[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 4 (Thursday, January 27, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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         TRIBUTE TO BOBBIE STERNE, A GREAT LIVING CINCINNATIAN

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 27, 2000

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to Mrs. Bobbie 
Sterne, a community leader who will be honored as a Great Living 
Cincinnatian on February 4, 2000, by the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of 
Commerce. She was selected for her outstanding community service, 
business and civic accomplishments, awareness of the needs of others, 
and achievements that have brought favorable attention to the 
Cincinnati area.
  Mrs. Sterne grew up in Moran, Ohio, and currently resides in North 
Avondale. She graduated from Akron City Hospital School of Nursing and 
attended both the University of Akron and the University of Cincinnati. 
She and her husband, the late Dr. Eugene Sterne, have two daughters. 
During World War II, she served at the rank of first lieutenant with 
the 25th General Hospital Unit in Europe.
  Mrs. Sterne has made a difference in the community of Cincinnati--
particularly through her 25 years of service as an elected official. 
She served on the Cincinnati City Council from 1971 to 1985 and then 
from 1987 to 1998 and in 1976, she became the first woman mayor of 
Cincinnati.
  Mrs. Sterne has received numerous awards and honors, including the 
Citizen's committee on Youth's Most Valuable Citizen Award; Council of 
Jewish Women Hannah G. Solomon Award; Ohio Woman of the Year; Inquirer 
Woman of the Year; Ohio Woman Hall of Fame; YMCA's Career Women of 
Achievement; the Salvation Army's ``Other'' Award; the Ohio Veteran's 
Hall of Fame; the Lighthouse Youth Services Beacon of Light 
Humanitarian Award; and the Alcoholism Council Tracy Bissell Memorial 
Award, among others.
  Mrs. Sterne still actively serves the commuunity on numerous boards, 
including the Charter Committee; Government Relations Committee of the 
Community Chest; Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Woman Sports 
Association Board; the Ohio United Way Board; the Hamilton County 
Department of Human Services Planning Committee; the Health Foundation 
of Greater Cincinnati; the Fountain Square Fund Restoration Committee; 
and Chair of the Emergency Service Coalition.
  Mrs. Sterne's commitment to community service was instilled at an 
early age. In her family, one was brought up to ``leave the world a 
better place than you found it.'' Mrs. Sterne has certainly succeeded 
in doing so in our community. Cincinnati is grateful for her 
leadership, service, and commitment.

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