[Congressional Record Volume 147, Number 150 (Friday, November 2, 2001)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1983]
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TRIBUTE TO DONNA GILBOA ON BEING AWARDED THE 2001 ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE 
                              BARAT AWARD

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 1, 2001

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Donna Gilboa, a 
distinguished citizen and a resident of San Mateo County, who is being 
honored on November 6, 2001, by the Sacred Heart Schools of Atherton, 
California, with the 2001 St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award.
  A graduate in history from Ohio State and Columbia Universities, 
Donna Gilboa went on to teach at various educational institutions, 
including a private school in Detroit, Michigan, Portland Community 
College, and Portland University in Oregon. She became a member of the 
faculty of Sacred Heart Preparatory in 1975. For twenty-five years, 
Donna Gilboa served as Chair of the Social Sciences Department at 
Sacred Heart, instilling in her students a love and a deep appreciation 
of history.
  Donna Gilboa is best known at Sacred Heart for her legendary World 
Civilization course. Delivered with uncompromising detail and a witty 
sense of humor, her lectures never fail to inspire. My daughter Karen, 
now Academic Dean at St. Joseph's School, credits Donna Gilboa with 
instilling in her a lasting love of history, leading her to ultimately 
choose education as a career. Karen considers herself exceptionally 
fortunate to teach with her today.
  Mr. Speaker, it is a great privilege to honor Donna Gilboa as she 
receives the 2001 St. Madeleine Sophie Barat Award. I ask my colleagues 
to join me in saluting her and thanking her for her extraordinary 
service to our community. We are indeed a better community, a better 
county, and a better country because of her.

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