[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 164 (Thursday, November 18, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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          IN HONOR OF MS. JAMILA DEMBY, NCAA WOMAN OF THE YEAR

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                             HON. DOUG OSE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 17, 1999

  Mr. OSE. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise to 
acknowledge University of California Davis student, Jamila Demby, who 
was recently named NCAA Woman of the Year.
  Ms. Demby, the first UC Davis athlete to earn this NCAA honor, was 
selected as a national finalist from among 50 state winners. 
Representing California, she was one of two Division II finalists.
  It was a perfect ending to a perfect career at UC Davis. A seven-time 
All-American, Ms. Demby won eight conference championships in four 
years. During last year's California Collegiate Athletic Association 
championships, Ms. Demby established a new UC Davis 800-meter record of 
2 minutes, 10.8 seconds. In addition, she ran the final leg of the 4400 
relay team, which set a UC Davis record of 3:45.33.
  In addition to her athletic achievements, Ms. Demby has been active 
in student and community activities. In addition to serving as a UC 
Davis Aggie team captain and sitting on the student-athlete advisory 
committee, Ms. Demby finds time to regularly visit children at the 
Shriner's Hospital and tutor at local schools. In fact, her work with 
children has become such an influential experience that she changed her 
career path from advertising to serving underprivileged and 
underrepresented youth.
  As NCAA Woman of the Year, Ms. Demby was chosen from a group of 
highly accomplished women. Ms. Demby will graduate from UC Davis this 
December with a degree in rhetoric and communications and will continue 
to give back to her community.
  In closing, I would like to congratulate Ms. Demby for a job well 
done.

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