[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 206 (Monday, December 18, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF MARJORIE DICKINSON

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                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 18, 2017

  Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of my good 
friend Marjorie Dickinson as she retires from a distinguished thirty 
years of service to the University of California, Davis. Marj is 
currently the Assistant Chancellor, Government and Community Relations 
for U.C. Davis, and she has played a significant role in improving and 
strengthening the institution's commitment to its students and its 
surrounding community.
  Throughout her tenure, Marj has established credible and effective 
relationships with local, state, and federal elected officials and with 
opinion-leaders throughout the greater Sacramento region. Now more than 
ever, thanks in large part to Marj's leadership and vision for U.C. 
Davis, the institution is respected and revered as a world-class 
research university and as a reliable local partner. I have had the 
pleasure of working personally with Marj through the years in my role 
representing Sacramento in Congress, and I consistently found her to be 
one of the most effective, sophisticated, and professional government 
relations experts I encountered.
  U.C. Davis--and the Sacramento region writ large--are beyond 
fortunate to have had Marj working on their behalf for the past three 
decades. Marj's dedication and commitment to U.C. Davis have made our 
region a better educated, more vibrant, more attractive place to live 
and work. Her contributions cannot be understated.
  Mr. Speaker, as her family, friends and colleagues celebrate her 
distinguished career, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
remarkable Marjorie Dickinson.

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