[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 155 (Tuesday, December 16, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1847]
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  THANKING KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY FOR HER SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF THE 
                      MWRD BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

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                          HON. DANIEL LIPINSKI

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 16, 2014

  Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kathleen Therese 
Meany who will retire from her position as President of the Board of 
Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) of 
Greater Chicago.
   Commissioner Meany is a former professor of Political Science. She 
taught at Harold Washington College, one of the City Colleges of 
Chicago. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Roosevelt 
University and her Master's Degree from Harvard University's John F. 
Kennedy School of Government.
   Commissioner Meany was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 1990 
and served as Vice President for 16 years. Her eight fellow 
Commissioners then unanimously elected her to serve as President in 
January 2013. She also serves as Chairman of the Ethics Committee and 
the Pension, Human Resources and Civil Service Committee, as well as 
Vice Chairman for the Federal Legislation Committee, the Finance 
Committee and the Maintenance and Operations Committee.
   One of her accomplishments on the MWRD Board was the introduction of 
a program to collect and properly dispose of household hazardous waste, 
which had previously been discharged indiscriminately into the sewage 
system. I commend Commissioner Meany for always looking out for the 
best interests of the people she represents and hope that future 
commissioners will look to her as a fine example.
   Commissioner Meany has made it her duty to keep the communities of 
the Chicago area connected to the MWRD's operations. She is truly a 
dedicated public official and it is only appropriate that the Kathleen 
Therese Meany Presidential Garden was dedicated to her on June 20th in 
Cicero, Illinois.
   Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in thanking Commissioner 
Meany for all she has done for the Chicago area and wish her all the 
best as she moves forward after retiring from the Board.

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