[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 9 (Wednesday, January 24, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S525]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                 TRIBUTE TO COLONEL MARJORIE A. JACKSON

 Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, it is a privilege to take this 
opportunity to pay tribute to Colonel Marjorie A. Jackson, United 
States Army Medical Service Corps, on her retirement after 26 years of 
distinguished and dedicated service to the nation.
  Colonel Jackson is a native of Louisiana. She graduated from Walter 
L. Cohen High School in New Orleans, earned her bachelor's degree from 
Xavier University and earned her M.A. in Executive Development from 
Ball State University. In 1974, she enlisted in the Army as a Pharmacy 
Technician serving in Fort McPherson, Georgia. In 1975, she was 
commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and went on to serve in a variety 
of key operational and staff positions including Assistant Inspector 
General, U.S. Army Health Services Command and Clinical Pharmacist, 
Hematology/Oncology Service at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The 
culmination of Colonel Jackson's career was assignment as Chief of 
Staff of the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology.
  Colonel Jackson has been at the forefront of military medicine, 
completing a one-year residency in Hematology-Oncology Pharmacy at 
Walter Reed Army Medical Center and a one-year assignment as a Pharmacy 
Consultant to the 18th Medical Command in Seoul, South Korea. She has 
been honored with the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation 
Medal, the Order of Military Medical Merit by the Army and was selected 
as the College of Pharmacy Alumnus of the Year in 1996 by Xavier 
University for her achievements in the field.
  Colonel Jackson has been a ground breaker her entire career. She was 
the first woman to serve as Chief of Staff, Administrative Services at 
the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, the first African-American 
woman promoted to the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army Medical Service 
Corps, the first African-American female pharmacist in the history of 
the U.S. Army Pharmacy Service and the first woman to direct an Army 
major medical center pharmacy.
  For twenty-six years, seven months and eighteen days, Colonel Jackson 
has served her country on the forefront of military medical care. Her 
exemplary military career is ending, but her contributions and 
achievements will continue to be felt throughout the Army and the 
Department of Defense.
  Colonel Marjorie A. Jackson served her country with great ability, 
valor, loyalty and integrity. On the occasion of her retirement from 
the United States Army, I commend her for her outstanding service. She 
is one of Louisiana's finest, represents all that is special about our 
nation, and I wish her well in the years ahead.

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