[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 148 (2002), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING SANDRA W. HEIMANN AS SHE RECEIVES THE JUVENILE DIABETES 
       RESEARCH FOUNDATION'S 2002 CINCINNATIAN OF THE YEAR AWARD

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 24, 2002

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sandra W. 
Heimann, a distinguished constituent, who will be honored as the 
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) 2002 Cincinnatian of the 
Year at JDRF's Cincinnati Chapter Gala on April 27, 2002. The JDRF 
Cincinnati chapter has done an excellent job of both raising awareness 
of the issue of juvenile diabetes and raising needed funds for medical 
research on this debilitating disease and possible cures.
  In selecting Sandy Heimann as this year's honoree, JDRF has chosen 
well. Sandy is well deserving of this honor. She has worked tirelessly 
to make our community a better place and has done so quietly, without 
seeking public recognition for her service.
  Sandy is a director of the Drake Planetarium, the Tri-State 
Foundation, the Cincinnati Zoo, the Medical Center Fund at the 
University of Cincinnati, and the UCATS, the University of Cincinnati's 
booster organization. She is a member of the Board of Trustees and 
Administrative Board of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, 
where she chairs the Endowment Committee. A director emeritus for the 
Hospice of Cincinnati, in 1998 Sandy received Hospice of Cincinnati's 
prestigious Donna West Award.
  She has served with great distinction on the Bethesda Foundation 
Board, Downtown Council Board, Fine Arts Board and the Cincinnati Zoo's 
Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species. Sandy is also a founding 
member of the Metropolitan Club and co-founder of Cincinnati Aquatics 
Swim Team.
  Sandy has a special interest in higher education. In addition to her 
work with the University of Cincinnati, she is Vice President of the 
National Executive Board of the Jefferson Scholar Program at the 
University of Virginia (UVA), Chairman of the Regional Selection 
Committee for UVA, and is on the National Selection Committee for 
Jefferson Scholars. She also served as Chairman of the Parents 
Committee at UVA.
  Currently, Sandy is Vice President of American Financial Corporation 
and Great American Insurance Company, and is a former director of 
American Financial Enterprises. She has served American Financial in 
various management capacities since the company was founded in 1959.
  Devoted to her family, Sandy and her husband, Bob, have a son, Rob, 
and a daughter, Paige. All of us in the Cincinnati area congratulate 
Sandy Heimann on receiving the JDRF's Cincinnatian of the Year award in 
recognition of her exemplary service to our region.

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