[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9] [Extensions of Remarks] [Page 12859] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]2008 CONGRESSIONAL AWARD RECIPIENTS ______ HON. TIM RYAN of ohio in the house of representatives Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of the 2008 Congressional Award recipients, honoring our Nation's young people who have achieved personal goals in the areas of volunteer public service, personal development, physical fitness, and exploration/ development. As public service volunteers, this year's recipients shared their time and talents for the benefit of others. Through selfless acts, they have demonstrated their devotion to community, displaying dedication, perseverance, and compassion. In the area of personal development, recipient of the Congressional Award have gained life skills and knowledge as they developed a particular interest. While striving to achieve a personal goal of improvement, recipients exhibited immense personal growth. As balanced individuals, recipients of the Congressional Award also strive for personal improvement in physical fitness as an effort to improve their quality of life, understanding the need to lead a healthy lifestyle. The process of exploration/development presented recipients with the opportunity to gain a sense of independence as they became engaged in the world around, whether that experience occurred through an immersion in nature or through exposure to an unfamiliar culture. Recipients of the 2008 Congressional Award have time and again shown their dedication to community, having learned the value of making a difference for the greater good. They are dedicated to all they do, striving for improvement while setting goals for personal achievement. I commend them as individuals of inspiration, a group worthy of the highest praise. I would like to make special recognition of Caroline McMullen from Chesterland, Ohio. Caroline is a driven individual, having the conviction to reach out and achieve her goals. Her profound dedication to public service is integral to the betterment of her community; her actions are exemplary. As a fellow Ohioan, I am extremely proud of Caroline's accomplishments. The following are honored recipients of the 2008 Congressional Award: Mary-Lynn Piper, Chelsea Green, Sabrina Ilich, Zachary Somers, Katherine Connett, Erica Tong, Joseph Hall, Norman Hall, Cody Christie, Evan Hess, Ryan Krebs, Joslyn Wood, Greg Woodburn, Shaheen Lakhan, Gohar Minassian, Jairek Robbins, James Broadhead, Kyle Fitle, Katherine Tse, Kathleen O'Brien, Tammy Lang, Mackenzie Martin, Sarah Choi, Lauren Penticuff, Sarah Wagner, Christine Chady, and Julie Vernon. Phillip Vernon, Lindsey Wilber, Emily Cortright, Diana Roycroft, James Martin, Ashley Persico, Timothy Medeiros, Michael DiTerilizzi, Philip Doumar, Andrew Gorodetsky, Daniel Harvey, Audrey Hill, Taylor Hilo, Bianca Kahlenberg, Leighton Norvell, Brett Pere, Veronica Richter, Melissa Roos, Bryan Spurgeon, Addison Craig, Angela Boyd, and Gregory Kraus. Elizabeth Lott, Christopher Puchferran, Jacob Schattie, Shetty Shohan, Stephanie Martinez, Chelsea Jarrell, Katherine McClellan, Breona Jenkins, Bernard Underwood, John Langdon, Amanda McGehee, Anna Sali, Robyn Watson, Maryanne Barrott, Rebecca Goodwin, McKay Nield, Grayson Stone, Mara Truslow, Brittany Ward, Dana Wright, Michael Noh, Andrew Sze, Erin Stein, Carolyn Bartley, and Austin Stuart Hamner, Jr. Patrick Ketchum, Joseph Bricker, Karen Bricker, Sydney Ayers, Benjamin Thomas Connell, Christopher Connell, Nicholas Adam Connell, Laura Webb, Megan Lecompte, Margaret Downing, Reeve Fidler, Anthony Serrano, Richard Prevatt, Kimberly Shupe, Liam Swords, Jesyka Palmer, Stephanie De Young, Brandon Spratt, Lauren Boldon, Ashlee Kephart, John Rasmussen, Elizabeth Doyle, Grace Minton, Andrew Robinson, and Victoria Willingham. Scott Florence, Mollie Frazier, Michelle Gourley, Laura Owen, Brittany Simpson, Iver Vandiver, Nolan Webb, Jonathon Whitlock, Brad Young, Lynice Higgins, Thomas Kazery, Tiffany Holder, Amanda Layton, Holly Webb, Kaylee Keith, Michael Atkins, Rachel Goodrich, Jimmy Van Eerden, Charlotte Lindemanis, Bridget Castor, Kimberly Baker, David Michael Bales, Erin Murowany, Bryan Quay, Rebecca Winterbum, and Rosalyn Wodlinger. Tina Sankhla, Matthew Pierson, Katelyn Benedit, Ronald Dukes, Sydney Keller, Brian Kelly, Brittany O'Hare, Adam Sferlazzo, Lisa Washakowski, Amoha Bajaj, Mark DeGaetano, Margaret DeOliveira, Maria DeOliveira, Shabnum Gulati, Lydia McGinnis, Brittany Waser, Kevin Williams, Sean Kennedy, Kyle Campanile, Emily Morgan Farber, Alexa Kretsch, Aditya Madhusudhan, Shefali Madhusudhan, Lindsay Steiner, and Stephanie Tietz. Sheren Tsai, Jill Coulson, Alexei Brandt, Alexander Long, Kevin McAllister, Tristin Turner, Sheel Tyle, Karoline McMullen, Kelly McLaughlin, Minh Lac, Sambath Luong, My Sy, Pisey Hour, Pisith Hour, Xinpei Jiang, Kunvatha Theth, Dieu Truong, Ky Truong, Carol Lin, Miguel Leon, Ben Calhoun, Katelyn Fenerty, Katherine Suyo, Jonathan Webster, and Conor Dolan. Benjamin Dunphey, Bonnie McDevitt, Jacob Zimmerman, Chao Long, Aydan Ortiz, Jose Romero, Thais Ridgeway, Donald Groves, Jeffrey Yeh, Audra Piotti, Caroline Mailloux, Eric Shim, Lillianne Harris, Rebecca McMenemy, Andrew Fryml, Stefan Zollinger, Jacquelyn Cox, Keome Rowe, Mary Day, Ana Lopez-Cordell, Kiely McGuire, Alexandra Faulk, Rebecca Nock, Evan Purcell, Katharine Folger, and Jamie Drillette. Vinson Valdez, Paul Zwicker, John Corbett, Jonathon Hillis, Carly Stevens, Drury Evans, Christina Marmol, Evan Levine, Ian Painter, Allante Nelson, Emily Rinker, Olivia Shuck, Alexander Smith, Ian Gibson, Samuel Keltner, Sean Warren, Kathleen Burch, Ashley Tate, Daniel Adams, Michael Heyer, and Bethany Klicka. Maggie Marshall, Elizabeth Sharkey, Carlyn Stuart, John Caridad, Megan Freeman, Crystal Marshall, Keren Stewert, Daniel Courtemanch, Jory Lehman, Katie Beckmann, Nicholas Porter, Ellis Calvetti, Jenna Farrester, Valerie Watters, and Shana Marie Wolff. ____________________