[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15769]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    HONORING MR. ED McMILLAN, 2018 RECIPIENT OF THE ORDER OF LINCOLN

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                           HON. JOHN SHIMKUS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 10, 2017

  Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for a very special purpose, to 
recognize Mr. Ed McMillan of Greenville, IL, as a 2018 recipient of the 
Order of Lincoln.
  Established in 1964, the Order of Lincoln is the state's highest 
award and each honoree receives a warrant signed by the Governor and 
bearing the Great Seal of the State of Illinois, certifying his or her 
investiture as a Laureate of the Order of Lincoln.
  The purpose of the award is to ``honor individuals whose outstanding 
contributions to the betterment of mankind have been accomplished in or 
on behalf of the State of Illinois.'' Mr. McMillan is a worthy 
recipient of this award. He grew up in McDonough County on a family 
farm, graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign, and is 
currently the President & CEO of Purina Mills. He has served on many 
industry boards of directors plus extensive civic and philanthropic 
organizations, including Chairman, Board of Trustees, University of 
Illinois System.
  Mr. McMillan's selection by the Academy is in recognition of his 
leadership in state and national agribusiness. His investiture will 
occur during the Lincoln Academy's annual convocation next year, when 
he will join a cohort of 340 distinguished Illinois citizens who have 
been honored over the past 54 years.
  Mr. Speaker, I wish to extend to Mr. McMillan, as well as the other 
Order of Lincoln recipients, my sincerest congratulations and very best 
wishes.

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