[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 131 (Thursday, September 6, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     PAYING TRIBUTE TO DANA BENNETT

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                           HON. JON C. PORTER

                               of nevada

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 6, 2007

  Mr. PORTER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the accomplishments 
of Dana Bennett and congratulate her on her most recent work in 
authoring A Century of Enthusiasm: Midas, Nevada 1907-2007.
  Dana Bennett is currently a PhD student of public history at Arizona 
State University and a Policy Analyst for the Morrison Institute at 
ASU. Although Dana attends school in Arizona, she remains highly 
connected to the state of Nevada. She recently authored, A Century of 
Enthusiasm: Midas, Nevada 1907-2007 which is a follow up to her earlier 
book Forward with Enthusiasm: Midas 1907-1995. Dana Bennett is a former 
principal research analyst with the Nevada Legislature, a former 
professor in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, 
Reno, and has served on the Advisory Council for the National Education 
for Women (NEW) Leadership Nevada at the University of Nevada, Las 
Vegas.
  Among her list of professional accomplishments, Dana also discovered 
a mistake with the Nevada State Flag that stood uncorrected in Nevada 
for over 60 years. In 1926, Nevada Lieutenant Governor Maurice Sullivan 
determined that the reason for low circulation of the Nevada State flag 
was due to the high production cost. The flag design was changed and 
circulated yet never adopted by the Nevada Legislature. In 1989, Dana 
Bennett uncovered this mistake, which was confirmed by State Archives 
and Records Administrator Guy Rocha. In 1991, the 66th session of the 
Nevada Legislature finally corrected this mistake.
  Madam Speaker, I am proud to honor Dana Bennett. Her dedication to 
recording Nevada history is commendable and I wish her every continued 
success.

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