[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 1]
[Senate]
[Page 1184]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                      TRIBUTE TO RONALD C. FOSTER

 Mr. CHAMBLISS. Mr. President, I pay tribute to Ronald C. 
Foster who will soon be retiring after an illustrious 33-year career 
with one of America's leading companies, the Atlanta-based United 
Parcel Service, UPS. First hired in October of 1966, Ron's 33-year 
corporate career led him from Kentucky to Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, 
New York, Pennsylvania, and ultimately to Washington, DC.
  Ron started his career as a non-management hourly employee unloading 
UPS tractor-trailers in Lexington, KY. Promoted to the ranks of 
management 2 years later, Ron worked in UPS operations while attending 
the University of Kentucky, where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in 
Economics in 1972.
  Ron held a series of managerial positions of increasing 
responsibility within the UPS Human Resources department which led him 
to become one of the company's senior Human Resources officials. In 
1996, Ron Foster transferred to UPS' Washington, DC, Public Affairs 
office, where he represented the company on Capitol Hill and focused on 
labor relations, safety and human resources related public policy 
issues. At the time of his retirement Ron served as one of the 
company's most senior Public Affairs executives, as he coordinated the 
legislative and political activities of UPS Public Affairs managers 
both in Washington and in select state capitals.
  Ron Foster's accomplished business career has been most noted for his 
unwavering loyalty to UPS and to his uncompromised dedication to 
integrity regarding business ethics and values. Ron will be remembered 
for the respectful and professional manner in which he treated all UPS 
colleagues. Ron's ability to deal fairly and equitably with people from 
all walks of life, a trait that is all too uncommon in today's society, 
was legendary among the UPS family.
  Ron has been a very good friend to this Senator and I am happy that 
he will be spending his retirement years at Reynolds Plantation in 
Greensboro, GA. I congratulate Ron for a lengthy and highly successful 
business career, and more importantly, to wish Ron and Jo Foster a 
healthy and happy retirement.

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