[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 5 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E9-E10]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO LINDA C. SADLER

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                        HON. LEONARD L. BOSWELL

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 15, 2008

  Mr. BOSWELL. Madam Speaker, I wish to recognize and pay tribute to an 
outstanding employee of one of the great companies located in the State 
of Iowa. Linda C. Sadler, who has been a valued employee of Rockwell, 
and subsequently, Rockwell Collins, will retire on February 1, 2008. 
Linda Sadler's career spans over 39 years, during which she has 
distinguished herself as a leader, scholar, businesswoman and staunch 
friend of all civil aviation issues.
  A Pennsylvania native, Ms. Sadler graduated with a BS degree from the 
University of Pittsburgh, and subsequently, a JD from Duquesne 
University, in addition to earning a certificate from the Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology as a fellow in their Foreign Politics, 
International Relations and National Interest program.
  Ms. Sadler began her career at Rockwell as a secretary in the Patent 
Department, while pursuing an undergraduate degree at night school. She 
continued to hold positions of increasing responsibility within the 
Legal Department, while completing her law degree at night school. Upon 
graduation from law school, she became assistant general counsel in the 
Rockwell Legal Department, specializing in intellectual property law, 
advertising, international law and regulation and antitrust issues. She 
also served as the primary Legal Department attorney for Rockwell 
Communication Systems Division.
  Following that assignment and just prior to coming to the Washington 
office, she became director of government affairs for Rockwell's 
Automotive Operations, where she directed the State, Federal and 
Canadian governmental affairs and regulatory functions for Rockwell's 
automotive businesses, including product compliance activities with the 
National Highway Safety Administration at the Department of 
Transportation.
  Presently, as the senior director of Federal affairs for Rockwell 
Collins, Inc., she has been singularly responsible for public policy 
and governmental affairs activities for the commercial avionics and 
communications businesses and for technology marketing on behalf of the 
Advanced Technology Center and the business units with non-military 
Federal agencies. In this position, she has planned, directed and 
managed the Federal policy and regulatory affairs agendas that affect 
Rockwell Collins commercial businesses' domestic and international 
interests, including activities before the Congress, the White House 
and administration agencies, to include the Departments of Commerce, 
State and Transportation--in particularly the FAA--and the Office of 
the U.S. Trade Representative. Ms. Sadler has also served as the 
chairperson of the Aerospace Industrial Association Commercial Aviation 
R&D Committee, the Air Traffic Control Committee of Government 
Electronics Industry Alliance, and in addition, she has served in 
leadership capacities in every industry-related group in which she has 
participated.
  She also has directed and managed the Washington technology marketing 
support, particularly for Advance Technology Center, as well as the 
commercial businesses of Rockwell Collins. Ms. Sadler also has 
corporate-wide responsibility for directing the licensing, regulatory 
and communications-related policy initiatives at the Federal 
Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, the International Telecommunications Union 
and other U.S. and international regulatory and standards bodies. In 
addition, Ms. Sadler provides Washington support for the corporate 
patent function on issues relating to intellectual property laws and 
regulations. In recognition of her vast contributions to the aviation 
industry, Aerospace Industry Association has presented her with their 
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Earhardt award as ``woman of the year'' in the aviation industry for 
2004, which has only been given to two other women since its inception.
  Throughout her career, Ms. Sadler has demonstrated her profound 
commitment to all aspects of aviation business, as well as a dedicated 
commitment to excellence. With my many dealings regarding aviation 
issues as a Member of Congress, I have come to know Ms. Sadler's 
abilities and realize that she is the consummate professional whose 
performance in over 39 years of service to one of our Nation's leading 
businesses has personified those traits of competency and integrity 
that we have come to expect from business professional leaders.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Linda C. Sadler for her 
honorable service to business and our great State of Iowa. Please join 
me in wishing her all the best in the future.

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