[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6979]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             IN HONOR AND RECOGNITION OF ROBERT H. McKINNEY

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                           HON. JULIA CARSON

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 19, 2005

  Ms. CARSON. Mr. Speaker, on the occasion of his retirement from the 
position of Chairman of First Indiana Corporation, I rise today to 
commend Robert H. McKinney for his distinguished career of service to 
our country and his and my hometown community.
  First Indiana Corporation is a publicly traded holding company that 
operates the First Indiana Bank, the largest homegrown bank in 
Indianapolis. It was established in 1915 by Mr. McKinney's father, the 
highly respected E. Kirk McKinney.
  It is entirely and delightfully fitting that tribute be paid to 
Robert McKinney and his illustrious career as a devoted national and 
local public servant who is truly an inspiring community leader.
  His achievements are breathtaking.
  A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, the Naval Justice 
School, and the Indiana University School of Law, Mr. McKinney served 
in the Pacific during WorId War II and the Korean War. He has received 
Honorary Doctorates of Law from Marian College and Butler University. 
He has served as a member of the Indiana University Board of Trustees.
  Bob McKinney has served as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
Board, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal Savings 
& Loan Insurance Corporation, and the Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation. He has also served as the presidential-appointed director 
of the Federal National Mortgage Association. Following his federal 
service, he returned to Indianapolis where he was instrumental in 
securing federal grants for the revitalization of Indianapolis 
neighborhoods, most notably the 29th Street corridor on the Near 
Westside.
  Bob McKinney was appointed by U.S. Senator Evan Bayh to the Naval & 
Merchant Marine Academy Selection Committee, and by the Speaker of the 
Indiana House of Representatives to the Government Efficiency 
Commission of the State of Indiana.
  Our honoree is a member of the Presidential Advisory Board for Cuba 
and director of the minority investment fund Lynx Capital Corporation. 
He is a trustee of the Hudson Institute, the U.S. Naval Academy 
Foundation, the Indiana University Foundation, and the Sierra Club 
Foundation.
  In our mutual hometown of lndianapolis, Bob McKinney is the director 
of several civic organizations including the Indianapolis Economic 
Club, the Indianapolis and Indiana Chambers of Commerce, and the 
Indianapolis Committee on Foreign Relations, as well as the Chief 
Executives Organization and the World Presidents' Organization. He has 
served as director of the Young Lawyers Section of the ABA, director of 
the Indiana State Bar, and treasurer and director of the Indianapolis 
Bar Association.
  McKinney is the recipient of the 1994 Junior Achievement Central 
Indiana Business Hall of Fame Award, the 1995 Hoosier Heritage Award, 
the 1999 Indiana University Academy of Law Alumni Fellows Award, and 
the 2000 Indianapolis Archdiocese Spirit of Service Award, and, well, 
he's just a very nice guy.
  Robert McKinney's involvement in national politics began when he 
became the Indiana chair of John F. Kennedy's presidential committee. 
He has subsequently served as chairman of the Indiana presidential 
campaigns of Candidates Muskie, Carter, and Mondale, serving also as a 
member of the Indiana delegations to the National Democratic 
Conventions beginning in 1972.
  Bob McKinney and his wife Arlene ``Skip'' McKinney live in 
Indianapolis and have five children and five grandchildren. On behalf 
of my fellow citizens of Indianapolis and the Seventh Congressional 
District of Indiana, I thank this great man for his service to our 
country and his warm friendship to me. Knowing Bob McKinney as I do, I 
am sure his retirement means even more work for his community and his 
company. That said, I wish him continued happiness with his wonderful 
wife ``Skip'' and the rest of his family during a long, long time in 
his brand of retirement.

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