[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 115 (Thursday, September 6, 2001)]
[Senate]
[Page S9194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         RECOGNIZING JIM WOSTER FOR HIS SERVICE TO SOUTH DAKOTA

 Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize a friend 
and an extraordinary South Dakotan who is about to be inducted into the 
South Dakota Hall of Fame on Saturday, September 8th. I am very pleased 
that Mr. Jim Woster, of Sioux Falls, SD has been selected for this very 
prestigious honor. I am sure this is also a great honor for Jim's wife, 
Penny, their three children, Jim, Sara, and Michelle, and their new 
granddaughter, Tessa. Jim's contributions to our State have been many, 
but he has, in particular, been an absolute champion for the interests 
of agriculture and South Dakota's rural communities.
  After growing up on a ranch near Reliance, SD, Mr. Woster graduated 
from South Dakota State University with a degree in animal science. As 
a young man, Jim began to compile an incredibly impressive list of 
accomplishments in all aspects of South Dakota agriculture. Jim's 
experiences range from working in the cattle alley at the Sioux Falls 
Stockyards to conducting important ruminant nutrition research. Jim has 
been involved in consignment sales of livestock at sale barns 
throughout the State, and became a highly respected and beloved media 
personality in our State through his market reports on radio and 
television. Nobody knows rural America, and nobody knows South Dakota 
agriculture better than Jim Woster.
  Jim has always exhibited a strong commitment to public service. 
Throughout his career, he has devoted an enormous amount of time and 
energy to worthy causes such as the American Cancer Society, the 
Arthritis Foundation, and the Make-A-Wish Foundation. All this while 
serving our Nation for eight years as a member of the South Dakota 
National Guard.
  The great honor to be bestowed on Mr. Woster is exceptionally well 
deserved, as he has contributed so much to our State while at the same 
time serving as a model for other talented South Dakotans to emulate. I 
join my fellow South Dakotans on extending congratulations and a ``job 
well done'' to Jim Woster.

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