[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 8]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 10680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   TRIBUTE TO MR. MICHAEL M. GLASSON

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                          HON. DALE E. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 13, 2001

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a man who has 
faithfully served the citizens of Genesee County, Michigan, for 15 
years. On June 18, civic, community, and government leaders will join 
family and friends to honor Mr. Michael M. Glasson, as he retires as 
County Purchasing Director.
  Michael Glasson was born and raised in my hometown of Flint, and 
holds a Bachelors Degree from Michigan State University and a Masters 
in Public Administration from Wayne State University. In 1974, he began 
his career in purchasing, working as a buyer for Hurley Medical Center, 
which led three years later to his becoming Chief Buyer for the City of 
Flint, a position he held for nine years. Michael then made the 
transition from city to county, as he became Purchasing Director for 
Genesee County in 1986.
  As Purchasing Director, Michael helped usher his department into the 
modern age with the development of new purchasing regulations, the 
automation of the purchasing process, and the streamlining of the 
entire department. Under his leadership, the department set a new 
standard of efficiency and effectiveness.
  Michael serves his peers and colleagues as a member and past 
president of the Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association, is a 
Certified Instructor with the National Institute for Governmental 
Purchasing, and he has also served as an Instructor at Ferris State 
University and Detroit College of Business. In 1996, he was recognized 
by the Michigan Public Purchasing Officers Association and awarded the 
Klang Award for outstanding contributions to government purchasing.
  Mr. Speaker, Michael Glasson has been a positive influence on Genesee 
County government for the last 15 years. The many people he has come in 
contact with during that time have benefited from his dedication, his 
attention to detail, and his ability to work with people from all walks 
of life. I ask my colleagues in the 107th Congress to please join me in 
congratulating him on his retirement, and wishing him the best of luck 
in his future endeavors.

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