[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S4767]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                         TRIBUTE TO DAN HENDRIX

 Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Dan 
Hendrix, who is retiring as president and chief executive officer of 
the World Trade Center Arkansas and associate vice chancellor of the 
Division of Economic Development at the University of Arkansas after a 
remarkable career dedicated to economic growth in the Natural State.
  Dan is a proud Arkansan who has spent his life demonstrating his 
commitment to the State and developing opportunities to help businesses 
grow and flourish. He learned the tools that helped him succeed at the 
University of Arkansas and Arkansas State University, where he earned a 
bachelor of science in business administration with minors in marketing 
and management.
  He started his career at ABF Freight System, where he established the 
subsidiary Container Carrier Corporation to transport ocean containers 
to and from major ports in the United States and throughout the world. 
Under his guidance, the company expanded import and export operations 
to U.S. ports of entry, and he served in several leadership positions 
within the company. He brought his skills to an Oklahoma Transportation 
Company in 1998.
  In 2001, Dan joined the University of Arkansas and established the 
Office of Corporate and Foundation Relations, where, among other 
successes, he led efforts to raise more than $1 billion for the 
university as part of the institution's Campaign for the Twenty-First 
Century.
  As president and CEO of World Trade Center Arkansas, Dan has used his 
talent and experience to help connect businesses in the State with 
international partners since its creation in 2007. His efforts have 
resulted in significantly increased exports of Arkansas goods and job 
growth. Today, businesses from all over Arkansas export products to 
nearly 200 countries and support 350,000 jobs in the State.
  During Dan's tenure as leader of the World Trade Center Arkansas, he 
has also educated university students in global commerce through the 
center's student intern program. The center has hosted dignitaries from 
more than 50 countries and enhanced diplomatic relations between the 
State of Arkansas and the United States with a variety of nations and 
economic partners.
  I applaud Dan for his outstanding leadership and accomplished career. 
He has led a life of service and deserves our thanks for his military 
service and vision for expanding Arkansas's footprint around the globe. 
Dan is leaving a lasting legacy that will benefit future generations of 
Arkansans. I have been honored to work with him, and I appreciate his 
friendship. I know his wife Marilyn, children and grandchildren, who 
are very proud of him, are looking forward to spending more time 
together. I wish him the best on his retirement.

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