[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 35 (Friday, March 5, 1999)]
[Senate]
[Page S2378]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  HUMANITARIAN OF THE YEAR PAM AGUIRRE

 Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. President, I rise today to acknowledge Ms. 
Pam Aguirre, for her strong commitment to the Detroit area Hispanic 
community. After working her way up through her father's company, 
Mexican Industries, she was ultimately named CEO and later chairman of 
the board. Under her guidance and leadership, Mexican Industries has 
blossomed into one of the most successful Hispanic-owned businesses in 
the United States, with over 1,500 employees and annual sales of $167 
million.
  Ms. Aguirre has received recognition for her dedication to the 
Hispanic community and for Mexican Industries' involvement with 
charitable organizations. In 1996 she was presented with the ``Hispanic 
Business Alliance Award,'' and she and Mexican Industries have been 
featured in Working Woman magazine as one of the ``The Top Fifty Woman-
Owned Businesses.'' Her dedication to community involvement is also 
illustrated in her participation on several boards. Among these are the 
Economic Club of Detroit, the Boy Scouts, Michigan Minority Business 
Development, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and the Hank 
Aguirre Cancer Foundation.
  It is with great pleasure that I announce Ms. Pam Aguirre as the 
recipient of this year's March of Dimes ``Humanitarian of the Year 
Award.'' She will be given this award at the 27th annual March of Dimes 
``Sweetheart Ball'' on March 6, 1999, in Dearborn, Michigan. I extend 
my sincerest congratulations to Ms. Aguirre.

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