[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 12]
[Senate]
[Pages 16791-16792]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO ALBERT GREENE CLAY

 Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I wish to pay tribute to the 
late Albert Greene Clay, a man whose contributions were instrumental to 
the tobacco and horse industries, and whose presence was well-known at 
the University of Kentucky.
  A native of Mount Sterling, KY, Albert received a bachelor's degree 
from Duke University in 1938, and attended Harvard Business School in 
1939. On October 26, 1939, Albert married his college sweetheart, 
Lorraine Case Newlin. I would like to take this opportunity to express 
my sincerest condolences to his family, especially his wife Lorraine, 
his sons Robert and John, his daughter Charlotte Clay Buxton, and seven 
grandchildren.
  Albert left behind a legacy as an individual whose contributions to 
the tobacco industry are far-reaching and long-lasting. He played a key 
role in the establishment of the Burley Auction Warehouse Association 
in the 1940s, and continued his involvement by serving as chairman and 
president of the organization's board for 25 years.
  Albert's leadership extended to the national level, where he served 
as director of the National Tobacco Tax

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Council, Burley and Dark Leaf Tobacco Export Association and Tobacco 
Growers Information Committee. In 1977, he was appointed by the Carter 
administration to serve on the Agriculture Policy Advisory Committee 
for Trade Negotiations.
  Not only did Albert's accomplishments encompass the tobacco industry, 
but they also extended into another important facet of his native 
State--the horse industry. Albert helped found the American Horse 
Council in 1969, and continued to serve as secretary of the 
organization for many years. His passion for horses benefited students 
at the University of Kentucky, where Albert played a vital role in the 
creation of the institution's Equine Research Foundation. He served as 
chairman there from 1988 to 1998 and was also instrumental in the 
formation of UK's Maxwell Gluck Equine Research Center. Albert 
maintained his involvement in the university, serving on the UK board 
of trustees, and as chairman of the board for several years.
  I would like to express my appreciation for Albert Greene Clay's 
outstanding contributions to both the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and the 
entire United States.

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