[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 19, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E918-E919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO RUTH HULSEY

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                           HON. SCOTT McINNIS

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 19, 2004

  Mr. McINNIS. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
pay tribute to Ruth Hulsey for her selfless dedication to her Pueblo, 
Colorado community. A lifelong coach and teacher, she is a pioneer in 
Colorado sports, helping to establish girls' high school athletics in 
school district 60 in 1971. It is Ruth's determination and love of 
sports and her community that enabled her to help shape the history of 
athletics in Colorado.
  A lifelong native of Pueblo, Ruth graduated from Centennial High 
School in 1947. Although there were no female scholastic athletics 
programs at the time, she found a way to compete, as her marksmanship 
earned her a spot on the rifle team. While attending Colorado State 
Teachers College, she participated in hockey, soccer, basketball, 
swimming, tennis, and volleyball. After graduating with a degree in 
physical education in 1951, Ruth began her teaching career at the 
Keating School in Pueblo.
  Her dream for female athletics finally came to fruition after several 
years of effort and planning in 1971. That year she coached gymnastics, 
tennis, and track and field at Centennial High School, taking the relay 
team to the

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state track meet in their first season. Ruth moved to East High School 
in 1981, where she taught and coached swimming until her retirement in 
1989. In 1983, she became only the fourth woman inducted into the 
Greater Pueblo Sports Association Hall of Fame.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to pay tribute to the achievements of 
Ruth Hulsey before this body of Congress and this nation, and to thank 
her for her contributions to the great tradition of athletics in 
Colorado. Her efforts to instill the love of sport in the youth of her 
community is truly commendable. I wish her all the best in her future 
endeavors.

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