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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
RECOGNIZING THE INCREDIBLE CAREER OF GLEN POST
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Louisiana (Mr. Abraham) for 5 minutes.
Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the incredible
career of CenturyLink CEO, Glen Post. Glen is retiring after 42 years
with the company. He spent 26 of these years as the CEO, a feat
recognized recently by Fortune Magazine, as Glen is one of the longest-
serving CEOs in the Nation.
CenturyLink has been an incredible growth company under Glen's
leadership, expanding from 3,000 employees to more than 65,000. It is
now the third largest communications service provider in the United
States, a cornerstone of his legacy.
It is quite a story for a small, rural, family-owned telephone
company that started up in the 1930s by Clarke Williams. The company's
original principles, fairness, honesty, integrity, commitment to
excellence, faith, positive attitude, respect, and perseverance, have
remained the guiding goals under Glen's leadership.
Like his company, Glen got his start in north Louisiana. He earned
his bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Louisiana Tech
University in Ruston, Louisiana.
He received the Louisiana Tech College of Business Distinguished
Alumni Award in 1991, the Louisiana Tech University Tower Medallion
Award in 1997, and the DeGree Enterprises Lifetime Achievement Award in
Business in 2003.
In addition to his career achievements, he has provided invaluable
advice to the United States Government as a member of the President's
National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee. He has also
chaired the Communications, Security, Reliability, and Interoperability
Council in 2012 and 2013.
As a native of Farmerville, Louisiana, Glen is a north Louisiana duck
hunting, country boy at heart.
CenturyLink now operates in 60 countries and sees revenues in the
billions of dollars, yet, it remains
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headquartered in Monroe, Louisiana, not far from where Glen grew up as
a boy. Maintaining the headquarters in north Louisiana is a testament
to Glen's commitment to his home and his State that he loves.
By growing CenturyLink locally, Glen has provided incredible
opportunities for Monroe and Louisiana. Having such a large company in
our backyard recruits talent to our region, yields higher wages, and
attracts other companies that provide complementary services within the
communications industry which, in turn, produces even more jobs.
We can build on the success of CenturyLink. Coupled with the
innovative cyber initiatives at Louisiana Tech and Barksdale Air Force
Base in Bossier City, Louisiana's Interstate 20 corridor can help lead
our Nation into the future as we continue to develop cutting-edge
technologies.
I want to thank Glen for his dedication to our region and his role in
helping us grow. His career shows how far you can go with hard work,
integrity, and commitment, and it is proof that you can achieve great
things no matter where you come from.
Today, I am proud to acknowledge the change that Glen Post and
CenturyLink have brought to north Louisiana, and I wish Glen a very
happy and relaxing retirement. It is well-deserved.
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