[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 28, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E698]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    PAYING TRIBUTE TO SALLY SCHAEFER

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 28, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, it is a privilege to rise today and pay 
tribute to Sally Schaefer for her remarkable contributions to her Grand 
Junction, Colorado community. Her outstanding dedication to Hilltop 
Community Resources, which helps people with brain injuries re-create 
their lives is certainly commendable and worthy of recognition from 
this body of Congress and this nation. It is my pleasure to take this 
opportunity and thank Sally for her many contributions to Grand 
Junction and the State of Colorado.
   Sally became interested in aiding others at an early age by helping 
to take care of her six younger siblings when they were sick. She 
attended Marquette University Nursing School, and in 1982 became a 
rehabilitation nurse at Hilltop. Sally immediately took a leadership 
role at the hospital, developing the Life Adjustment Program for brain-
injured adults, a program that helps patients learn to live 
constructive lives after they are discharged from the hospital. In 
1995, Sally negotiated the sale of Hilltop's rehabilitation hospital to 
St. Mary's Hospital in order for the Center to focus exclusively on 
people readjusting to their lives after a serious medical trauma. In 
1998, she became chief executive officer of Hilltop, overseeing an 
organization with $40 million dollars worth of assets and 400 
employees.
   Sally's extensive involvement in her Grand Junction community 
includes her participation in numerous civic organizations. She serves 
as chairman of the Victims of Crime state board, an organization 
dedicated to victim's rights, and for the Grand Junction Economic 
Partnership and Rocky Mountain Health Plans. She also serves as vice 
chairman of the Fort Lewis College governing board, and is a member of 
the state medical services board.
   Mr. Speaker, it is clear Sally Schaefer plays a vital role in her 
Grand Junction community. Sally's leadership and dedication as chief 
executive officer of Hilltop has helped it become a preeminent 
rehabilitation facility for people suffering from major trauma 
injuries. Her efforts in serving the people of Grand Junction and the 
State of Colorado are worthy of recognition before this body of 
Congress and this nation today, and I thank Sally for her service.

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