[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 87 (Friday, July 1, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: July 1, 1994]
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                      TRIBUTE TO MARY ALLEN JOLLEY

  Mr. HEFLIN. Mr. President, Mary Allen Jolley, director of economic 
and community affairs for the University of Alabama, is retiring after 
more than 30 years of devoted service to her State and the Nation. She 
has a lengthy list of outstanding accomplishments, especially in the 
field of education, the cause to which she has devoted much of her 
life.
  I know that some here recall Mary's days on Capitol Hill, where she 
worked for Representative Carl Elliott as administrative assistant as 
well as chief clerk of the Subcommittee on Special Education and the 
Committee on Education and Labor. From 1961 to 1963, she was the 
assistant staff director for President Kennedy's panel of consultants 
on vocational education, which formulated the basis for the Vocational 
Education Amendments of 1963. As associate executive director for 
governmental relations, she linked the American Vocational Association 
to the Federal agencies and the Congress and coordinated national 
education groups with interests in vocational education. In Washington, 
she also served as director of public affairs for the American Home 
Economics Association from 1973 to 1976, acting as liaison between the 
association and its legislative interests. Her record speaks volumes as 
a testament to Mary's competence, expertise, and vast knowledge of the 
workings of Government.
  Until 1985, Mary held the position of vice president for development 
at the Trident Technical College in Charleston, SC. Some of her special 
projects at this 2-year community institution included planning and 
funding programs assisting women in entering nontraditional careers and 
a center for adult retraining. Mary's work for community development in 
South Carolina earned her several honors, including a Tribute to Women 
Award from the YWCA of Greater Charleston and a United Way of America 
award for service to the Greater Charleston community. The Governor of 
South Carolina officially thanked her for her work in that State by 
granting her the Order of the Palmetto in 1985.
  At the University of Alabama, where Mary earned her degree years 
earlier, she functioned as liaison between the university and State and 
local opportunities for growth and development. While working in 
Tuscaloosa, she also served as a consultant to volunteer boards in the 
area and as a member of the President's Advisory Council for Minority 
Affairs. Relentless in her quest for community development, Mary took 
her work to Montgomery as acting director of the Governor's Office of 
Alabama Children and Families, where she created the innovative concept 
of listening sessions for community discussion and education.
  No award or honor can begin to adequately capture the essence of Mary 
Jolley's lifelong service to the State of Alabama and the Nation. She 
is an extraordinary woman who has excelled in several different fields. 
I join her many friends and colleagues in saying a very loud thanks for 
a job well done. I extend my very best to her for a happy and healthy 
retirement.

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