Rep. Ted Poe Honored for Support After '05 Hurricanes
October 20, 2008
 HOUSTON, Oct. 20, 2008 – As the residents and businesses of the Gulf Coast region recover from the ravages of Hurricane Ike, support from local, state and national leaders is critical. That’s why the University of Houston’s College of Technology on Thursday will present an “Excellence Award” to U.S. Rep. Ted Poe for his support of local manufacturers dealt blows by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.
“If anybody knows how important it is to buoy members of the local manufacturing industry affected by the brutality of Mother Nature, it’s Congressman Poe,” said David Walker, director of the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center Gulf Coast (TMACGC). “We greatly appreciate Congressman Poe’s support to provide manufacturing assistance for companies impacted by storms. Without it many businesses would not have been able to reopen or return to work.”
The “Excellence Award” will be presented to Poe, R-Humble, by College of Technology Dean William Fitzgibbon and Professor Enrique Barbieri, who heads up the college’s engineering technology department, at 4 p.m., Thursday at UH’s A.D. Bruce Religion Center.
TMACGC received $800,000 in 2006 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to offer aid to manufacturers affected by Hurricane Rita. The center sent engineers to conduct free on-site assessments and technical assistance, training, consulting services and recommendations regarding operational efficiency.
“TMAC not only plays an important role in enhancing the competiveness of our manufacturing enterprise, but, as its work in the storm aftermath demonstrates, it also can contribute to the recovery of manufacturers from natural disasters,” Fitzgibbon said.
TMACGC is one of the partner institutions in the Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC), an affiliate of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program of NIST.
About TMAC
The Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC) works with manufactures, business leaders, and educators to improve their competitiveness by identifying opportunities and implementing appropriate solutions. TMAC's provides objective, credible expertise to solve today’s challenges with the bottom line of Texas industries in mind. TMAC delivers training, provides technical assistance and implements best business practices in lean manufacturing and lean office principles, technology solutions, strategic management, quality systems, environment and safety. TMAC is an affiliate of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program of National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For more information, visit http://www.tmacgc.org
About U.S. Congressman Ted Poe
Ted Poe represents the Second Congressional District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2005. Poe was born September 10, 1948 in Temple, Texas. He graduated from Abilene Christian University with a degree in Political science and earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Houston Law Center. After serving as a chief felony prosecutor in Harris County (Houston) for eight years, Poe was appointed as a felony court judge in Harris County in 1981. As a judge, he gained national prominence for his unusual criminal sentences that included ordering thieves to carry signs in front of stores they stole from and requiring murderers to place a photo of their victim on the wall of their prison cell. For more information, visit http://www.poe.house.gov/.
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