[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6671]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 IN SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF EMILY A. GROSS ON HER APPOINTMENT TO ATTEND 
                  THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY

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                          HON. PAUL E. GILLMOR

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 1, 2001

  Mr. GILLMOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay special tribute to an 
outstanding young woman from Ohio's Fifth Congressional District. I am 
happy to announce that Emily A. Gross of Norwalk, Ohio, has accepted an 
appointment to attend the United States Air Force Academy, Colorado 
Springs, Colorado.
  Mr. Speaker, Emily's offer of appointment poises her to attend the 
United States Air Force Academy this fall with the incoming cadet class 
of 2005. Attending one of our nation's military academies is an 
invaluable experience that offers a world-class education and demands 
the very best that these young men and women have to offer. Truly, it 
is one of the most challenging and rewarding undertakings of their 
lives.
  Emily brings an enormous amount of leadership, service and dedication 
to the incoming class of Air Force Academy cadets. While attending St. 
Paul High School, Emily attained a grade point average of 3.93, which 
places her tenth in a class of 68. In her high school career, Emily has 
been recognized as a National Honor Society Member, a Wendy's National 
Heisman Award Nominee, and has been counted in the Who's Who Among 
American High School Students.
  Outside the classroom, Emily has distinguished herself as an 
excellent student-athlete. On the fields of competition, she has earned 
numerous letters and awards in volleyball and basketball. She has also 
been an active member of the Key Club, marching band and concert band.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to rise today to pay special tribute to Emily 
A. Gross. Our service academies offer the finest education and military 
training available anywhere in the world. I am confident that Emily 
will do very well during her career at the Air Force Academy and I ask 
my colleagues to join me in wishing her well as she begins her service 
to the nation.

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