[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 175 (Thursday, December 3, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S8373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                     TRIBUTE TO PATRICIA GEADELMANN

  Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I would like to take a moment to pay 
tribute to a friend of mine, Patricia Geadelmann. Pat serves as special 
assistant to the president for board and governmental relations at the 
University of Northern Iowa, my alma mater. Pat is retiring in January 
after more than 43 years at the university.
  She began her career teaching physical education and health at the 
Malcolm Price Laboratory School and achieved the rank of professor. 
Since 1984, she has served in the UNI administration under four 
different presidents. In fact, in total, Pat has worked at UNI under 5 
of the 10 presidents the university has had. Before that, she was an 
undergraduate student at the university.
  Her experience and her knowledge of the University of Northern Iowa 
is unmatched. Needless to say, she has been an invaluable resource for 
each of the presidents she has served with and to the university as a 
whole. In fact, it is hard to imagine UNI without her. I have worked 
with Pat in her capacity as the head of government relations for the 
University of Northern Iowa for most of my time in the Senate. With 
someone who has her level of knowledge and experience, you would be 
tempted to wonder whether she reports to the president or the president 
reports to her. But, if you know her, you know she is as unassuming as 
she is dogged in her dedication to the university's best interests.
  The University of Northern Iowa was lucky to have her, and on behalf 
of the UNI family, we are sorry to lose her. We wish her well in her 
new ``retired'' career as minister of care and visitation at First 
Presbyterian Church in Waterloo.

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