[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 13]
[Senate]
[Page 17436]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO JOHN PARRY

 Mr. LUGAR. Mr. President, today I congratulate my friend John 
Parry on his retirement after 16 years as director of athletics at 
Butler University.
  Since joining Butler in 1990, John has overseen a remarkable period 
of growth and success, adding three varsity athletic teams and winning 
the Horizon League James J. McCafferty Trophy for all-sports excellence 
for the first time and on five subsequent occasions. During this time, 
Butler also witnessed extraordinary success in the classroom, leading 
the Horizon League in the number of student-athletes named to the 
academic honor roll 9 out of the last 10 years. In 2003 he was 
recognized as National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics 
I-AA/I-AAA Athletic Director of the Year for the Central Region.
  John's leadership has extended beyond Butler University. He is a past 
president of the Pioneer Football League and past chair of the NCAA 
Division I Men's Lacrosse Committee. Especially important in the 
Indianapolis community, he served as a cochairman of the Local 
Organizing Committee for the 1997, 2000, and 2006 NCAA Men's Final Four 
and the 2005 NCAA Women's Final Four.
  Personally, I have enjoyed working closely with John each year as 
Butler hosts the annual Dick Lugar Run and Walk. John's enthusiasm has 
ensured the success of this special tradition as so many from all over 
central Indiana come together to enjoy a day of competition and 
fitness.
  I appreciate this opportunity to congratulate John, and I look 
forward to many more opportunities to work closely with him as he 
pursues new challenges and adventures.

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