[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 25, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1923]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ADELE K. SCHAEFFER

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Adele K. 
Schaeffer on the occasion of being honored with The Wistar Award for 
her compassion, integrity, generosity, commitment and vision in service 
to The Wistar Institute and the community at large.
  Because of her selfless dedication of time and energy to a myriad of 
boards and committees, Adele Schaeffer has been called the consummate 
civic leader. She has been an active Trustee of The Wistar Institute 
Board for more than 20 years, currently serving as Chair of the 
Development Committee and as a member of the Capital Campaign Steering 
Committee. Adele served as Chair of the first Wistar Gala in 1994 and 
has continued in this role for each Wistar Gala since. She has helped 
raise over $1 million for Wistar's life-saving research.
  In addition to her commitment to The Wistar Institute, Adele is also 
a Trustee of the Moore College of Art and Design, the Foreign Policy 
Research Institute, and a Trustee Emeritus of the University of 
Pennsylvania. She is a current member of the Board of Directors of the 
Philadelphia Orchestra Association, serves on the Orchestra's Academy 
of Music Committee, and is past-President and current board member of 
the National Liberty Museum.
  Mr. Speaker, in light of her years of service to The Wistar Institute 
and a litany of outstanding accomplishments, I ask that my colleagues 
join me today in recognizing Adele K. Schaeffer on the occasion of her 
being honored with The Wistar Award.

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