[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 190 (Wednesday, December 12, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                 TRIBUTE TO DR. GAIL ROMBERGER NONNECKE

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 12, 2007

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Gail 
Romberger Nonnecke for her receipt of the 2007 Council for Advancement 
and Support of Education, CASE, Iowa Professor of the Year Award.
  Recipients of the U.S. Professors of the Year Awards are acknowledged 
for their commitment to the betterment of education for future 
generations.
  Dr. Nonnecke is a professor of horticulture at Iowa State University, 
in Ames, Iowa, where she instructs introductory and advanced level 
courses, including principles of horticulture, sustainable and 
environmental horticulture, temperate fruit crop production and 
management, and integrated management of tropical crops. She conducts 
extensive research to develop new approaches in sustainable fruit 
systems that benefit producers, consumers, and the environment. In 
addition. Dr. Nonnecke has developed service-learning projects for her 
study abroad courses in order to enhance global cultural awareness. She 
also mentors other school faculty by facilitating seminars, workshops, 
and forums that allow participants to share knowledge and experiences.
  Dr. Nonnecke has also received the USDA Excellence in Teaching Award 
and was selected as a senior faculty member in the Center for 
Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Teaching Partners Program. Dr. 
Nonnecke's goal while teaching is ``to allow students to develop as 
life-long learners with the enthusiasm and skills to learn new things. 
`` She demonstrates a special passion in empowering her students to go 
above and beyond where her own research has taken her.
  I know that my colleagues in the United States Congress will join me 
in commending and congratulating Dr. Gail Romberger Nonnecke. It is an 
honor to represent Dr. Nonnecke in Congress, and I wish her the best as 
she continues to conduct important research and make a positive impact 
in the lives of her students and faculty peers.

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