[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[House]
[Pages 6719-6720]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     RECOGNIZING C. RICHARD VAUGHN

  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take Mr. Burton's 
time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentlewoman from 
North Carolina is recognized for 5 minutes.
  There was no objection.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and congratulate my 
dear friend, Mr. C. Richard Vaughn of Mount Airy, North Carolina, for 
being awarded the 2006 Distinguished Citizen Award from the Old Hickory 
Council of Boy Scouts of America. This prestigious honor is given 
annually to one individual from Northwestern North Carolina who best 
exemplifies the ideals of scouting through contributions to community, 
State and country. In receiving this award, Richard joins an impressive 
fraternity of past recipients, including Senators Jesse Helms and 
Richard Burr.
  I have had the honor and privilege of knowing Richard for the past 12 
years and can honestly say that there are very few people as deserving 
of this award as he is. Richard is a true asset to the State of North 
Carolina and the Town of Mount Airy. The driving force in his life is a 
strong desire to serve others and make his community a better place.
  Richard has truly exemplified the principles of Boy Scouting 
throughout his life from the time he was a young Eagle Scout. He has 
served our Nation as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army and 
has remained incredibly active in community and civic affairs 
throughout his adult life. He serves as Chairman of the Board of 
Trustees of Central United Methodist Church in Mount Airy, as past 
president of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History, as past 
president of the North Carolina State Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity, 
as past vice president of the United Fund of the Greater Mount Airy 
Chamber of Commerce, as president of the Reeves YMCA Community Center, 
as chairman of the Mount Airy Board of Education, as an executive 
committee member of the Old Hickory Council of Boy Scouts of America, 
and as the former Scoutmaster of Troop 596 of Mount Airy.
  He has also served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the 
North Carolina Granite Corporation, Chairman of Riverside Building 
Supply, Incorporated, and on the Board of Directors of Insteel 
Industries and United Plastics Corporation.
  He also serves on the Board of Trustees for North Carolina State 
University and is a past member of the North Carolina Board of 
Transportation and a past member of the Board of the North Carolina 
State Ports Authority.
  Richard attended North Carolina State University where he received a 
Bachelor of Science degree in nuclear engineering. Upon graduating, he 
served in the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps from 1961 to 1964. Afterward, he 
returned to Mount Airy and started working for his former Scoutmaster, 
Mr. John S. Clark, at the John S. Clark Construction Company. Richard 
has thrived in his nearly 40-year career at John S. Clark and has 
contributed greatly to the company's impressive growth and success. Now 
Richard serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company.
  Mr. Speaker, Richard Vaughn has contributed greatly to his hometown, 
his State and his country, both

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civically and professionally. Richard and his lovely wife, Betty Kay, 
have also been excellent role models for their children and 
grandchildren. I commend him for his commitment to service and 
congratulate him for receiving the 2006 Distinguished Citizen Award.

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