[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11643]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




       IN HONOR OF MIKE FREEZE, ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION

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                           HON. MARION BERRY

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 15, 2006

  Mr. BERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise here today on behalf,of Congressmen 
John Boozman, Mike Ross, Vic Snyder, and myself, to pay tribute to one 
of my good friends, Mike Freeze of England, Arkansas, who has served 
the last seven years on the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. We are 
grateful to have such a leader in Arkansas committed to improving 
conservation and recreation across our state.
  Freeze was appointed to the Commission for a seven year term on July 
1, 1999, serving the last year as Chairman. He has brought a wealth of 
experience to the position, serving as the Commission's first former 
employee to return as Chairman, the Commission's first fish farmer, and 
the first ever member from Lonoke County. Freeze operates Keo Fish 
Farms, is the previous owner of Arkansas Aquatics Inc., and was the 
state fisheries research coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish 
Commission from 1978-1983.
  Freeze graduated from Little Rock Hall High School in 1971, received 
a bachelor's degree in fisheries and wildlife management from Arkansas 
Tech University at Russellville in 1975, and a master's degree in 
biology from Murray State University in Kentucky in 1977. He has served 
many leadership roles over the years including President of the 
National Aquaculture Association, the American Fish Farmers Federation, 
the Striped Bass Growers Association, and State Chapter President of 
the American Fisheries Society.
  It has been my pleasure and privilege to work with Mike Freeze for 
many years. I hope my colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives 
will join the Arkansas delegation in thanking Mike for his service and 
wishing him the best in his future endeavors.

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