[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 5]
[Senate]
[Page 6823]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO MARY MAIER

 Mr. KOHL. Mr. President, I rise today to honor Mary Maier, the 
associate director for the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program. Mary 
will be retiring this month after an outstanding 26-year career with 
the University of Wisconsin Extension Service.
  As a member of the Community Programs Division and then the Wisconsin 
Rural Leadership Program, Mary has demonstrated an unequaled passion 
and devotion to her work. Mary has worked as the associate director of 
the Wisconsin Rural Leadership Program since the program's inception in 
1984. During this time she has helped make this one of the premier 
leadership training programs in the Nation. In 1988 she received the 
first Classified Staff Award for Excellence given by the University of 
Wisconsin Extension Service.
  Mary's exceptional talent as a member of the Wisconsin Rural 
Leadership Training Program will be sorely missed by her colleagues. 
However, we all wish her the best in her retirement.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
  The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. CRAIG. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for 
the quorum call be rescinded.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

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