[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10643]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      CONGRATULATIONS, TERRY SAUVAIN, THE ``MAN FROM NOTRE DAME''

  Mr. BYRD. Mr. President, every year, the University of Notre Dame 
presents its annual Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., Award to one of its 
alumni for extraordinary accomplishment in the field of public service. 
This prestigious award, which was established in 1985, is named in 
honor of the University's 14th president, the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh.
  I am most pleased and proud to announce that the 2006 Cavanaugh Award 
is being presented to one of the Senate's very own, Mr. Terrence E. 
Sauvain, the minority staff director of the Senate Appropriations 
Committee.
  Terry graduated from Notre Dame in 1963. He is tremendously proud to 
be a graduate of that great university. In fact, I have often referred 
to him as ``the man from Notre Dame.'' Notre Dame is the university 
that has given us such American legends as Knute Rockne, George Gipp, 
and the Four Horsemen. Now, up there with them on Notre Dame's roll of 
honor will be Terry Sauvain.
  After graduating from Notre Dame, and earning a master's degree from 
George Washington University, Terry worked for several Federal 
agencies, including the National Institutes of Health and the U.S. 
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
  In 1973, Terry worked as a clerk on the DC Appropriations 
Subcommittee in the service of Senator Birch Bayh, and that launched 
his remarkable career on this important Senate committee. He has 
performed in a number of capacities on the Appropriations Committee, 
including serving as the majority staff director, when I was chairman 
between 2001-2003. Terry is only 14th person to hold that position 
since the creation of the Appropriations Committee in 1867.
  I have been indeed fortunate to have Terry on my staff for so many 
years. In every task I have asked him to undertake, including 2 years 
of service as the Secretary to the minority leader, Terry has performed 
his duties with courtesy, dedication, efficiency, and diligence. In 
every position, he has gone above and beyond the call of duty in 
performing the work of the Senate, and for that, I am truly grateful.
  His outstanding service to the Senate has earned him a variety of 
honors and recognitions. A few years ago, he was awarded an honorary 
doctorate of humane letters from Wheeling Jesuit University in West 
Virginia. Last year, he received the Nyumbant Medallion of Hope for his 
work in assisting me in the humanitarian fight to bring relief to 
children with HIV/AIDS in Africa. He is a perennial selection to Roll 
Call's ``Fabulous Fifty'' list of top congressional staffers.
  In addition to his work in the Senate, Terry served our country for 
more than 30 years--1963-1994--in the US Coast Guard, where he attained 
the rank of captain. Once again, he has been the recipient of various 
honors. He has earned the National Guard's Eagle Award for his role in 
the U.S. Coast Guard-U.S. National Guard Counter-Drug Program, and the 
Coast Guard's Meritorious Service Medal.
  I have always maintained that, ``there are three things that drive 
Terry Sauvain: his family, his service to our country . . . and Notre 
Dame.'' Now Terry receives this well-deserved, prestigious award from 
his beloved alma mater. I know he is thrilled. I am thrilled for him 
for his lovely wife of 38 years, Veronica, and their three children, 
Marie Robertson, Catherine, and Terry, Jr.
  Mr. President, I sincerely thank the University of Notre Dame for 
honoring Terry for his years of dedicated public service to the Senate 
and to our country. And I congratulate him for being the recipient of 
this distinguished award.

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