[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 44 (Friday, March 14, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E420]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      WOMEN IN THE TEXAS PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY: KATHLEEN JACKSON

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                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 14, 2008

  Mr. POE. Madam Speaker, today I am proud to pay tribute to Kathleen 
Jackson, Public Affairs Manager of ExxonMobil Corporation, who is in 
the elite club of women in the male dominated petrochemical industry.
  A graduate of North Carolina State University, Ms. Jackson holds a 
Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering and Pulp and Paper 
Science & Technology. She attended college on a Pulp and Paper 
Foundation scholarship, and became their first woman graduate in 1975. 
She was a North Carolina Leadership Institute Fellow and recipient of 
the W.E. Cauldwell Fellowship for Chemical Engineering studies.
  For more than 30 years, Ms. Jackson has held various positions at the 
ExxonMobil Beaumont, Texas Refinery in engineering, operations, and 
environmental departments--including Operations Supervisor of the 
refinery's natural gas liquids processing facility.
  Kathleen has been responsible for the refinery's Capital Budget 
Planning Program, Environmental Audit Program, and Water Quality 
issues. She is currently responsible for managing Public Affairs and 
Community Relations for Exxon Mobil Corporation's Refining & Supply, 
Chemical, and Lubricants & Petroleum Specialties business in Beaumont, 
Texas. She is a Texas Registered Professional Engineer and past 
Chairman of the Southeast Texas Section of the American Institute of 
Chemical Engineers.
  Kathleen serves on the Lower Neches Basin Water Quality Assessment 
Program; the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce's Education Committee; the 
Southeast Texas Workforce Development Board; and is the past Chairwoman 
of the Southeast Texas Industry Public Relations Association, chartered 
by the Southeast Texas Plant Managers Forum.
  In 1994, Ms. Jackson received Mobil Oil Corporation's prestigious 
Chairman's Award and Team Venture Award. She is also a recipient of 
ExxonMobil Chemical's Responsible Care Award, and the American 
Institute of Chemical Engineer's Outstanding Presentation Award. 
Kathleen is active in numerous community activities including Lamar 
Institute of Technology's Foundation Board of Directors; Beaumont 
Independent School District's Educational Improvement Committee; Young 
Audiences of Southeast Texas Board of Directors; Junior League of 
Beaumont; Rotary Club of Beaumont; JASON Alliance of Southeast Texas' 
Board of Directors; and is past President of the American Cancer 
Society.
  Kathleen was appointed to the Governor's Focus on Reading Task Force 
by former Texas Governor George W. Bush in 1997. She currently serves 
as an appointee of Texas Governor Rick Perry as President of the Board 
of Directors for the Lower Neches Valley Authority.
  Madam Speaker, Kathleen Jackson is a pioneer in the male dominated 
petrochemical industry, and I am proud to celebrate her 
accomplishments.

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