[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S4438]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO MATTHEW E. McLOGAN

 Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise today in celebration of the 
retirement of Mr. Matthew E. McLogan, former vice president for 
university relations and secretary of the board of trustees at Grand 
Valley State University in Allendale, MI.
  Matt McLogan began his 35-year tenure at the university by serving as 
vice president beginning in September 1987. His extensive knowledge of 
government relations and leadership of GVSU's marketing and 
communications units, WGVU television, and radio furthered the success 
of GVSU.
  Matt has been instrumental in growing GVSU from an institution of 
fewer than 9,000 students to a regional force with approximately 22,000 
students. He often worked behind the scenes developing and securing 
opportunities for students to improve their chances of success. In 
addition, he has worked relentlessly to establish a stronger west 
Michigan, including securing GVSU's place on the Medical Mile in 
downtown Grand Rapids and pushing key initiatives with State and 
congressional lawmakers.
  In 1981, he was appointed public service commissioner for the State 
of Michigan, serving 6 years in this role regulating the State's 
investor-owned electric, gas, telephone, and water utilities. He was 
also on the faculty of the annual National Association of Regulatory 
Studies Program at Michigan State University, from 1983-1987.
  In 1991, Matt was appointed by the Federal judiciary of the Western 
District of Michigan to the Civil Justice Advisory Committee. This 
committee was charged by Congress to develop new guidelines to speed 
the disposition of civil court proceedings. In 1992, he was appointed 
by Governor John Engler to the Utility Consumer Participation Board, 
which oversees the representation of residential customer interests 
before the Public Service Commission. In 1993, he became board 
chairman.
  In 1993, Governor Engler appointed Mr. McLogan as a special mediator 
in the Ameritech excess earnings case; the agreement stemming from the 
mediation was ratified by the Public Service Commissioner and led to 
the creation of a special fund to support educational distance learning 
projects. In 1996, he was appointed by the Governor to a 4-year term on 
the State Officers Compensation Commission, a public body that sets 
salary levels for Michigan's elected State officials; he became 
chairman in 1998. Mr. McLogan also serves on the Board of the West 
Michigan Botanical Garden (Frederik Meijer Gardens).
  Matthew E. McLogan holds a BA and MA degrees from Western Michigan 
University. He is a Michigan native, born in Flint in 1948. Matt is 
married to Jane L. Brierley, and both are the parents of three 
children: Katherine, born 1985; Molly, born 1988; and Timothy born 
1992.
  It is my honor to recognize the profound impact and accomplishments 
Mr. Matt McLogan has made on Grand Valley State University and within 
the broader Michigan community over the last 42 years.

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