[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 29388-29389]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   RECOGNIZING LEWIS F. MALLORY, JR.

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                   HON. CHARLES W. ``CHIP'' PICKERING

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2005

  Mr. PICKERING. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take a moment to 
recognize one of

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 Starkville, Mississippi's great citizens, in fact, an outstanding 
businessman recognized across the entire state and a family man of 
great reputation. Lewis F. Mallory, Jr., is chairman of the board and 
chief executive officer of the National Bank of Commerce, now known in 
Mississippi as Cadence Bank. He was inducted this year into the 
Mississippi Business Hall of Fame.
  Lewis has been a leader in Mississippi banking circles for decades, 
and has been very successful in leading his bank through a period of 
tremendous growth. When Lewis began his career, his bank had about $8 
million in assets, two locations and 20 employees. Today, he has $1.4 
billion in assets in 32 offices in 12 communities throughout 
Mississippi, Alabama and Tennessee. The company provides jobs for more 
than 475 people with earnings to exceed $14 million.
  Lewis grew up on the campus of Mississippi State University where his 
father served as Vice President for Business Affairs. He graduated from 
MSU with special honors in 1965 with a degree in Banking and Finance 
and a minor in Economics. While in college, Lewis was a member of Phi 
Eta Sigma, Beta Gamma Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, and Omicron Delta Kappa.
  Currently, Lewis is a member of the Board of Directors, Federal 
Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Mississippi Economic Council, Mississippi 
State University Foundation, Mississippi Catholic Foundation, Greater 
Starkville Development Partnership and is on the Senior Executive 
Advisory Council for the College of Business and Industry at 
Mississippi State University.
  Lewis is a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Starkville and he 
and his wife Pie are the parents of two sons, Marcus and Lewis F. III.
  Mr. Speaker, Lewis Mallory is a highly respected businessman and 
community leader and he thrives on promoting Starkville and Oktibbeha 
County. I commend him on his selection to the Mississippi Business Hall 
of Fame and I am proud that he is one of my constituents.

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