[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 93 (Monday, July 17, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1431-E1432]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PAYING TRIBUTE TO KATHY AUGUSTINE

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, July 17, 2006

  Mr. PORTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Kathy 
Augustine, a dedicated Nevada leader, who passed away on Tuesday, July 
11, 2006.
  Kathy was a devoted and passionate public servant, having served in 
the Nevada State Assembly from 1993 to 1995, and also in the State 
Senate from 1995 to 1999, where she chaired the Legislative Affairs and 
Operations Committee and was Vice Chairman of Taxation and the Human 
Resources and Facilities Committees. In 1999, Kathy became the first 
woman to be elected as Nevada State Controller. To add to her 
impressive resume, Kathy was also a Trustee for the Center for 
Governmental Financial Management, and the National Association of 
State Auditors, Comptrollers, and Treasurers' representative on the 
Electronic Benefits and Services Council, where she served as Chair of 
the Strategic

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Expansion and Advanced Technology Committee.
  Kathy's work on behalf of her constituents earned her a number of 
honors throughout her years of public service. She was a recipient of 
the American Legion Achievement Medallion, the Community Partners 
Family Resource Center 1998 Community Service Award of Excellence, the 
1998 National Republican Legislators Association, Legislator of the 
Year, Nevada Opera Theatre's International Friendship Award (2003), and 
the Augustus Society's Italian American of the Year (2003).
  In addition to her vast public service career, Kathy also had an 
impressive array of academic achievements. She earned a Bachelor's 
Degree in Political Science from Occidental College in Los Angeles, and 
a Master's in Public Administration from California State University, 
Long Beach. She served as a Delegate to Russia and the Ukraine with the 
American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) in 1993 and was 
selected as an Executive Committee Member to the Biennial Assembly of 
the Atlantic Association of Young Political Leaders (AAYPL) in Paris, 
France in 1995. She participated in the Council of State Governments 
Henry Toll Fellowship Program and was also selected for the Flemming 
Fellows Leadership Institute's Class of 1996. In 1999, she attended the 
Governors Center at Duke University Strategic Leadership for State 
Executives and, in 2000, graduated from the Greater Reno-Sparks Chamber 
of Commerce Leadership program. In 2001, she completed the Harvard 
University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Senior Executives in 
State and Local Government Program.
  Mr. Speaker, I am saddened by the unexpected and sudden loss of such 
a young and ambitious woman. Kathy will be remembered for her 
dedication to the State of Nevada, to her family, and to her friends. 
She will be deeply missed.

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