[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 120 (Tuesday, August 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1485-E1486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ERIN NISSEN TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 2, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Erin Nissen, this 
year's 42nd Annual Ag and Tech Awards 2011 Outstanding Ag Student of 
the Year. Ms. Nissen was one of 200 students who attended this year's 
event, but only one of two students honored with the award.
  The Outstanding Ag Student of the Year award is considered one of the 
more prestigious agriculture awards, but it sits only in the shadows of 
Ms. Nissen's other accomplishments. As a student at Northeastern Junior 
College (NJC), Ms. Nissen was a member

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of the honor's association, Phi Theta Kappa. In addition, she served as 
the president of the Farm Bureau Chapter, president of the Plainsmen 
Shooters Club, and was a member of the Post-Secondary Agriculture 
Students at NJC.
  In her community, Ms. Nissen volunteered at the Logan County Literacy 
Coalition, and was also awarded with the Rising Star distinction among 
community college students in Colorado. Ms. Nissen recently graduated 
from NJC with an associate's degree in general studies. In the fall, 
she plans to major in agricultural business at Texas Tech University.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Erin Nissen. She demands 
excellence in every area of her life, which has helped her to win one 
of the most prestigious agriculture awards in the nation--an award well 
deserved.

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