[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Page 22855]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   TRIBUTE TO ROBERT L. McCURLEY, JR.

 Mr. SHELBY. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize Mr. 
Robert L. McCurley Jr., of Tuscaloosa, AL for his dedicated work on 
behalf of the Kiwanis International Foundation. Mr. McCurley retired on 
September 30, 2000 after two terms as the president of Kiwanis 
International's charitable arm. I commend him for his commitment to 
helping the less fortunate throughout the world.
  Bob McCurley's duties as Kiwanis International Foundation president 
have taken him around the world in his efforts to improve the lives of 
the underprivileged. Under his leadership, the foundation has provided 
grants to meet the needs of children from Bulgaria and Haiti to India 
and Cambodia. In particular, the Kiwanis International Foundation has 
raised millions of dollars to combat iodine deficiency disorders, the 
leading preventable cause of mental retardation in the world today.
  Mr. McCurley earned degrees in both engineering and law from the 
University of Alabama. He is director of the Alabama Law Institute and 
an adjunct professor at the Alabama School of Law. He has also served 
as a municipal judge and has authored 12 books on law and government.
  Mr. McCurley has been a member of Kiwanis in Gadsden and Tuscaloosa 
for more than 30 years. He led the Kiwanis organization in Alabama in 
1983-1984, served as Trustee and then Vice President of Kiwanis 
International from 1987-1992, and since 1994 has served the Kiwanis 
International Foundation as a Trustee, Treasurer, and President. In 
addition to Kiwanis, he has served his community as a volunteer in 
leadership positions with the March of Dimes, Boys Club, Focus on 
Senior Citizens, and Association for Retarded Children.
  Robert L. McCurley Jr.'s charitable work has made a difference in 
countless lives in Alabama and throughout the world. UNICEF estimates 
that Kiwanis support of iodine deficiency disorder programs is saving 
more than 8 million children each year from mental and physical 
disabilities. I would like to congratulate Mr. McCurley on a stellar 
term as President of the Kiwanis International Foundation, and wish him 
and his family the best in the future.

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