[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 118 (Tuesday, July 11, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E648]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING DENNIS MUCHMORE'S SERVICE TO OAKLAND UNIVERSITY AND TO THE 
                           STATE OF MICHIGAN

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                          HON. DEBBIE DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 11, 2023

  Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dennis Muchmore, 
a member of the Board of Trustees of Oakland University and the 
Honingman Law Firm in Detroit, Michigan. His contributions to his 
university, community, and his state are worthy of commendation.
  Dennis was born and raised in Charleston, Illinois, and stayed in 
town after high school to attend Eastern Illinois University. After 
graduation, he attended graduate school at Michigan State University, 
where he completed a Master's in Public Administration.
  In the 1970s, Dennis began a long career of public service to the 
state of Michigan and his community. He served as a consultant to the 
Select Committee on Municipal Finance, an Administrative Assistant to 
multiple senators, and for four years was the Senior Vice President of 
the Michigan Chamber of Commerce. Dennis also served as executive 
director of the Michigan United Conservation Clubs and the chair of the 
Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund. His work in government 
culminated by serving as Governor Rick Snyder's chief of staff from 
2010 to 2016.
  Though he is no longer working for our state government, Dennis still 
interacts with government daily as the Co-Leader of Government 
Relations and Regulatory Practice at Honigman Law Firm. He has been 
involved in major projects like the purchase and maintenance of the 
high-speed AMTRAK line between Detroit and Indiana and the Gordie Howe 
International Bridge, a public bridge connecting the city of Detroit 
and the Canadian city of Windsor that is currently under construction. 
These projects have and will greatly increase the ability of commuters, 
tourists, and commerce to reach our great state.
  As a Trustee for Oakland University, Dennis has overseen a period of 
substantial renovation on campus in order to better serve the faculty 
and students and bring the university into the 21st century. 
Renovations to Varner Hall, O'Dowd Hall, and South Foundation Hall, 
among others, have made campus life more enjoyable for all and made the 
university more competitive with Michigan's other fantastic 
institutions. Later this year, construction will begin on a new Visitor 
Center that will ``redefine the visitor experience for everyone who 
walks through the gates.''
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in celebrating the 
lifetime of work that Dennis Muchmore has accomplished. Whether in 
public or in private, Dennis has always taken the time to improve the 
lives of Michiganders everywhere. We thank him for his continued 
service, and are excited to see what he will help develop here in the 
future.

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