[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 18589-18590]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING LLOYD A. SEMPLE AS CHAIR OF THE MICHIGAN CHAPTER OF THE NATURE 
                              CONSERVANCY

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 1, 2010

  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today in appreciation of Lloyd A. 
Semple. On December 2nd he will step down after a successful tenure as 
Chair of the Michigan Chapter of The Nature Conservancy. Lloyd has 
provided extraordinary leadership in shepherding The Nature Conservancy 
into its next decade of conservation. As Chair, he held the gavel as 
the Great Lakes Project was launched on Mackinac Island in 2008, and 
was at the helm when The Nature Conservancy completed the largest 
conservation project in Michigan's history.

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  Lloyd joined the Michigan Board of The Nature Conservancy in 2003 and 
has remained an active member of the Board through his tenure as Chair, 
which started in 2008. His philanthropic nature is further exemplified 
by his positions as Vice Chairman of the National Audubon Society's 
Board of Directors and member of the Executive Committee of the Detroit 
Zoological Society's Board of Directors. These commitments require time 
and energy, which Lloyd has selflessly volunteered year after year.
  It is my belief that we do not inherit the Earth from previous 
generations, but we borrow it from future ones. By continuing to expand 
our scientific knowledge and by conserving pristine wildlife habitat, 
we are fulfilling our role as stewards of the environment. Lloyd Semple 
successfully championed this vision as Chair.

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