[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 32 (Tuesday, March 21, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO DYANNE LADINE

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 21, 2000

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a distinguished 
American and proud Californian, Dyanne Ladine, on the occasion of her 
induction into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame.
  For more than three decades, Dyanne Ladine has focused her energy and 
expertise on helping those in our community who have the fewest 
resources and face the greatest challenges. Her degrees in law, 
business and religion have made her an effective and resourceful 
individual. She practiced law for ten years and today is an Assistant 
Professor of Business at the College of Notre Dame and serves as a 
part-time staff member for Supervisor Rose Jacobs Gibson.
  In 1986, Dyanne Ladine secured a State grant and created ``Project 
Success'', which focused on the economic and educational needs of the 
African-American, Latino and Pacific Islander communities. In 1988, 
when all but five of the participants had found employment, Dyanne 
Ladine sold her home in Palo Alto and invested the profit in her 
principles. She moved to East Palo Alto where she created ``Lettuce 
Work'', a culturally diverse community cooperative which has employed 
fifteen women over a six-year period. In 1990, Dyanne Ladine co-
convened ``EPA CAN DO'', which continues today as a viable and 
important community organization. She recently organized a two-day 
event for 100 East Palo Alto Junior High School girls to tour the 
College of Notre Dame and participate with the student body in sports 
and discussion.
  Dyanne Ladine has frequently been recognized for her extraordinary 
work. She is proudest about being chosen ``Teacher of the Year--1998'' 
by her students and peers. She continues to work on numerous projects 
aimed at improving the lives of those around her and she is always a 
voice of wisdom and reason as well as an untiring, passionate crusader 
for justice.
  Dyanne Ladine's life of leadership and community involvement is 
instructive to us all. Her dedication to the ideals of democracy and 
public service stands tall and it is fitting that she has been chosen 
to be inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of Fame. I ask my 
colleagues, Mr. Speaker, to join me in honoring this great and good 
woman whom I'm privileged to know and call friend. We are indeed a 
better county, a better country and a better people because of her.

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