[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24245]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    CONGRESSIONAL RECOGNITION FOR MEMBERS OF THE ACADEMY NOMINATING 
                               COMMITTEE

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                        HON. GABRIELLE GIFFORDS

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 19, 2008

  Ms. GIFFORDS. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the men 
and women of Arizona's 8th Congressional District who for the past two 
years have served as members of my Military Academy Nominating 
Committee.
  These 23 dedicated citizens have played an invaluable role in 
assisting me with one of my most important duties as a member of the 
House of Representatives: nominating young men and women for admission 
into our nation's military service academies.
  As a result of this committee's wise counsel and careful 
consideration, in my first year I nominated 24 constituents for 
admission to the U.S. Military, Naval, Air Force and Merchant Marine 
academies.
  Committee members spent countless hours reviewing applications, 
interviewing students and drafting their recommendations for nomination 
to the academies. Their singular goal was to make sure that the best 
and brightest students received a nomination.
  My Military Academy Nominating Committee members are:
  Ellen Ackerman, Jim Ackerman, Steve Alexander, Terri Allaire, 
Adalberto Araiza, Larry Bahill, Bill Benedict, Dan Cavanagh, Ed 
Cerutti, Mike Crawford, Mimi Finch, Bruce Greenberg, Doug Kliman, 
Robert Nichols, Chris Palmenberg, Bob Parson, Larry Putman, Joe 
Sciabarra, Burney Starks, Bob Strain, Tim Timmins, Paul Weishaupt, and 
Jessica Woelbling.
  I commend them for their commitment to this important nominating 
process and for their help in identifying the United States military 
leaders of the future.

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