[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12950-12951]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO RICHARD L. GRANT

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                             HON. JO BONNER

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 31, 2012

  Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Richard L. Grant, who 
recently retired as the Vice President and Region Manager of Boise 
White Paper Alabama Operations on May 31, 2012. Mr. Grant knows the 
value of hard work, as well as the importance of loyalty to one's 
company.
   Mr. Grant began his career after graduating with a Bachelor's Degree 
in Environmental Studies at the University of Maine in 1977. After 
graduation, he began a long journey, ultimately taking him from the 
East coast to the West and finally down to Alabama.
   He began work with Boise as the Pulp Mill Day Supervisor in 1987 in 
Wallula, Washington. He then became the Power and Utilities 
Superintendent from 1988 to 1989 at Smurfit Newsprint Corporation in 
Oregon. In 1989, Mr. Grant moved to the Alabama Operations, where he 
held a variety of positions from 1989 to 2008 which included: 
Operations Manager, Production Manager, Paper Machine Superintendent, 
Recycle General Superintendent, Utilities Superintendent and Region 
Manager of the Alabama Operations, before being promoted to Vice 
President in November of 2008.
   In addition to being a leader in safety, Mr. Grant has made many 
outstanding and lasting contributions to Boise and his community. He 
has been a leader in the development of people's character, mentoring 
many of the key managers within the Boise Paper family.

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These contributions to the company will be greatly missed.
   Rick has been a tremendous and positive force in his community and 
the Boise Paper Company. He has set a high standard of leadership that 
will be difficult to replace.
   Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of South Alabama, I would like 
to extend a job well done, as well as our very best wishes to the Rick 
and his wife, Sissie, for all their future endeavors.

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