[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 94 (Wednesday, July 13, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1478]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


.


          IN HONOR OF RETIRING MAJOR GENERAL JANET E.A. HICKS

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. CHARLIE NORWOOD

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, July 13, 2005

  Mr. NORWOOD. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to recognize the lifelong 
dedication to our Nation's service of one of my constituents, Major 
General Janet E.A. Hicks of Augusta, Georgia.
  This week, Major General Hicks retires after 30 years of service in 
the U.S. Army Signal Corps. She ends her Army career as Commander of 
the Army Signal Center and Fort Gordon, in which position she has 
served since 2002.
  General Hicks graduated from Simpson College in Iowa, and received 
her Masters Degree from Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. She 
was granted a direct commission in the Army in March 1975, and attended 
the Women Officers' Orientation Course at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
  Her first assignment was to the 41st Signal Battalion in Korea. She 
was subsequently assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Schofield 
Barracks, Hawaii, where she taught the Signal Officer Basic and 
Advanced Courses. She next served at Fort Richardson, Alaska as 
logistics officer, followed by an assignment with Central Command 
MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
  She was promoted to command the 125th Signal Battalion, 25th Infantry 
Division in 1992. After attending the Army War College, she assumed 
command of the 516th Signal Brigade with concurrent duties as deputy 
chief of staff for information management of the U.S. Army, Pacific at 
Fort Shafter, Hawaii.
  She assumed command of Fort Gordon in 2002.
  Major General Hicks has been awarded the Legion of Merit, Defense 
Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, 
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army 
Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters, and the Humanitarian 
Service award.
  Mr. Speaker, after 30 years of distinguished service to her Nation, 
Janet Hicks would be perfectly justified in taking some time off to 
serve herself for a change.
  But I am pleased to note that her service to others will instead 
continue uninterrupted, as she assumes new duties as Headmaster of 
Augusta Preparatory School.
  Mr. Speaker, as representative of the people of Georgia's 9th 
Congressional District, I thank Major General Janet Hicks for her 
decades of service to her Nation in uniform, and for her future service 
to our community and its young people.

                          ____________________