[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 125 (Thursday, September 11, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1772]
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                         TRIBUTE TO RUTH UPSON

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 11, 2003

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize Ruth Upson, a 
distinguished leader, who will receive the Jacob E. Davis Volunteer 
Leadership Award from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation (GCF) on 
September 15, 2003. To commemorate the joint 40th anniversaries of GCF 
and Stepping Stones Center for the Handicapped, four awards will be 
presented this year honoring volunteers who have played vital roles in 
the overlapping histories of these outstanding organizations.
  Ruth's father-in-law, Mark Upson, was GCF's first Director and, 
through Mark, she became very familiar with the good work GCF does. 
Ruth is a GCF donor and member of the Foundation Society for legacy 
givers. Ruth also has been active with Stepping Stones since the early 
1960s.
  In addition to Ruth's good work at GCF and Stepping Stones is her 
dedicated service at a number of hospitals in the Cincinnati area. Ruth 
has given a great deal of her time (over 3,500 volunteer hours) at 
General Hospital in the 1930s, Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in the 
1940s, Christ Hospital, and most recently at the Women's Imaging 
Center.
  Other volunteer work includes the Junior League of Cincinnati, which 
she joined in 1940; the Deupree Community, where she has served with 
the Auxiliary and on the Executive Board; and the Church of the 
Redeemer, volunteering ``wherever needed.''
  Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in recognizing Jean's 
accomplishments as she receives the Jacob E. Davis Volunteer Leadership 
Award. All of us in the Greater Cincinnati community thank her for her 
outstanding service and efforts to help those in need.

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