[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 151 (Thursday, September 19, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S5598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING JOYCE ADAMS

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I would like to remember in 
the record a longtime member of the U.S. Military Academy West Point's 
admissions team, Ms. Joyce Adams.
  For the last 39 years, Joyce Adams has served with distinction as 
valued member of the West Point admissions family. From 1980 until 
2002, Joyce Adams served as a candidate technician first in the mid-
Atlantic region and later in the far West region. In this capacity, she 
assisted more than 60,000 candidates navigate the West Point 
application process.
  In 2002, Joyce was promoted to be congressional nominations 
specialist. In this position, she assisted all 541 congressional 
offices in navigating the nomination process. During her more than 17 
years as the U.S. Military Academy nominations specialist, Joyce 
directly impacted more than 100,000 candidate nominations and earned 
the respect and admiration of candidates, parents, admissions officers, 
and Members of Congress.
  In addition to this work, Joyce also volunteered to serve as the 
candidate technician for all recruited athlete files. Thanks to her 
hard work and attention to detail, all of West Point's varsity athletic 
teams were positioned to compete at the highest level.
  I have it on the highest authority from West Point that Joyce's 
impact on the directorate of admissions, on the U.S. Military Academy 
West Point, and on the Nation will be felt for years to come. The 
candidates she assisted have risen to the highest levels of military 
and civilian leadership, and she will be missed.

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