[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 124 (Friday, September 21, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1688]
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                         HONORING DEANNA STRAND

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, September 21, 2001

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Deanna Strand for her success and accomplishments in the 
field of aviation. Deanna owns the Strand Flying School in Grand 
Junction, Colorado. She started the school in 1983 and over the course 
of eighteen dedicated years, has produced a business with a great 
national reputation.
  Flying has played a large role in her family. Deanna's parents owned 
an aviation business in Montana and she had received her private 
pilot's license before she graduated from high school. Several years 
later she received her flight instructor rating and opened the Strand 
Flying School with one leased airplane and no employees. Over the 
years, she has been developing her credentials, expanding the 
capabilities of her school and, in turn, her reputation. In addition to 
being a flight instructor and business owner, she is also a Federal 
Aviation Administration Flight Examiner and a Flight Instructor 
Examiner. Deanna is one of only two people in Western Colorado who 
determines whether an applicant can receive their next license or 
rating, including an instructor's license. This year she was named FAA 
Flight Instructor of the Year in the Northwest Mountain Region as well 
as the Salt Lake City District. Her list of accomplishments also 
includes over 8,000 logged hours in the air. Deanna has recently taken 
on a new challenge. In cooperation with Colorado Northwestern Community 
College and Mesa State College, she will be providing a program that 
will award students an aviation degree.
  Deanna Strand and the Strand Flying School have come a long way in 
the last eighteen years. She now owns seven planes and employs a fully 
staffed office and nine instructors. Deanna Strand has turned her 
favorite pastime into a successful business and an accomplished career. 
I would like to recognize her accomplishments in the field of aviation 
and thank her for the wonderful service that she is providing her 
community.

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