[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 28, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E84-E85]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO CAROLINE GRETICK, 2003 RECIPIENT OF THE ATHENA 
                                 AWARD

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 28, 2003

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today to 
pay special tribute to an outstanding woman from the Fifth 
Congressional District in Ohio. Caroline Gretick, of Bryan, Ohio, is a 
Consumer Advocate at the Four County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and 
Mental Health Services Board (ADAMHs). She is being awarded the Bryan 
Chamber of Commerce and Stan Pepple Motors ATHENA Award. This is the 
twelfth presentation of the award presented annually by local Chambers 
of Commerce throughout the United States as well as several other 
countries. The award is given to individuals who exemplify excellence 
in their business or profession, who serve the community in a 
meaningful way and who assist women in developing their leadership 
potential.
  Mr. Speaker, Caroline was the Co-Founder of the Bryan Montessori Pre-
School, 1967-69. She was the Co-Director and a Teacher for the Williams 
County Head Start Program, 1966-71.
  From 1981-91 she served at the Bryan Community Hospital. There she 
conducted interviews and developed statistical information for 
Certificates of Need for CAT-scan procedures. During her time there, 
Bryan Community was the smallest hospital to receive such approval. In 
addition to this duty, Ms. Gretick vetted applicants seeking hospital 
privileges. She was also the First Administrative Assistant at the 
Bryan Area Health Education Center.
  Since 1993 Caroline has been a Consumer Advocate at the Four-County 
ADAMHs. There she has formalized existing depression support groups. 
She has also established and developed an extensive lending/research 
library at the ADAMHs Board offices. The library includes materials 
relating to brain disorders, to

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include depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety disorders and 
schizophrenia.
  Ms. Gretick has attended and reported on annual conferences of the 
Depression, Bi-Polar Support Alliance (DBSA) and the National Alliance 
for the Mentally Ill (NAMI). She has served as a liaison with national 
and state mental health organizations such as NAMI and DBSA and also 
the Ohio Depression Awareness, Recognition and Treatment (DART) 
organization. She has been instrumental in providing regular 
educational programming on depression at the Correction Center of 
Northwest Ohio (CCNO) and the Juvenile Detention and Rehabilitation 
Center.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in paying special tribute 
to Caroline Gretick. Our communities are served well by having such 
honorable and giving citizens, like Caroline, who care about their well 
being and stability. We wish Caroline and her family all the best as we 
proudly pay tribute to her accomplishments.

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