[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E927-E928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SERVICE OF ROBERT PROCTOR

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                          HON. ELISSA SLOTKIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 14, 2022

  Ms. SLOTKIN. Madam Speaker, today I rise to pay tribute to a lifelong 
community leader and the longest serving member of the Board of 
Trustees of Lansing Community College, Robert Proctor. Mr. Proctor has 
devoted nearly two decades to the service of the college, and has 
recently been recognized as the recipient of the M. Dale Ensign Trustee 
Leadership Award from the Association of Community College Trustees.
  The list of Trustee Proctor's accomplishments and involvements at 
Lansing Community College is long, as he has been a driving force in 
the development and expansion of many programs and initiatives during 
his tenure. He currently serves as the board's treasurer and historian, 
and is a past board chair who led two presidential search efforts.
  But his commitment to the community goes far beyond the college's 
walls. Since arriving in Lansing in 1974 to serve as counsel for the 
Labor Committee of the Michigan House of Representatives, Robert has 
been involved in many civic, social, and professional organizations, 
nearly all of which list service to others

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as their primary mission. He has been a volunteer with the Mid-Michigan 
Chapter of the American Red Cross for more than 25 years. He has 
mentored students in Lansing Public Schools since 1990. He is a 
director of the Black Child and Family Institute and is on the board of 
the Resolution Services Center of Central Michigan. He volunteers as a 
mediator for the Center and 54A District Court. Robert is a past 
president of Michigan State University Black Alumni and a former member 
of the board of directors of the MSU Alumni Club of Mid Michigan. He 
was a member of the board of directors of the Lansing Fair Housing 
Center and was a fair housing tester.
  A lawyer by training, Mr. Proctor earned his bachelor's degree in 
political science from the University of California, Berkeley and a 
juris doctor degree from Detroit College of Law. He is deeply connected 
to professional associations, and served as president of the Lansing 
Black Lawyers Association from 1996 to 1999. He is a member of the 
Michigan State Bar Association's labor and employment law section; he 
served as a member of the section council for 4 years. While he has now 
retired from his service as an administrative law judge, he continues 
to practice law and serve as a mediator and labor arbitrator.
  Trustee Proctor can only be described as the consummate public 
servant. It is fitting that his exemplary leadership, involvement, and 
commitment have been recognized by his peers, and it is equally fitting 
that I recognize him so that his lifetime of service will be known to 
all.

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