[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Page 2871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       REMEMBERING SHANE N. YATES

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. President, today I wish to honor the life of Shane 
N. Yates. Shane was the executive director of the Ohio Society of 
Association Executives. Shane had a fierce commitment to his 
organization and his profession. Shane had a relentless drive to serve 
all those he represented and lead all whom he worked with.
  Shane was a graduate of Ashland University and earned his certificate 
in nonprofit executive leadership from Indiana University. Shane was 
also a chapter adviser for his fraternity, Phi Kappa Psi; a past board 
member for Meeting Professionals International Ohio Chapter; and a 
volunteer for the United Way of Central Ohio.
  A passionate and high-energy executive with more than 15 years of 
achievement in association leadership, Shane was named a 40 Under 40 
honoree in 2014 by the Association Forum of Chicagoland and USAE. While 
serving as the director, Shane helped the Ohio Society of Association 
Executives achieve many milestones while never settling with the status 
quo.
  Shane N. Yates will forever leave a mark on the Ohio Society of 
Association Executives and all who knew him.

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