[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 20, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING THE LIFE OF MS. NANCY SWANBORG

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 20, 2008

  Mr. McCOTTER. Madam Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Ms. Nancy Swanborg, long-time Director of the Women's Resource Center 
and Schoolcraft College employee, upon her retirement from an exemplary 
nineteen-year career in serving the public.
  Ms. Swanborg obtained the position of Director of the Women's 
Resource Center in the summer of 1989. Through her vital leadership, 
Nancy has been recognized locally and nationally for her successful 
measures to remove the educational, financial, and legal barriers that 
face women. Nancy's vision to help women has inspired her to create a 
unique program called ``From Chocolate Chips to Micro Chips to Blue 
Chips'', which is a college program assisting women to transition from 
home to the work force. Ms. Swanborg's work at the college is not 
limited to the Women's Resource Center. Nancy is currently working on 
writing a grant for the school; is instrumental in the implementation 
of a scholarship to assist women; and is a trustee for various 
Schoolcraft College Foundation Scholarships.
  Nancy exerts energy well beyond her responsibilities with the Women's 
Resource Center and Schoolcraft College. Ms. Swanborg is extremely 
involved in the community through activities including, Threads of 
Power, Detroit Race for the Cure, and organized several campus-wide 
memorial services. Nancy is also a loving and devoted mother of two and 
grandmother of four.
  Madam Speaker, for nearly twenty years Ms. Nancy Swanborg has been a 
devoted community leader in Livonia, Michigan. As Ms. Swanborg turns 
over the reigns of Director of the Women's Resource Center on May 6, 
2008, she leaves a community who will surely miss her strength, 
commitment, and movement to empower women. Ms. Swanborg's 
accomplishments in her personal and professional life have ensured the 
greatness and stability of the Women's Resource Center for years to 
come. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating Ms. Nancy 
Swanborg upon her retirement and recognizing her many years of loyal 
service to the community and our country.

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