[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 32302]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   CONTRATULATIONS TO JUDITH SPOONER

 Mr. BUNNING. Mr. President, I pay tribute and congratulate 
Judith Spooner of Louisville, KY on her reception of the Adoption 
Excellence Award given to her by the United States Department of Health 
and Human Services.
  Ms. Spooner has dedicated her life to helping improve and increase 
adoptions and foster families in Kentucky. Her devotion to this cause 
was put to great work during her time at the Kentucky Cabinet for 
Families and Children. She has done a wonderful public service through 
her innovative efforts to increase the number of adoptive families in 
Kentucky. She has also been instrumental in setting up area support 
groups for foster and adoptive parents. Although she retired in March 
of 2003, we are all very lucky that she will continue to spend some of 
her time with AdoptUSKids, a nonprofit group that helps match waiting 
children with adoptive families.
  The citizens of Kentucky are fortunate to have the leadership of 
Judith Spooner. Her example of dedication, hard work and compassion 
should be an inspiration to all throughout the Commonwealth.
  She has my most sincere appreciation for this work and I look forward 
to her continued service to Kentucky.

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