[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 16 (Tuesday, February 10, 2004)]
[Senate]
[Page S787]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              ELLEN KAY YORK, U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS

 Mr. BOND. Mr. President, I rise today to honor the exemplary 
career of Ellen Kay York, who retired in January after 28 years of 
public service and returning to her home in St. Robert, MO.
  Since November 2000, Ellen has served as the executive secretary to 
the Army's Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers. As the senior office manager for the Executive Office, Ellen 
has been a valuable member of the Corps' team. In addition to her 
outstanding management of the Chief of Engineers' schedule, 
correspondence, and daily office operations, Ellen responded to a 
variety of requests for information from the public and the Congress, 
providing answers and information on behalf of the Chief of Engineers. 
Her skill and sensitivity have gained the respect, gratitude, and 
confidence of the senior leaders throughout the worldwide, 36,000-
person organization.
  Throughout her tenure with the Corps, Ellen Kay York has been a 
mentor to junior employees, spending countless hours and personal time 
to advise and counsel them. She has been active as well with 
Toastmasters International, as the Area 13 governor and as the 
president of the Corps' chapter, the Castle Toastmasters.
  I know that the team at the Corps will miss her, particularly the so-
called superior officers. I am sure that she managed and protected on 
too many occasions to site. But we are delighted that she is returning 
to God's country were she will be rewarded for and liberated from her 
dedicated public service. Today I congratulate this outstanding public 
servant for her many years of selfless and faithful service to the 
Nation.

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