[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 9, 2007)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5864-S5865]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     COMMENDING PAT SEAMANS WALKER

 Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, it is with great pleasure that I 
commend an outstanding Arkansan on her birthday for her truly amazing 
gifts to the State of Arkansas. Mrs. Pat Seamans Walker, a Springdale 
resident, has always been a leader in Arkansas philanthropy by 
providing donations for many worthwhile causes, especially healthcare, 
education and human service organizations.
  Mrs. Walker and her late husband Willard founded the Willard and Pat 
Walker Charitable Foundation in 1986. Since that time, their generosity 
has touched the lives of thousands of Arkansans. Mrs. Walker is a 
member of the Foundation Board for the Arkansas Cancer Research Center, 
and an active member of First Christian Church of Springdale. She also 
participates in the oversight of the Walker Charitable Foundation.

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  Pat Walker has received many awards in recognition of her 
philanthropy, including the 2002 American Heart Association Tiffany 
Award, the Distinguished Services Award from the Razorback Foundation, 
the prestigious Arkansas Children's Award, and the University of 
Arkansas Medical School Distinguished Services Award. She has been 
recognized as one of the Most Distinguished Women in Arkansas and was 
named to the Top 100 Women in Arkansas list by Arkansas Business in 
1999.
  The Willard and Pat Walker Charitable Foundation has made countless 
donations over the years, including millions to educational 
institutions in Arkansas, millions to healthcare research and community 
health centers in Arkansas, and the hundreds of thousands of dollars to 
build libraries in Arkansas.
  I would like to personally thank Mrs. Walker and the members of the 
Walker family for their unwavering support of the State of Arkansas. It 
is an honor to stand here before you today and wish such a remarkable 
person a happy birthday.

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