[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 8277-8278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



       BOEING EMPLOYEE NAMED MINORITY BUSINESS BUYER OF THE YEAR

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                           HON. NICK LAMPSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 16, 2001

  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, it is my pleasure to commend to the 
attention of my colleagues and the public at large the accomplishments 
of Mr. Russ Carroll, Boeing's Director of Supplier Management and 
Procurement, in being named 2001 Buyer of the Year by the Houston 
Minority Business Council. This is an outstanding accomplishment that 
reflects the dedicated efforts of Mr. Carroll and The Boeing Company.
  Mr. Carroll--who supports Boeing's International Space Station 
program office in Houston--was selected from a field of fifty nominees 
representing twenty-three, Fortune 500 companies throughout Houston. 
The award is presented annually to an individual who, in the past three 
years, has successfully increased expenditures and efforts towards the 
growth and development of minority businesses. The Houston Business 
Council is involved in increasing and expanding opportunities and 
growth for minority business enterprises.
  Mr. Carroll joined The Boeing Company in 1978 as a material planner 
in commercial airplanes. He held numerous positions on the commercial 
side of Boeing's business before being transferred to Houston in 1993 
to support the International Space Station program. His efforts in 
Houston have included doubling dollar expenditures with minority 
business enterprises from $13.2 million in 1998 to $26.5 million in 
2000.
  Mr. Carroll has also been proactive in providing minority suppliers 
the opportunity to compete exclusively for $25 million on engineering 
and technical services for the International Space Station; creating a 
forum to communicate specific procurement needs to

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the local community; and establishing an ISS Supplier of the Year award 
to recognize and celebrate the exceptional accomplishments of 
suppliers.
  Mr. Speaker, we have debated the merits of Space Station many times 
over on the floor of the House. Indeed, we continue to debate Station 
issues even today. But the Station is more that a collection of 
technical, cost, and schedule considerations, it is also the day-do-day 
work that is done by people like Russ Carroll who labor more often than 
not in relative obscurity, yet whose contributions to the success of 
this international undertaking are incalculable.
  Congratulations, Russ Carroll. We hope to see you and The Boeing 
Company back in the winner's circle again next year.

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