[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 193 (Tuesday, December 13, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          HONORING MARY ANN ULLRICH ON HER RETIREMENT FROM GPO

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 13, 2022

  Mr. HOYER. Madam Speaker, I wish to honor a distinguished public 
servant and an inspiring resident of Maryland's Fifth District: Mary 
Ann Ullrich, Manager of the Office of Congressional Publishing of the 
Government Publishing Office (GPO). After spending 37 years in public 
service, Mary will begin her well-deserved retirement at the end of 
this year.
  Equipped with typing skills, a high school diploma, and a good work 
ethic, Mary started as a Clerk Typist in the GPO's Personnel Office in 
1980. Through her determination, talent, and dedication to GPO's 
mission, she will retire as the GPO's second shift Manager in 
Congressional Publishing.
  As she advanced through the ranks, Mary helped the GPO navigate a 
period of great change and modernization as computers and digitization 
became increasingly common. She played an important role in the 
GPOAccess initiative, which made the Congressional Record, the Federal 
Register, and other key government publications accessible to the 
public online. Mary even received a prestigious Hammer Award in 
recognition of her crucial contributions to this project to ensure the 
transparency and accessibility of government information.
  Similarly, during her time in the Typography and Design division, she 
typeset many prestigious products, including the card and program for 
President Ronald Reagan's lying-in-state ceremony, Colin Powell's Joint 
Force Quarterly magazine, and fine-art books such as the Senate 
Catalogue of Fine Art and Glenn Brown's History of the Capitol. Perhaps 
the most important project she worked on, however, was the 9/11 
Memorial Ceremony Program. Upon learning of the attacks on the morning 
September 11, 2001, Mary worked for nearly thirty-two hours straight to 
ensure that all the programs were ready for the memorial service at the 
National Cathedral the following morning. First Lady Laura Bush was so 
grateful for Mary's work on that solemn day that she sent her a 
personally signed thank-you note. In the following years, Mary brought 
her same diligent and dedicated work ethic to leadership roles with 
GPO's Congressional Publishing team.
  If you ask Mary, she will tell you how fortunate she felt every day 
to work at the GPO and how proud she is to be a career federal 
employee. Mary looked up at the Capitol every day from the front door 
of the GPO building and was proud to be a small part of the daily 
congressional legislative process and GPO's mission to `Keep America 
Informed.' Similarly, her district, state, country, and Congress take 
pride in her and in all those federal employees like her who work 
behind the scenes to make our government function For the People. 
That's why I ask that all my colleagues join me in congratulating Mary 
Ann Ullrich on starting her well-earned retirement after decades of 
loyal service.

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