[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S88]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TRIBUTE TO MAJOR GENERAL, RET. ARTHUR T. DEAN

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I would like to recognize the 
retirement of MG Arthur Dean as CEO and executive chairman of Community 
Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, known as CADCA. MG Arthur T. Dean, 
U.S. Army, Retired, came from humble beginnings in North Carolina to 
rise to the highest, most distinguished levels of military service, 
where he retired after 31 years at the grade of major general. He 
possesses numerous military awards, with the highest being two awards 
of the U.S. Army Distinguished Service Medal.
  I have had the honor to work with CADCA for many years and have long 
supported their efforts to prevent drug abuse. For instance, I 
supported and led efforts to create the Drug Free Communities Program 
in 1997.
  Major General Dean began his career as CEO and board chair at CADCA 
in 1998, so we have had the pleasure of working on anti-drug efforts 
for over 20 years. I applaud him in his well-deserved retirement.
  Over the past 23 years of service, I have had the pleasure to witness 
General Dean use his superior leadership, diplomatic skills, and 
passion to build CADCA into a world-class organization. Under his 
leadership, the Drug Free Communities Program has grown, and now over 
2,000 communities benefit from these grants.
  General Dean is a leader with vision, compassion, and a steely 
determination to ensure that substance use prevention remains a 
national priority so the next generation of Americans can grow up safe, 
healthy and drug free.
  General Dean has been an outstanding leader of CADCA. His legacy will 
be one of progress and dedication towards reducing rates of youth 
substance use and misuse.
  I want to thank General Dean for his dedicated and exceptional 
service to our Nation, both as a military and civilian leader, and wish 
him well in his much-deserved retirement.

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