[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 11]
[House]
[Pages 15652-15653]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                     TRIBUTE TO LUTHER ROSS WILSON

  (Mr. STENHOLM asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STENHOLM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Ross Wilson, former 
manager of the Southwestern Peanut Growers' Association. Widely 
regarded as the Nation's most knowledgeable person on the subject of 
the U.S. peanut industry, Ross has retired after spending the last 44 
years of his life working for the betterment of the American farmer.
  Ross is a native of Brownwood, Texas and a graduate of Daniel Baker 
College and Southwest Texas State University. He began his career as a 
teacher and a coach in Gorman, Texas where he eventually served as 
principal and superintendent.
  In 1956, Ross was hired as the manager of the Southwestern Peanut 
Growers' Association where he oversaw the administration of the peanut 
program in the Southwest. In addition to serving on numerous boards and 
committees, he chaired the National Peanut Council Board of Directors, 
the Peanut Administrative Committee, and the Southwest Peanut Research 
and Education Advisory Committee.
  In 1973, the Texas Agricultural Agents Association gave him their Man 
of the Year in Agriculture award, and in 1974, the Progressive Farmer 
magazine named him Man of the Year in Texas agriculture.

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  Ross has been active in civic affairs, helping to organize the Gorman 
Chamber of Commerce and serving as Gorman's mayor.

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  He also served as chairman of the Upper Leon River Municipal Water 
District.

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