[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING SANDY ALLMON ANDERSON AND HER INDUCTION INTO WOMEN IN 
              AVIATION INTERNATIONAL PIONEER HALL OF FAME

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 2005

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commend Sandy Allmon 
Anderson, from Lewisville, located in the 26th Congressional District 
of Texas, for her contributions of women in the aviation field.
  I congratulate Sandy Anderson for this outstanding achievement. 
Anderson helped pave the way for women in aviation. She was the first 
female pilot to check-out in the left seat and the captain's seat, of 
both the Boeing 727 and 747, first Northwest Airlines Boeing 727 female 
instructor and check airman, first female Fleet Check Captain among the 
major U.S. airlines, and the first and only female chief pilot that 
Northwest Airlines has ever had. Ms. Anderson is the senior female on 
every flight she takes and one of five females on the Boeing 747-400. 
She was the second female hired to Northwest Airlines some twenty-two 
years ago. As a fellow pilot, I recognize the dedication and continual 
commitment to education that flying demands.
  Ms. Anderson was inducted into the Lewisville High School Hall of 
Fame in 2001 and honored as a Distinguished Alumni at Texas Woman's 
University in 1996. Sandy Anderson established and managed the first 
endowment fund as a founding board member representing the airline 
aviation industry for international organization. In the first seven 
years of the fund's existence, it has distributed more than $3 million 
in aviation scholarships.
  Today, Anderson speaks at conferences and schools to spread the 
message of reaching for your dreams. She has an especially close 
connection with the young girls who have dreams of being in 
traditionally male occupations. Anderson believes that these girls need 
support along the way if they too are to accomplish their dreams.
  I am proud of representing such a heroine. Sandy Anderson is an 
astonishing example of a determined person who would not settle and 
made her dreams a reality against the odds. She is a role model not 
only to women but also for everyone who has obstacles to overcome in 
reaching their goals.

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