[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 96 (Thursday, June 19, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S3858]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO LYNN WOLF GENTZLER

 Mr. BLUNT. Madam President, I wish to honor Lynn Wolf 
Gentzler, who has had a remarkable 42-year career with the Western 
Historical Manuscript Collection at the University of Missouri-Columbia 
and the State Historical Society of Missouri. Next month, Lynn will 
leave her position to enjoy a well-deserved retirement. I have served 
on the board of trustees of the State Historical Society for some time, 
and I can tell you that Lynn has played a critical role in the 
promotion of the history of our State of Missouri.
  As a native of DeKalb County, Lynn Wolf Gentzler attended the 
University of Missouri-Columbia and graduated with honors and a degree 
in education. She then went on to earn her master's degree and began a 
career as a manuscript specialist at the Western Historical Manuscript 
Collection in Columbia. Over years of dedicated hard work, she rose to 
the position of senior manuscript specialist and assistant director of 
the Western Historical Manuscript Collection.
  She eventually assumed the positions of assistant director of the 
State Historical Society of Missouri and associate editor of the 
Missouri Historical Review in 1990. A year later, she became the 
associate director of the State Historical Society in Missouri, while 
continuing in her role as the associate editor of the Missouri 
Historical Review. In 2003, the board of trustees for the State 
Historical Society of Missouri asked Lynn to take up the role of acting 
executive director.
  Lynn Wolf Gentzler is a leader who has demonstrated an incredible 
understanding and commitment to the past, present, and future of her 
community. Outside of her work with the Missouri Historical Review, 
Lynn's impressive authored and editorial works include entries in the 
``Dictionary of Missouri Biography,'' the ``American National 
Biography,'' and the State Historical Society's publication entitled 
``Marking Missouri History.'' In addition, she edited every single book 
published by the State Historical Society of Missouri over the past 
decade.
  In 2004, Lynn received the State Historical Society's Distinguished 
Service Award and Medallion for her outstanding decades of service to 
the cultivation and promotion of Midwestern history. Her enthusiastic 
and determined leadership as an administrator, writer, and editor has 
played a vital role in the preservation of our State and Nation's 
history.
  Lynn has provided an incredible service to the State of Missouri for 
over 40 years, and I wish her well on her retirement.

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