[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6508]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    HONORING SAYRE McFARLANE MILLER

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                         HON. GEORGE RADANOVICH

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 18, 2003

  Mr. RADANOVICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sayre 
McFarlane Miller on the occasion of her being selected as a recipient 
for the 2003 Common Threads Award. Common Threads is a joint venture of 
the Agricultural Education Foundation, California State University, 
Fresno's College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, and AG ONE 
Foundation. The award is given to women who have made a remarkable and 
visible contribution to the enhancement of their communities with their 
time and/or contributions. Honorees must live in Fresno, Kings, Madera, 
Merced, or Tulare County. They should have past or present roots in 
agriculture while showing outstanding involvement in a variety of 
community activities in addition to agriculture. The honorees make a 
difference with their philanthropic giving while serving as visible and 
credible role models for other women.
  Sayre, a partner in the family farm, McFarlane and McFarlane of 
Clovis, has always believed that ``the way to get things done is to put 
one foot in front of the other every day.'' from water policy to land 
use policy, she has held leadership roles in several agricultural, 
natural resource, and communities activities. She values her 
involvement as an agricultural representative in the Growth 
Alternatives Alliance, a land use policy group that developed the 
Landscape of Choice: Strategies for Improving Patterns of Community 
Growth.
  Mrs. Miller has enjoyed a wide range of community involvement. Some 
of Sayre's philanthropic and community involvement include sitting on 
the Fresno Irrigation District and the Kings River Water PAC's Boards 
of Directors. She has participated in the Association of California 
Water Agencies, the Fresno Art Museum, the Agricultural Council of 
California, the San Joaquin River Parkway and Conservation Trust, and 
St. James Episcopal Cathedral. Sayre cannot say for certain that the 
discourse of the boardroom surpasses the joy of receiving a Sunday 
school kindergardner's hug around the knees, but she has loved it all.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Sayre McFarlane Miller for 
receiving the 2002 Common Threads Award. I invite my colleagues to join 
me in commending Sayre for her commitment to community service and 
agriculture and in wishing her many years of continued success.

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