[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3732]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING TOM OGBURN, JR.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under a previous order of the House, the 
gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) is recognized for 5 minutes.
  Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Mr. Tom Ogburn, Jr., 
Executive Professor of Management and Director of the Family Business 
Center at the Wake Forest University Babcock Graduate School of 
Management. Mr. Ogburn has dedicated his life to serving his community 
of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and the students of Wake Forest MBA; 
and that is why I honor him today.
  Tom began his long and distinguished career in the Marketing Research 
Department of R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and eventually became the 
Director of Global Research and the Marketing Director of the 
international company. He then spent 8 years as RJR's Vice President of 
Public Issues. He is also a successful entrepreneur and a gifted 
professional sculptor.
  In 1998, Tom joined the faculty of Wake Forest University and shortly 
thereafter became the Faculty Advisor of the Wake Forest MBA Case 
Competition, now known as the Wake Forest MBA Marketing Summit. Always 
quick to come up with exceptional creative ideas and never willing to 
settle for less than excellence, Tom challenged students to transform 
the event from a regional competition with a limited budget into the 
premiere nationally recognized event it is today. He has helped 
students form partnerships with an impressive list of corporate 
sponsors including Yahoo, Wachovia Wealth Management, EchoStar, Coca-
Cola, GlaxoSmithKline, Lowe's and Heineken. He has also built and 
sustained relationships with some of the Nation's most outstanding 
marketing leaders.
  Tom and his wife, Anita, have been married since 1966; and both are 
natives of Winston-Salem. She is currently the Executive Director of 
the city's Ronald McDonald House. The Ogburns have two sons, Tate and 
Allen, both graduates of Wake Forest MBA, and one granddaughter, 
Virginia.
  February 9, 10 and 11 mark the 16th annual Wake Forest MBA Marketing 
Summit on the campus of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North 
Carolina. Hundreds of MBA students, faculty members and marketing 
executives gathered at the summit; and I am proud that such an 
exceptional event took place in my district. This event would not be 
possible without the dedication and commitment of Mr. Tom Ogburn, Jr.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Tom for his 
outstanding contributions to his community and to the students of Wake 
Forest MBA.

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