[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 16, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E379]
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  A TRIBUTE TO SUSAN BOWERS, 29TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT WOMAN OF THE 
                               YEAR--2004

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 16, 2004

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Women's History Month. 
During the month of March, we pay special tribute to the 
accomplishments made by our nation's most distinguished women. It is my 
great privilege to recognize outstanding women who are making a 
difference in my district.
  I stand today, to recognize an extraordinary woman of California's 
29th Congressional District, Mrs. Susan Bowers. Mrs. Bowers's passion 
for community service, especially on behalf of children and education, 
has made the City of Burbank a better place in which to live.
  A native Californian, Susan attended California State University 
Fullerton where she graduated as a member of the Phi Alpha Theta Honor 
Society. In 1997, she married Gordon Bowers, a Captain with the Burbank 
Police Department. After a successful corporate career in 
manufacturing, she joined the Burbank Chamber of Commerce in 2000 as 
Executive Director/CEO, where she remained until her retirement in 
2003. Currently, Susan divides her time between volunteering, 
organizational management consulting, and spending time with her 
children, Melanie, Bryan, Jeff, stepsons Matt and Michael, three 
grandchildren, and Lamont Duverne, for whom she and Gordon are the 
primary caregivers.
  The consummate volunteer, Susan has three areas of community service 
that she passionately supports: leadership, literacy and education. She 
has served on numerous city and school committees, including the Civic 
Pride Committee, the Workforce Investment Board, the Burbank Unified 
School District Strategic Planning Committee, the Burbank Unified 
School District Partnership Program, and the Verdugo School-To-Career 
Committee. In addition, Mrs. Bowers was a founder and director of the 
Burbank Community Foundation, a Board Director of the Burbank Boys and 
Girls Club, and with her husband Gordon, was a mentor at Elmwood 
Achievement Center.
  Mrs. Bowers currently serves on the Board of Leadership Burbank, the 
Woodbury University President's Advisory Board, Burbank's Library Board 
of Trustees, the Measure L Committee for Burbank libraries and the La 
Providencia Guild. In addition, Susan is a Sunday school teacher at 
First Presbyterian Church of Burbank.
  Susan has received many awards, including the 2001 Community Support 
Award by Work Training Programs, Inc. and an honorary membership in the 
Woodbury University School of Business Honor Society. In 2003 she 
received a key to the City from Mayor Stacey Murphy for her 
contributions to the Burbank Chamber of Commerce.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring a 
remarkable woman of California's 29th Congressional District, Susan 
Bowers. The entire community joins me in thanking Susan Bowers for her 
continued efforts to make the 29th Congressional District a better 
place in which to live.

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