[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 73 (Friday, June 9, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1109]
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                      TRIBUTE TO WANDA GARNER CASH

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                            HON. GENE GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, June 9, 2006

  Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a great 
friend and a great journalist. After more than thirty years working in 
journalism, Wanda Garner Cash, will be leaving her post as Publisher 
and Editor of the Baytown Sun this June as she becomes a senior 
lecturer and fellow at the University of Texas School of Journalism. 
She will be serving as the first fellow to the S. Griffin Singer 
Professorship, a fellowship created to honor a former University of 
Texas professor.
  Since receiving her bachelor's degree in journalism in 1971 from the 
University of Texas, she has served in a variety of capacities for a 
variety of organizations. Mrs. Cash worked as the assistant managing 
editor of The Galveston County Daily News, editor of the Kerrville 
Daily News, executive editor of the Brazosport Facts, and most recently 
as publisher and editor of the Baytown Sun.
  Her success in the realm of journalism spans further than prestigious 
job titles. In addition to being an accomplished print journalist, Mrs. 
Cash has served as a member of the Legislative Advisory Committee where 
she has been a staunch advocate of open government and has testified 
before the Texas Legislature on numerous occasions. She has also been a 
mentor for young journalists and is recognized for always taking time 
to help young journalists develop their own talents. This quality will 
serve her students well as she enters the college arena this June.
  The city of Baytown will miss Mrs. Cash and her dedication to the 
Baytown community. She has served as the vice-chair and chair of the 
Baytown West Chambers County Economic Development Foundation, chaired a 
variety of fundraising events such as the annual Baytown Area United 
Way fund-raising campaign.
  Her dedication to the community and her commitment to journalistic 
integrity will be missed in the city of Baytown, but I wish her well as 
she begins her tenure at the University of Texas. A loss for the City 
of Baytown is a gain for the students, the University of Texas and the 
journalism profession.

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