[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 138 (Monday, September 30, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S12020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO BARBARA SHEFFIELD

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise today to pay a special tribute 
to Ms. Barbara Sheffield. It is a great pleasure to recognize Ms. 
Sheffield for her many years of loyal service to the General Services 
Administration [GSA], Heartland Region. Many Missourians have truly 
benefitted from her life-long dedication as a Federal employee.
  Barbara Sheffield joined the GSA on January 23, 1963, as a GS-3 card 
punch operator with the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in 
Kansas City. Distinguished by her cheerful and efficient demeanor, she 
was quickly promoted, and eventually moved into a GS-7 position as 
inventory management specialist for the Veterans' Administration.
  In 1976, Ms. Sheffield took a short break from her career, and in 
December of the same year, she resumed her employment with GSA as a 
temporary GS-4 clerk typist. Starting over did not deter her, and Ms. 
Sheffield's commitment to serving others carried her through an ensuing 
20 years with GSA. Since 1979, she has worked as a GS-12, Congressional 
Liaison Specialist, working with congressional clients, setting up 
disaster field offices and maintaining a host of other special 
projects.
  Ms. Sheffield's inestimable contributions and respected professional 
experience will be sorely missed when she retires from GSA on January 
3, 1997. I wish her the best of luck in all of her future endeavors and 
continued good health and happiness.

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