[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 138 (Saturday, October 28, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1987]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING MEREDITH J. KHACHIGIAN

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                          HON. LORETTA SANCHEZ

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 27, 2000

  Ms. SANCHEZ. Mr. Speaker, today I pay tribute to one of California's 
most remarkable women, Meredith J. Khachigian.
  Ms. Khachigian has chaired the Board of Regents of the University of 
California (UC) for three terms. In this position she manages the 
leading public research university in the nation. With 97,000 employees 
and 167,000 students, the UC system includes nine university sites, a 
graduate health science campus in San Francisco, three law schools, 
five medical schools and five hospitals. The Regents oversee the 
University's $43 billion annual budget and also manage the UC 
Retirement System, the largest in the United States, and a General 
Endowment Pool of $5.3 billion.
  Ms. Khachigian is a consultant in community and public affairs and is 
the former Executive Director of Vital Link-Orange, a program that 
matches high school students' educational backgrounds with the needs of 
future employers. She is currently serving as a member of the 
Governor's School-To-Work Advisory Council for the State of California. 
Additionally, she represents the University on business matters through 
her involvement with the Orange County Business Council's workforce 
preparation initiative.
  She has served as President of Human Options, a shelter for battered 
women, and is the co-chair of the program's 20th anniversary 
celebration, which in 2001 will commemorate two decades of dedicated 
service in the field of domestic violence.
  Ms. Khachigian has combined a career in public service with her 
dedication to the needs of others and is well-known in the United 
States for her achievements. She is recognized for her expertise and is 
regularly asked to speak on prestigious news programs. She has served 
as an advocate for the University in Washington, DC, meeting with 
legislators on issues important to the hospitals and medical schools as 
well as the people of California.
  I ask my colleagues to please join with me in recognizing an 
extraordinary woman. Meredith J. Khachigian.

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