[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 137 (Monday, September 17, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1889-E1890]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING DOTTIE JOHNSON

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                          HON. PETER HOEKSTRA

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 17, 2007

  Mr. HOEKSTRA. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Dorothy ``Dottie'' 
Johnson, a passionate and dedicated leader both in Michigan and at the 
national level in the philanthropic and nonprofit sectors. I am proud 
to say that Dottie and her family reside in my district, yet spread 
their passion for philanthropy, volunteerism and nonprofit initiatives 
throughout the country. She is truly an inspiration.
  Mr. Speaker, Ms. Johnson's list of accomplishments is long and 
impressive. Each has significantly impacted individuals and communities 
on a myriad of levels.
  For 25 years she served as the Council of Michigan Foundations, the 
Nation's largest associations of grant makers and has created other 
regional associations of grant makers in the United States and 
overseas.
  A significant amount of Ms. Johnson's energy has been focused on our 
country's youth. She founded the Michigan Community Foundations Youth 
Project, involving more than 1,500 high school youth in philanthropy 
annually in Michigan and now an international movement in more than 38 
States and 18 countries. She created Learning to Give, an 
internationally used Internet resource of more than 800 teacher-
prepared and tested lesson plans on giving and the nonprofit sector for 
K-12 education.
  She founded the Michigan AIDS Fund, the oldest statewide private 
response to HIV/AIDS in the Nation. She also initiated a number of 
other statewide efforts, including the Michigan Community Service 
Commission and Michigan Nonprofit Association.
  The list of awards bestowed upon Ms. Johnson is yet another 
indication of the level of her dedication and success with which she 
pursued her work. She is the recipient of the Distinguished Grantmaker 
Award from the Council on Foundations--the highest award from the 
Nation's leading association on philanthropy. She is also the recipient 
of the Women of Achievement and Courage Award from the Michigan Women's 
Foundation.
  She serves as a trustee on the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle 
Creek and serves as a trustee of Grand Valley State University, which 
is now home to the Dorothy A. Johnson Center on Philanthropy and 
Nonprofit Leadership. She has served on numerous national boards, such 
as Independent Sector--the voice for the Nation's Nonprofit Sector.
  Ms. Johnson retires this month as a trustee of the Corporation for 
National and Community Service, where she served since 1998, and has 
the distinction of having been nominated by both Presidents Bush and 
Clinton. As a former Chairman of the Oversight subcommittee with 
jurisdiction over the Corporation, I can say firsthand that she is a 
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trusted counsel. She was the architect of significant grant process 
reform and program policy reform at the Corporation and a leader on 
AmeriCorps rulemaking.
  Madam Speaker, Dottie Johnson has led a long and distinguished career 
deserving of the recognition of the U.S. House of Representatives. 
Please allow me to submit my remarks for the Record.

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