[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11634]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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              EXTENSIONS OF REMARKS--Friday, June 16, 2006

 A TRIBUTE TO MICHAEL STYLES, FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVANT AND DESERT CIVIC 
                                 LEADER

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                            HON. JERRY LEWIS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2006

  Mr. LEWIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I would like today to pay 
tribute to a dedicated public servant for both the Federal government 
and the desert communities in my district--Michael B. Styles, the 
longtime national president of the Federal Managers Association and one 
of the guiding lights of Copper Mountain Community College.
  My good friend Mike Styles has been a dedicated member of the Federal 
Manager Association's General Executive Board since 1986. He served as 
national vice president, zone president, and chapter president. As 
national president for some 15 years until this past March, his efforts 
are a testament to the highest level of commitment an individual can 
demonstrate on the behalf of federal workers.
  His leadership among federal managers was recognized when the 
President appointed him in 1995 to the National Partnership Council, 
which advises the President on federal labor-management issues and 
relations. His six years on the council helped open up communication 
between the management industry and the Administration and Congress.
  In his long career in Tactical Data Systems management with the 
Department of the Navy and United State Marine Corps, Mike helped make 
significant improvements in systems acquisition and logistics support. 
The Fleet Marine Force, one of his main projects, has been improved 
considerably by his efforts.
  He spent 30 years as a lecturer, facilitator and consultant, 
specializing in education theory and practice. Since 1986, Mike has 
taught graduate and undergraduate courses as adjunct professor at the 
National University School of Management and Technology. He is a 
tremendous asset as President of the Federal Management Institute, the 
association's education division, having received a master's degree in 
education from the University of Redlands. He was also a fellow at 
Syracuse University's Maxwell Center for Advanced Public Management.
  The citizens of Joshua Tree, a desert city in my congressional 
district, are particularly grateful for Mike Styles' contributions to 
the Copper Mountain Community College District. Mike was the original 
founder of the Friends of Copper Mountain College, established in 1983. 
This charitable organization provides students with educational support 
and introduces them to community service. He has served on the 
college's board of directors since 1996, and has been president of the 
College Foundation for the past two years. This college is especially 
important to our federal workforce, since it serves Marines and their 
dependents who are stationed at the nearby Air-Ground Combat Center at 
Twentynine Palms.
  The Morongo Basin has also benefited greatly from Mike's community 
service. He serves on the United Way's Board of Directors, is a member 
of the Knight of Columbus, and plays an active role in the chamber of 
commerce. Having worked with Mike over the years, I can attest to his 
dedication in bettering the Inland Empire region of California.
  Mr. Speaker, Mike Styles has been an exemplary public servant and 
civic leader, and thousands of our federal employees and students have 
benefited from his expertise and dedication to education excellence. In 
addition to ending his long service as FMA president this spring, Mike 
is stepping down as president of the college foundation. Please join me 
in thanking him for his dedication, and wishing him well in his future 
endeavors.

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