[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 21]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 29838]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




TRIBUTE TO JANET WHITCHURCH--RECIPIENT OF THE 2003 ST. MADELEINE SOPHIE 
                              BARAT AWARD

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                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, November 18, 2003

  Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Janet Whitchurch, a 
distinguished Californian, as she receives the 2003 St. Madeleine 
Sophie Barat Award. This award, named for the foundress of the Society 
of the Religious of the Sacred Heart, honors individuals who have made 
extraordinary contributions to Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton, over a 
significant period of time. Founded in 1897, Sacred Heart Schools 
includes St. Joseph's School of the Sacred Heart and Sacred Heart 
Preparatory.
  Janet Whitchurch grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and earned a 
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art and a Master of Arts in Painting from 
Stanford University. She began her teaching career at Sacred Heart 
Preparatory in 1969 and taught Studio Art, Art History, Freshman 
History and served as Department Chair. Mrs. Whitchurch left Sacred 
Heart Preparatory in 1984 but soon realized that she had left her heart 
at the School. She converted to Catholicism and returned to Sacred 
Heart in 1995 to continue teaching and cultivating students as Chair of 
the Fine Arts Department.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm proud to honor Janet Whitchurch's work, her values, 
and her commitment to Sacred Heart Schools and I ask my colleagues to 
join me in honoring her as she receives the 2003 St. Madeleine Sophie 
Barat Award for the extraordinary contributions she has made to Sacred 
Heart Schools.

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