[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 98 (Friday, June 26, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1596]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            CONGRATULATING TRIXIE JOHNSON ON HER RETIREMENT

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                         HON. JAMES L. OBERSTAR

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 25, 2009

  Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Trixie 
Johnson on her recent retirement and to commemorate her dedicated 
service to the Southern California and to the nation throughout her 
distinguished career. Johnson served as the Director of Research for 
the Mineta Transportation Institute (``MTI'') and where she worked for 
ten years before retiring this past May.
  MTI was established by Congress in 1991 as part of the Intermodal 
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and is located at San Jose State 
University (SJSU). This institution conducts research, education, and 
information and technology transfers specializing in transportation 
policy and management.
  Ms. Johnson led a research program at MTI that brought together 
faculty and student researchers from SJSU, along with other academic 
institutions around the country, and the private sector to advance the 
body of knowledge in transportation policy and management from an 
intermodal perspective. In addition to publishing innovative reports 
and research findings, Ms. Johnson was deeply committed to recruiting, 
engaging, and training the nation's next generation of transportation 
planners and leaders.
  Before joining the Mineta Transportation Institute in July 1999, 
Trixie Johnson served the full limit of two terms on the San Jose City 
Council--from 1991 through 1998. Due to Ms. Johnson's extensive 
experience, she has been recognized as a land use and environmental 
specialist by her peers. Her council service included two years as Vice 
Mayor and several years as chairperson of the city's Transportation, 
Development and Environment Committee.
  Ms. Johnson has a long record of public service that included serving 
as chair of the Environmental Quality Committee and member of the Board 
of Directors for the League of California Cities; vice-chair of the 
Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the National 
League of Cities; and member of the Bay Area Air Quality Management 
District Board.
  While her passionate work on transportation issues throughout her 
career will surely be missed, the many students and colleagues she has 
inspired will carry on her work as the nation seeks solutions to the 
transportation challenges of the 21st century.
  Therefore, Madam Speaker, I would like to congratulate Trixie Johnson 
on her retirement, and wish her and her family the best of luck in this 
next chapter of their lives.

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