[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 45 (Thursday, March 20, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E530]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      IN HONOR OF RUTH-e BENNISON

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 19, 2003

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a distinguished 
Californian, Ruth-e Bennison, as she is inducted into the San Mateo 
County Women's Hall of Fame.
  Ruth-e Bennison received a Masters degree in accounting from the 
University of Washington and worked as an accountant until her marriage 
in 1956. She later opened her own travel agency, began to travel 
extensively herself and became the Western Regional Manager for 
Sheraton Hotels. When her mother became ill and entered a nursing home, 
she developed a keen interest in long-term care facilities. She became 
a volunteer in the long-term care ombudsman program in San Mateo County 
and she has selflessly dedicated more than 15,000 hours to the program 
over 15 years. Ruth-e Bennison has also given generously of her time 
and talents as a HICAP volunteer and has given 5,200 volunteer hours to 
this agency, She's been honored for her work by the Department of 
Health and Human Services and was honored with the HICAP Excellence 
Award in 2002 for saving San Mateo County more than $5 million in 
Medicare related expenses.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Ruth-e 
Bennison as she is inducted into the San Mateo County Women's Hall of 
Fame.

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