[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 81 (Friday, June 23, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1096]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 THE JING LYMAN CIVIC LEADERSHIP AWARD

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 23, 2000

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, members of the American Leadership Forum have 
come to Washington, DC this week to hold what they call a 
``gathering.'' ALF's senior fellows have come from around the nation to 
meet and reflect on the idea of civic engagement, develop projects to 
increase civic involvement and to announce the recipient of a 
prestigious award being given for the first time.
  The award is called the Jing Lyman Civic Leadership Award. It is 
named after Jing Lyman, one of the most outstanding individuals I've 
ever had the privilege to know. She is a national treasure and one of 
America's great women.
  Her contributions to our nation and its communities are numerous. Of 
particular note are her activities that reflect the values of the 
American Leadership Forum for which Jing has served as National Board 
Chair. In several organizations, Jing's role was creator and leader. 
She was the founder and board president of the National Organization 
for Women's Enterprise, Inc. She was a founding member and chair of the 
Women and Foundations organization. She was a founding member and 
executive committee member of the Stanford Midpeninsula Urban 
Coalition, and she was a founding member and the first director of the 
Midpeninsula Citizens for Fair Housing.
  Mr. Speaker, the recipient of the American Leadership Forum's first 
Jing Lyman Award will be selected based on his or her substantial 
accomplishments in innovative community building and for building 
bridges beyond his or her own sphere or influence. Throughout her life, 
Jing Lyman has developed groundbreaking organizations in her community 
to connect women to the opportunities our society offers, and she has 
continually expanded her sphere of influence beyond Stanford University 
in order to build housing for the poor and disadvantaged throughout the 
community.
  While working on these civic activities Jing Lyman has been an active 
member of the Stanford University community. She has been a steady and 
devoted partner to Stanford University's President Emeritus Richard 
Lyman. Together they have been an inspiration to thousands of Stanford 
students. They are my close friends and my frequent advisors.
  Another great American woman, Eleanor Roosevelt, wrote, ``Friends, 
you and me. You brought another friend. And then there were three. We 
started our group, our circle of friends. And like that circle, there 
is no beginning or end.'' Jing Lyman's achievements have reflected this 
simple dynamic. She has not only accomplished a great deal, but she has 
gained innumerable friends and admirers along the way. The projects and 
organizations she has founded and advanced, will live long beyond 
ourselves.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask you and our colleagues to join me in extending our 
congratulations to Jing Lyman on the occasion of this inaugural award, 
and to convey the gratitude of the American people and their Congress 
for the extraordinary and lasting contributions she has made to our 
Nation.

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