[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 158 (Monday, November 10, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                  HONOREES IN ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO WOMEN

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                        HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR.

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Sunday, November 9, 1997

  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, the Knoxville YWCA last week held its annual 
Tribute to Women Program. The featured speaker was former Senator Nancy 
Kassebaum Baker, who has already become a very active member of the 
East Tennessee community in the relatively short period of time that 
she has been married to former Senator Howard Baker.
  Six of the most outstanding women in the Knoxville area were chosen 
as special honorees this year. IO would like to congratulate them for 
the great work they have done over the years, and I would like to call 
to the attention of all of my colleagues and other readers of the 
Congressional Record the editorial covering this program in the 
Knoxville News Sentinel.

                         Worthy of Recognition


   Honorees in annual Tribute to Women are leaders in their fields, 
                               community

       Women are an instrumental part of any community, and the 
     YWCA recognizes this in its annual Tribute to Women.
       This year's banquet, held last week at the Hyatt Regency, 
     honored women in six categories for their outstanding 
     contributions.
       The categories are arts, business and government, 
     education, human services, science and technology and 
     volunteer community service.
       We add our congratulations to each of the honorees:
       Julie Warren Martin in the arts category, an artist, who 
     has become a significant part of the Knoxville arts community 
     through her work as a professional and her commitment to 
     champion the arts through community leadership.
       Dr. Cheryl Kershaw in education, a part-time adjunct 
     professor at the University of Tennessee and a consultant 
     with individual schools and school systems as a partner in 
     her firm, Educational Resources.
       Hildegard M. Schuller in human services, a distinguished 
     professor of comparative pathology at the UT College of 
     Veterinary Medicine. A central component of her research has 
     been how smoking affects the placenta in pregnant women and 
     how it affects children.
       Dr. Carolyn T. Hunasker in science and technology, a member 
     of the Environmental Sciences Division of Oak Ridge National 
     Laboratory. She has conducted research in environmental 
     impact assessment, water quality characterization and 
     modeling and landscape ecology.
       Margaret Bemhower Manrod in volunteer community service, 
     who has dedicated much of life to volunteer work. She is a 
     co-founder of the East Tennessee Coalition on Breast and 
     Cervical Cancer, which was the model for the state Department 
     of Health's coalition.
       Lillian G. Bean in business and government, clerk of the 
     Knox County Circuit, Sessions and Juvenile courts. She has 
     been elected to the position five times.
       All of these women are leaders--in their fields, in our 
     community.
       Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a former Republican senator from 
     Kansas now married to former Tennessee Sen. Howard Baker Jr., 
     was a good choice for a speaker. She speaks from experience 
     when she talks about women's contributions.
       As she said at the event, ``I think that (the tribute) 
     shows women are in the forefront in improving the quality of 
     life in one's community.''
       We join with the YWCA in commending these six honorees and 
     in recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of all 
     women.

     

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