[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 102 (Friday, July 20, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1386-E1387]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN HONOR OF HERBERT AND MARION SANDLER

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                           HON. NANCY PELOSI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 19, 2001

  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to salute Herbert and Marion Sandler 
for their longstanding at entrepreneurial and philanthropic commitment 
to the San Francisco community. Today, Thursday, July 19 in my 
district, Herbert and Marion Sandler will be inducted into the Bay Area 
Business Hall of Fame. They are most deserving of this honor and I am 
proud to acknowledge their contributions on this occasion.
  Herbert and Marion Sandler co-founded Golden West Financial 
Corporation in Oakland, California in 1963. As Chief Executive Officers 
and Chairmen of the Board, they have had phenomenal success in building 
Golden West Financial into a Fortune 500 company. With 420 offices and 
$57 billion in assets, it is the third largest savings and loan in the 
country today.
  Marion Sandler has been recognized by Fortune Magazine as one of the 
most powerful women in business today. By being one of the first women 
to break through the Fortune 500

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glass ceiling, her accomplishments are an inspiration to businesswomen 
everywhere. Golden West Financial Corporation has the significant 
distinction of being one of the very few major companies with more 
women on its Board of Directors than men.
  Herbert Sandler serves on numerous advisory boards sharing his 
expertise with others. He was elected to the Board of Directors of the 
Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco. He also serves as a member of 
the board of directors of the Success for All Foundation and of the 
Center For Real Estate and Urban Economics of the University of 
California at Berkeley.
  The Sandlers are committed to philanthropy and community activism. 
Through the Sandler Family Supporting Foundation, they support 
nonprofit and community organizations in the Bay Area and nationwide. 
Among the numerous recipients of their generosity are the Sandler 
Program for Asthma Research, the Human Rights Center at the University 
of California at Berkeley, and the National Women's Law Center. They 
also fund many research grants in the fields of medicine and social 
work. In addition, Herbert and Marion have donated generously to worthy 
causes such as Human Rights Watch.
  It is with personal and civic pride that I celebrate with my dear 
friends on this festive occasion. The Sandler's dedication to the 
people of the Bay Area has had a significant, lasting effect on 
Californians. Their service to our country and our community is indeed 
a cause for celebration.

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