[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6264-6265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CONGRATULATING JULIE STEVENSON

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                           HON. GIL GUTKNECHT

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2006

  Mr. GUTKNECHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mrs. Julie 
Stevenson of Worthington, Minnesota, on receiving the 2006 Athena Award 
from the Worthington Travelodge.
  The Athena Award is presented each year to a woman who has 
demonstrated excellence, initiative and creativity in her profession. 
This award recognizes one woman's time and energy put in to improving 
the lives of her peers. This woman also acts as a mentor for other 
women in the community.
  Mrs. Julie Stevenson received this award for her many contributions 
to the community of

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Worthington. She has served as the executive director of the Southwest 
Minnesota Chapter of the American Red Cross and she has volunteered 
with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, United Way, YMCA, Youth Area Baseball 
Association, Junior Achievement, Nobles County Integration 
Collaborative and the Worthington Area Chamber of Commerce. Currently, 
at the Minnesota West Campus, Mrs. Stevenson has helped bring the 
college and the community together through a variety of programs. These 
include the Winter Wonderland and Golf the Links at Minnesota West and 
Kids College. She has been a co-host for a United Way telethon as well 
as a trainer in a teen asset building workshop at Thrivent Financial 
for Lutherans.
  I extend my sincere congratulations to Mrs. Stevenson for receiving 
this commendable award. Her commitment to service has helped to grow 
many individuals and to strengthen the community.

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