[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15388]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF MR. JAMES C. BOLAND

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, November 16, 2012

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. James 
C. Boland, who is being honored as the Mayo Society of Greater 
Cleveland's Mayo Person of the Year.
  Founded in 2004, the Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland is a forum for 
information and activities of interest to individuals of Irish descent, 
particularly those with ancestral ties to County Mayo. Its members are 
dedicated to promoting cultural, charitable, scientific and/or literary 
exchanges between the United States and Ireland, with particular 
emphasis on County Mayo, including but not limited to research into the 
life and times of Irish immigration to America and the study of Irish 
and Irish-American history.
  A native Clevelander, James Boland has a long and storied history in 
the Northeast Ohio community. He is a graduate of John Carroll 
University and later earned degrees with George Washington University 
and the Harvard Business School. He served with the U.S. Army before 
joining Ernest & Young in 1964 for 34 years, when he retired in 1998 as 
a partner with the firm. Following his retirement, Boland was named the 
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cavaliers/Gund Arena 
Company in 1998 and became the Vice Chairman in 2003; he retired in 
2007. Boland has also served on the boards of Developers Diversified 
Realty Corporation, Invacare, the Sherwin-Williams Company and the 
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.
  He is not only legendary in the business community, but has also been 
a philanthropic leader. He has played an integral role in the 
Leadership Cleveland program since it was established in 1977. He is 
involved with the United Way, Cleveland Tomorrow, The Ohio Business 
Roundtable, University Circle, The Cleveland Health and Education 
Museum, Hawken School, Bluecoats, the Great Lakes Science Center and 
the Harvard Business School Club. He has chaired the YMCA Corporate 
Challenge, the March of Dimes ``Walk-a-thon,'' the Olympic Torch Relay 
Committee and has played essential role in numerous other events that 
empower groups in Northeast Ohio.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Mr. 
James C. Boland on being named the Mayo Society of Greater Cleveland's 
Mayo Person of the Year.

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