[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 7 (Wednesday, February 2, 2000)]
[Senate]
[Page S297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 TRIBUTE TO THOMASINA ``TOMMY'' ROGERS

 Ms. MIKULSKI. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the 
Administration on the selection of Thomasina ``Tommy'' Rogers, a 
constituent and friend, to serve as the Chairman of the Occupational 
Safety and Health Review Commission. Ms. Rogers was confirmed by the 
U.S. Senate and has served on the Commission since November 1998. On 
June 4, President Clinton designated her Chairman.
  Ms. Rogers, a resident of Upper Marlboro, MD, has held a number of 
high ranking positions in the federal government, both as a career 
civil servant and as a political appointee. She entered the Senior 
Executive Service in 1987. At the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, she served as Legal Counsel where she received numerous 
awards for exemplary performance. She was later nominated and confirmed 
to chair the Administrative Conference where she served until 1995.
  Ms. Rogers received a law degree from Columbia University and an 
undergraduate degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She 
has served on the Boards of Directors of Children's National Medical 
Center in Washington D.C. and the American Arbitration Association 
since 1995.
  Ms. Rogers is the first woman to be designated Chairman and the first 
African American to serve as a member of the Commission. She is married 
to another outstanding Marylander, and friend, Gregory Gill. They have 
a daughter, Cleo.
  I want to commend the Administration for it's excellent choice and 
look forward to Ms. Rogers' tenure as Chairman.

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