[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 448]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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        2000 COLORADO BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, ED McVANEY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize an inductee for the 2000 Colorado Business Hall of Fame, Mr. 
Ed McVaney.
  Jointly produced by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior 
Achievement, the Colorado Business Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding 
Colorado businesses and civic leaders from the past and present, 
publicizes the contributions of business leaders to our community and 
promotes the importance and value of the private enterprise system.
  One of this year's inductees, Ed McVaney, is the cofounder and 
chairman of J.D. Edwards, a Denver-based software company that develops 
highly functional enterprise resource planning software to facilitate 
the operation and management of complex enterprises.
  Ed McVaney graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1964 
with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. Ed began work as an 
operations research engineer and software specialist for Bell Systems 
while still in college. He earned an MBA from Rutger's University in 
1966. He worked in the software area of Grant Thronton & Co. and Peat, 
Marwick Mitchell.
  Mr. McVaney and his wife, Carole, have always been strong advocates 
of higher education. They have given generous donations to the 
University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The donation established the J.D. 
Edwards Honors Program for Computer Science and Management.
  Mr. McVaney's contributions to the software industry as well as the 
Denver economy are unmatched. It is because of these contributions, his 
leadership and vision that Ed McVaney is so well-known and widely 
respected in Colorado.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to congratulate Mr. 
Ed McVaney and thank him for his commitment to his field and our 
community.

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