[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 52 (Thursday, May 4, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E722]
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                       CONGRATULATING NANCY AMOS

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 4, 2006

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Nancy Amos for 
being named the 2006 Woman of the Year by the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter 
of Women in Transportation.
  Ms. Amos attained her Bachelors in Business Administration from Texas 
Wesleyan University. She then went on to receive her Masters Degree 
from the University of Texas at Arlington. Ms. Amos is an avid member 
of the American Heart Foundation, the Fort Worth Chamber's Foundation 
Board, and the founding member of UTA Fort Worth's Advisory Council. 
She and her husband Charley reside in Arlington, Texas and have two 
children as well as two grandchildren.
  Through her remarkable clout and ingenuity in her twenty-five years 
in the field of public transportation, Ms. Amos has definitely raised 
the bar for the advancement of women in this area. One of Ms. Amos' 
many highlights was her active involvement in the introduction of the 
Trinity Railway Express to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex as the 
coordinator for the acquisition of the Rock Island and Pacific freight 
railroad. This laid the groundwork for the only commuter rail in Texas.
  Mr. Speaker we are truly fortunate in my community to have the type 
of dedicated professional that Nancy Amos personifies, and I wish her 
every success during the continuance of her future endeavors.

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