[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E468-E469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         HONORING BRIGADIER GENERAL (RETIRED) DONNA R. WILLIAMS

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 10, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
tenacious and self-motivated leader, Brigadier General (Retired) Donna 
R. Williams. Brigadier General (Retired) Williams has shown what can be 
done through hard work, dedication, and a desire to achieve success.
  (Retired) Williams is a native of Vicksburg and earned her commission 
through the Senior Army ROTC Early Commissioning Program

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(ECP) at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, where she 
also received a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science. She 
holds a master of business administration degree in Information 
Technology and Military Management from Touro University, and a Master 
of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College (USAWC), 
Carlisle Barracks, PA.
  She served her Nation honorably as an Army Engineer Officer for 32 
years. Brigadier General (Retired) Williams' duty stations included key 
developmental and career-enhancing assignments across the Continental 
United States, Hawaii, Iraq and other overseas assignments. Brigadier 
General (Retired) Williams is an employee with the Engineer Research 
and Development Center at the United States Corps of Engineers 
Reachback Operations Center in Vicksburg.
  She is a proud member of the Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma 
Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Vicksburg Branch of NAACP and a lifetime 
member of the Army ROTC Hall of Fame. She was recognized as the 
Vicksburg Post Hero of the week in April 2022.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
Brigadier General (Retired) Donna R. Williams for her passion and 
dedication to serve Mississippi and this Country.

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