[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING MAJOR GENERAL IRENE TROWELL-HARRIS

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 12, 2017

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of 
Representatives to join me in recognizing the achievements of Major 
General Irene Trowell-Harris, who is currently the assistant to the 
director of the Air National Guard (ANG) for human resources readiness 
in the District of Columbia.
  General Trowell-Harris began her career in public service in 1963 
when she was commissioned to the New York National Guard. In this role, 
she served in a number of positions, including chief nurse, nurse 
administrator, flight nurse instructor and flight nurse examiner. In 
1986, she was appointed commander of the 105th U.S. Air Force Clinic in 
New York, which made her the first nurse in ANG history to command a 
medical clinic. She then went on to serve as ANG advisor to the chief 
of the Air Force Nurse Corps and as ANG assistant to the director of 
medical readiness and nursing services in the Office of the Surgeon 
General at the United States Air Force headquarters in D.C.
  General Trowell-Harris grew up in South Carolina as one of 11 
children, working on a cotton field alongside members of her family. 
However, she always had big dreams and knew that she was destined to 
achieve something great. As a result, once she graduated from high 
school, General Trowell-Harris went on to obtain a Bachelor of Arts in 
Health Education from Jersey City State College in 1971. In 1973, she 
obtained her Master of Public Health from Yale University. But, General 
Trowell-Harris did not stop there--she went on to obtain a Doctor of 
Education in Health Education from Columbia University in 1983.
  While General Trowell-Harris has completed her formal education, she 
continues to receive numerous degrees and honors for various 
achievements, including the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Air 
Force Outstanding Unit Award and an honorary degree, Doctor of Humane 
Letters, from the Medical University of South Carolina. In addition, 
she is a member of multiple organizations, including the American 
Nurses Association and the Aerospace Medical Association, and was also 
the first woman in history to have a Tuskegee Airmen, Inc. chapter 
named in her honor, the Major General Trowell-Harris Chapter, located 
in New York.
  Therefore, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in 
recognizing the achievements of Major General Irene Trowell-Harris.

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