[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 76 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E863]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. TAHIRA HIRA

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                            HON. TOM LATHAM

                                of iowa

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 8, 2008

  Mr. LATHAM. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize Dr. Tahira 
Hira's appointment to President George W. Bush's Advisory Council on 
Financial Literacy.
  On January 22, 2008, President Bush established the new Advisory 
Council on Financial Literacy, chaired by Charles Schwab. Dr. Hira is 
one of only 16 members appointed by President Bush. The Council's 
purpose is to help keep America competitive and assist the American 
people in understanding and addressing financial matters. The Council 
will work with the public and private sectors to help increase 
financial education in schools as well as for adults in the workplace.
  Dr. Hira came to Iowa State University in 1980. She is the executive 
assistant to the university president and a professor of personal 
finance and consumer economics. Dr. Hira has been teaching and 
conducting research in family financial management, consumer credit, 
gambling, and consumer bankruptcy since 1976. She has published 
approximately 100 articles and book chapters and given approximately 
200 national and international presentations in her field. Dr. Hira has 
also received various awards for her work and serves on several 
national committees and boards.
  Dr. Hira's list of awards and accomplishments represents the valuable 
resource she has provided to Iowa State University and financial 
education in America. She certainly has earned her position on the 
President's Advisory Council, and I know she will excel in her special 
advisory role.
  I commend Dr. Tahira Hira for her longstanding dedication and 
diligence to her profession and for her efforts to improve our Nation's 
financial literacy. I consider it an honor to represent Dr. Hira in the 
U.S. Congress, and I wish her the best while serving on the President's 
Council and in her future work.

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