[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 58 (Friday, April 15, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E488]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING KATHRYN A. HEIN ON HER RETIREMENT AFTER 11 YEARS OF DEDICATED 
                    SERVICE TO MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 15, 2016

  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Kathy Hein. She 
retired from Marquette University on March 31, 2016 after serving 
eleven years. Ms. Hein was the Assistant Director of the Les Aspin 
Center--Milwaukee, Les Aspin Center for Government. The position 
oversees the Milwaukee-based state and local internship program created 
to complement the Washington internship program.
  The Les Aspin Center for Government which began in 1984 is a 
nationally recognized educational program that prepares young people to 
serve the public effectively and ethically and provides opportunities 
to enhance public policy awareness. Additionally, in 2005, the Kleczka 
Internship Program which Kathy Hein oversaw was started on Marquette's 
campus in Milwaukee. The Kleczka Internship Program places students in 
city, county and state legislative offices in Wisconsin. Like the 
successful academic model of the Les Aspin Center, the Kleczka 
internship combines hands-on internship experiences with classroom 
instruction to maximize students' learning opportunities. Since its 
inception 2,200 Les Aspin Center students have interned at many offices 
including: nearly 100 congressional offices, the State Department, the 
U.S. Secret Service, the White House, the Department of Defense, the 
Wisconsin Office of Federal-state Relations, and offices for Wisconsin-
based corporations. The Les Aspin Center, through international 
exchanges, promotes mutual understanding between the United States and 
other countries. In fact, at any given time, there are approximately 50 
Les Aspin Center alumni working as professional staff members in 
Congress and many have been elected to office themselves.
  This is Ms. Hein's second retirement. She was a distinguished public 
servant working for the federal government for 27 years. Kathy worked 
in the Washington, DC office of the late Congressman Les Aspin. Prior 
to retirement from federal service, she served as Chief of Staff to 
Congressman Kleczka, my immediate predecessor, where she worked for 20 
years.
  Kathy Hein grew up in DePere, Wisconsin and graduated from the 
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. She worked for both Governor Pat Lucey 
and Governor Marty Schreiber. She continues her public service by 
serving as a member of the City of Milwaukee Fire and Police 
Commission, a member of the Sixteenth Street Community Health Center 
Board of Directors and serves as the Co-chair of my 4th Congressional 
District, Academy Nomination Board of Advisors. Kathy is especially 
famous for her amazing desserts and she enjoys spending time with her 
loving husband of thirty-four years, Gordon Werner.
  Kathy is a true ``public servant'' and has always fought for policies 
aimed at advancing equality of rights for all. Mr. Speaker, for these 
reasons I rise to pay tribute to an amazing woman, Kathy Hein, on her 
illustrious career. She is an asset to the 4th Congressional District 
and has made a positive impact on all of Wisconsin.

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