 
and impact.
  I ask all of my colleagues to join me in honoring Dr. Randall 
Spindle's long career at Southern Nazarene University and wish him all 
the very best for a well-earned retirement.