[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 53 (Thursday, May 2, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E676-E677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO LOUISE P. DEMPSEY

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                       HON. STEPHANIE TUBBS JONES

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 1, 2002

  Mrs. JONES of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a very special 
constituent, Louise P. Dempsey, on the occasion of her receipt of the 
Ohio Women's Bar Association's Justice Alice Robie Resnick Award of 
Distinction. This award is the OWBA's highest award for professional 
excellence and is bestowed annually on a deserving attorney who 
exhibits leadership in the areas of advancing the status and interests 
of women and in improving the legal profession in the state of Ohio. It 
gives me great pleasure to wish Ms. Dempsey my warmest congratulations 
on this truly special occasion.
  Louise Dempsey is currently Assistant Dean for External Affairs at 
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland. She received her B.A. 
from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec; Certificate of Advanced 
Study in Bioethics from the Department of Philosophy,

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College of Graduate Studies and Research, Cleveland State University; 
and J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.
  She is a former Trustee of the OWBA (1994-1997) and also a past co-
chair of the OWBA's Law School Liaison Committee. The OWBA was 
initially formed in 1991 and is the only statewide bar association 
within Ohio solely dedicated toward advancing the interests of women 
attorneys while encouraging networking and the creation of a statewide 
mentor program for women attorneys.
  Louise has also been active in other bar associations. She served on 
the Cleveland Bar Association's Board of Trustees and also, in 1999, 
was named One of Ten Outstanding Women in the Law by the Cleveland Bar. 
In 2001, she was awarded the Nonprofit Lawyers Academic Award by the 
American Bar Association.
  At the same time, Ms. Dempsey has been active in the community in a 
variety of areas, including: appointment to the Board of the Cleveland 
Municipal School District; Board of Trustees of Laurel School; Board of 
Trustees of Park Works; Board of Trustees of Visiting Nurse 
Association; member of Northern Ohio Hate Crimes Working Group; and 
United Way Services.
  On May 1, 2002, Justice Resnick will be presenting Ms. Dempsey with 
the Ohio Women's Bar Association's Justice Alice Robie Resnick Award of 
Distinction at its Annual Meeting in Columbus, Ohio.
  It gives me great please to rise today,
  Mr. Speaker, and Join the OWBA in congratulating Louise Dempsey and 
wishing her continued success.

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