[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8660]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                  TRIBUTE TO SUSAN AND JOSEPH PICHLER

                                 ______
                                 

                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 19, 2000

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute to Joseph and Susan Pichler, 
good friends and recipients of the Distinguished Service Citation from 
the National Conference for Community Justice (NCCJ) on May 25. They 
were selected for this award for their personal and professional 
qualities that have furthered the cause of inter-group understanding in 
our community.
  Susan attended St. Mary's College, where she received a Bachelor of 
Arts in English. A dedicated volunteer for many years, she has done a 
great deal to improve inner-city education. She is a strong supporter 
of the Junior Great Books reading enrichment program, and locally, she 
initiated this program at Washington Park School and St. Francis Seraph 
School. While in Kansas, she worked with Junior Great Books at St. John 
the Evangelist Grade School; taught CCD (Confraternity of Christian 
Doctrine) at Our Lady of Guadalupe; initiated Junior Great Books at 
Avenue A School; chaired the Hutchinson High School Evaluation 
Committee for the School Board; and served on the Parent Teacher 
Association.
  Currently, Susan is active with the National Underground Railroad 
Freedom Center, serving as a member of the National Advisory Board and 
the Board of Trustees. She also serves on the Board of Trustees for St. 
Mary's College in Notre Dame, Indiana, and has spent 10 years as a 
volunteer librarian at St. Francis Seraph School.
  Joe is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer at the 
Kroger Company, one of America's largest companies, and a company that 
gives much to our community. He graduated magna cum laude from Notre 
Dame University, and went on to obtain his M.B.A. and Ph.D. from the 
University of Chicago.
  From 1968-1970, Joe served in the U.S. Department of Labor. He also 
taught at the University of Kansas School of Business for 15 years, and 
served as Dean from 1974-1980.
  Joe has been involved in a number of civic and charitable activities. 
He is a former member of the Board of Advisors with the Salvation Army 
School for Officers Training. He is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the 
University of Kansas School of Fine Arts; a member of the Catholic 
Commission on Intellectual and Cultural Affairs; and a member of the 
Board of Trustees of Tougaloo College in Mississippi.
  Locally, Joe is Co-Chairman of the Greater Cincinnati Scholarship 
Association; a member of the Xavier University Board of Trustees; an 
Advisory Member of the Cincinnati Opera; and a member of the Advisory 
Board of the Cincinnati Chapter of the Salvation Army.
  Joe also is active as a member of the Board of Directors of Federated 
Department Stores, Inc., and Milacron, Inc. He is a member of the Board 
at Catalyst; a member of the Business Council; past Chairman of the 
National Alliance of Business; and a member of the Cincinnati Business 
Committee.
  All of us in the Cincinnati area are grateful to Susan and Joe for 
their numerous contributions to our community, and congratulate them on 
receiving this prestigious NCCJ award.

                          ____________________