[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Page 16731]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                    TRIBUTE TO DR. SYLVIO L. DUPUIS

 Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire. Mr. President, I rise today to pay 
tribute to Dr. Sylvio L. Dupuis, Executive Director of McLane, Graf, 
Raulerson and Middleton Law Firm, for receiving Business NH Magazine's 
1999 Business Leader of the Year Award. Dr. Dupuis received this honor 
due to his outstanding civic involvements coupled with his exemplary 
leadership in the business world.
  Dr. Dupuis took the position of Executive Director in April of 1996. 
His philosophy of personalization--solving problems with an interview 
rather than a phone call or a memo--has given him and his law firm an 
excellent reputation. Under his capable and inspiring leadership, the 
firm grew from fifty lawyers to eighty. Dr. Dupuis will retire from the 
McLane Law Firm in June of 1999 but will continue to have an active 
role in community affairs. The McLane, Graf, Raulerson and Middleton 
Law Firm is sure to miss Sylvio's leadership.
  Besides being one of the most talented and well-established 
businessmen in the state, Dr. Dupuis has countless other achievements 
in virtually every facet of New Hampshire life. He has been widely 
involved in areas ranging from health care to the arts. He is the 
former President and CEO of Catholic Medical Center, the former 
Commissioner of the Department of Insurance for New Hampshire, the 
former President of New England College of Optometry and he has served 
with distinction, as the Mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire.
  I commend Dr. Dupuis for his outstanding leadership and shining 
example. His varied professional experience shows him to be the ideal 
representative of New Hampshire business. I wish him the best as the 
new President of Notre Dame College in Manchester, New Hampshire. I am 
proud to represent him in the United States Senate.




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