[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1616]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              HONORING BRIGADIER GENERAL CAROL ANN FAUSONE

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                       HON. THADDEUS G. McCOTTER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 11, 2011

  Mr. McCOTTER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to honor and acknowledge 
Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone upon her retirement from the 
Michigan National Guard after 34 years of dedicated and meritorious 
service.
  In 1971, Carol Ann Fausone graduated from Cardinal Mooney High School 
in Youngstown., Ohio. After earning a bachelor of science in nursing 
from the University of Michigan in 1975, Carol Ann received her 
commission as a medical officer in the United States Air Force in 1977. 
She went on to earn the first of two master of science degrees from 
Madonna University, the first in administration in 1985 and the second 
in nursing in 1995. Brigadier General Fausone completed numerous 
compliments to her vast education in the interim and also attended 
Capstone National Defense University in 2003.
  Brigadier General Fausone has been the recipient of numerous military 
awards and commendations including the Air Force Legion of Merit, Air 
Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, the Air 
Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one oak 
leaf cluster, the National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf 
cluster and the Air Force Achievement Medal. She has also been 
decorated with the U.S. Air Force Senior Nurse and Chief Nurse Badges. 
In addition, Brigadier General Fausone was honored as the Air National 
Guard's Medical Readiness Officer of the Year in 1988. In 1994, she 
received the Nightingale Excellence in Nursing Administration Award 
from Oakland University and the 191st Airlift Group Commander's Trophy. 
The Brigadier General earned the highest award given by the National 
Guard Association of Michigan in 1995, the Major General John A. 
Johnston Award for Excellence.
  Truly a pioneer of service women, Carol Ann Fausone was the first to 
be Michigan medical officer to achieve the rank of a general officer 
and on March 1, 2002 became the first woman in the Michigan National 
Guard to be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General. After having 
spent the last 8 years of her illustrious career as Assistant Adjutant 
General for Veterans Affairs for the State of Michigan, Brigadier 
General Fausone was pinned with the Distinguished Service Medal and 
praised for her dedication and service upon her retirement.
  Mr. Speaker, as Brigadier General Carol Ann Fausone begins a new 
chapter in her life with her beloved husband Jim, there is no doubt 
that she will continue to advocate for the rights of our nation's 
veterans. Today, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Brigadier 
General Carol Ann Fausone and in recognizing her years of loyal service 
to our community and country.

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