[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 19527]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF MS. JANET W. DAVIS

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                      HON. SANFORD D. BISHOP, JR.

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, December 7, 2017

  Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, it is my honor and pleasure to 
extend my personal congratulations and best wishes to Ms. Janet Davis. 
Janet has been the driving force behind Kinetic Credit Union in 
Columbus, Georgia for more than 26 years and currently serves as the 
President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). She will be retiring on 
January 31, 2018.
  A native of Columbus, Georgia, Ms. Davis was born to the late Jimmy 
and Rebecca Davis, as one of two children. A product of the Muscogee 
County School System, she graduated from Kendrick High School in 1977. 
She went on to attend Columbus State College (now University) where she 
earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.
  For over four decades, Ms. Davis has been a highly trusted leader in 
the financial services industry. She has built quite an impressive 
career, which began during her tenure at Columbus Bank & Trust Company. 
In 1983, she began her career as a Share Draft Officer at The Infantry 
Center Federal Credit Union (now Kinetic Credit Union). She became the 
President and CEO of Kinetic Credit Union in 1991 and has since helped 
it to grow from a $40 million institution into one of the top 10 credit 
unions in Georgia with more than $380 million in assets.
  Ms. Davis has received numerous honors and awards for her work. These 
include: the National Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions 
Professional of the Year and the Moses C. Davis Award in 1998, the 
Columbus State University Alumni Service Award in 2005, the Georgia 
Credit Union Affiliates Lifetime Achievement Awards in 2010, the 
Columbus State University's Thomas Y. Whitley Distinguished Alumnus 
Award in 2011, and her induction into the Credit Union House Hall 
Leaders in 2016.
  Ms. Davis served on a number of boards and was affiliated with 
several associations. She has served as Chair of the Georgia Credit 
Union League, Georgia Credit Union Affiliates, Georgia Credit Union 
Foundation, Georgia Service Corp Board, and CSI, she has been an active 
board member for the National Credit Union Foundation, National 
Association of Federally-Insured Credit Unions, Defense Credit Union 
Council, and CUNA Mutual Group, and she has served as a member of the 
Deluxe Collaborative in 2009-10.
  In addition to her professional participation, she served as the 
president and as a Chair of the Chattahoochee Valley Chapter of the 
local Better Business Bureau and Muscogee Educational Excellence 
Foundation, and a board member of the Greater Columbus Chamber of 
Commerce, Columbus Literacy Alliance, Columbus Partners in Education, 
Chattahoochee Valley Hall of Fame, American Cancer Society, and 
Columbus Hospice.
  Dr. Benjamin E. Mays often said: ``You make your living by what you 
get, you make your life by what you give.'' We are so grateful that Ms. 
Davis has given her time and talents to provide a premier financial 
institution for the residents of Southwest Georgia and Southeast 
Alabama. A woman of great integrity, her efforts, her dedication, and 
her expertise are unparalleled. Columbus, Georgia shined a little 
brighter because of Janet Davis.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in extending our 
sincerest appreciation and best wishes to Ms. Janet Davis upon the 
occasion of her retirement from an outstanding career in financial 
services.

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