[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 2000 COLORADO BUSINESS HALL OF FAME INDUCTEE, KATHRYN ``KITTY'' HACH-
                                 DARROW

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 2000

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize an inductee for the 2000 Colorado Business Hall of Fame, Ms. 
``Kitty'' Hach-Darrow.
  Jointly produced by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce and Junior 
Achievement, the Colorado Business Hall of Fame recognizes outstanding 
Colorado businesses and civic leaders from the past and present, 
publicizes the contributions of business leaders to our community and 
promotes the importance and value of the private enterprise system.
  One of the leading producers of laboratory and water monitoring 
equipment in the country, the Hach Chemical Co., as it was known 
originally, was started in 1948 by Kathryn and Clifford Hach. Kathryn 
was the first woman director of the American Water Works Association 
and has served on numerous committees. She was the first woman to serve 
as director of the First National Bank of Loveland and currently serves 
on the executive committee of Northwood University. She was named the 
1993 Woman of the Year by the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce and 
is a founding member of the Committee of 200 Executive Women.
  In addition to her professional accomplishments, Kitty received her 
pilot's license in 1954 and has been flying ever since. She is a member 
of the Ninety-Nines, an international organization of licensed women 
pilots.
  Kathryn's legacy will continue to live on in the company she built as 
well as her unfailing commitment to excellence in her personal and 
professional lives.
  It is with this, Mr. Speaker, that I would like to congratulate 
``Kitty'' on being a 2000 Colorado Business Hall of Fame Inductee. She 
is an inspiration to many and a great American.

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