[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12746]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING NICOLE BORDALLO NELSON ON HER GRADUATION FROM THE 
                      UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO

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                       HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO

                                of guam

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 21, 2003

  Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Nicole 
Bordallo Nelson for completing her undergraduate degree in Psychology 
from the University of San Francisco, for which commencement ceremonies 
will take place on May 24, 2003.
  The Psychology Department at the University of San Francisco is a 
rigorous and highly regarded program. I am proud of Nicole for her 
tremendous achievement and for her hard work in order to earn this 
prestigious degree. However, it is her compassion for other people that 
is most commendable. Besides her many long hours of study and her hard 
work as a research assistant with the University of San Francisco 
Psychology Department, Nicole spent much of her free time volunteering 
for Bay Area homeless rescue missions. It is no surprise that she has 
excelled at the college level, and I have no doubt that she will 
continue to serve the community as she pursues a career in Psychology.
  Before college, Nicole attended the Academy of Our Lady of Guam, a 
Catholic school for young women on Guam, and later graduated from St. 
Paul's School. In addition to her coursework and hours of community 
service, she excelled as an athlete in soccer and basketball.
  Today I join Nicole's parents, Deborah Josephine Bordallo and James 
Earl Nelson in congratulating Nicole on her accomplishment. They were 
always supportive and responsible parents to Nicole, their only 
daughter, and they have every reason to be proud of her achievement. 
But most of all, I want to thank Nicole for making me one very proud 
grandmother. I know that her grandfather, the late Governor Ricky 
Bordallo, must be smiling down on her today. God bless you, Nicole, we 
love you.

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