[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13182]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO MR. BOB McCLELLAN

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 19, 2008

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the achievements of 
Bob McClellan. Mr. McClellan has, since 1994, served as President and 
CEO of Hortica Insurance, formerly Florists Mutual, headquartered in 
Edwardsville, Illinois. He had been employed at Hortica from 1987-1994 
in several senior management positions. Prior to his time at Hortica, 
Bob McClellan served as an adjunct faculty member at Southern Illinois 
University Edwardsville from 1978-1985 and as Management Information 
Services Director from 1976-1978. It was at SIUE that Mr. McClellan 
received a B.S. and M.B.A. in 1974 and 1976, respectively.
  Bob McClellan's most admirable achievements come not from his 
professional life, but his personal life. Mr. McClellan has continually 
dedicated himself to the betterment of his community and the 
preservation of educational institutions. Mr. McClellan has been a 
member of the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America Trails West 
Council, for example. In 1996, he worked with Edwardsville High School 
administrators to develop and implement a technology plan that allowed 
the school to provide modem instruction to its students. In 2005, Bob 
worked to bring a Hortica donation to SIUE when he personally carried 
plants and flowers to a celebration on campus. Clearly, Mr. McClellan 
gives freely of his time and professional expertise.
  Mr. McClellan has received numerous awards in his lifetime, including 
the Rotary International's Four-Way Test Award for Business Ethics in 
2007 and the Business Partnership Award from Ameren and the Illinois 
Development Council in 2005. I wish to honor him today with my words of 
appreciation. Men like Mr. McClellan deserve deep gratitude and 
respect. His unwavering enthusiasm for community development, coupled 
with his keen business sense, is both unusual and exceptionally 
commendable. As Bob McClellan retires from his post as President and 
CEO of Hortica Insurance, I have no doubt that his commitment to 
community will continue unabated for years to come. For the past years 
of service, and for those to come, I offer my utmost thanks to Mr. Bob 
McClellan of Edwardsville, Illinois. Enjoy your retirement, Bob.

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