[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 13, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S2236]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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                 REMEMBERING JOAN MARJORIE KOCH STIVERS

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, it is with great admiration and 
respect that I take this time to memorialize one of Kentucky's most 
outstanding citizens, Mrs. Joan Marjorie Koch Stivers.
  Mrs. Stivers was born on June 19, 1921, in Greenfield, MA. After 
graduating from high school she attended Simmons College where she 
received a bachelor of science in dietetics. She then attended Harvard 
University where she received a master's degree in public health. After 
graduating from Harvard, Mrs. Stivers relocated to Manchester, KY, as a 
single young woman, upon taking a position with the Kentucky Public 
Health Department.
  In 1948 she married Bertram Robert Stivers of Manchester, KY. Mr. 
Stivers would go on to serve Kentucky as a judge of the circuit court. 
Their marriage lasted 57 years and produced four children and numerous 
grandchildren. All of their four children are accomplished and include 
daughters Louise and Mary Beth, who have had outstanding careers in 
higher education, and one son Robert, who is a State senator and 
another, Franklin, who is an appellate judge.
  However, Mrs. Stivers is perhaps best known for her service to Sue 
Bennett College, which she joined in 1957 as a faculty member. Her 
career at Sue Bennett spanned 34 years in which time Mrs. Stivers held 
numerous positions both inside and outside of the classroom. In 
addition to her teaching duties, Mrs. Stivers served the college as 
dean of women, dean of students, academic dean, and finally president 
of the college.
  After her retirement, Mrs. Stivers remained active in the community. 
She volunteered at the Federal Correctional Institute in Manchester, 
was active in the Presbyterian Church, and served on the Cumberland 
Valley Area Development District Commission on Aging and on the 
Governor's Commission on Aging.
  The life of Mrs. Stivers made a tremendous impact on both her local 
community and the entire Commonwealth of Kentucky. I am honored to 
bring her accomplishments to the attention of the Senate, and I wish to 
extend my heartfelt condolences to her friends and family.

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