[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 12883]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                          ERIN NISSEN TRIBUTE

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                          HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, August 2, 2011

  Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Erin Nissen, this 
year's 42nd Annual Ag and Tech Awards 2011 Outstanding Ag Student of 
the Year. Ms. Nissen was one of 200 students who attended this year's 
event, but only one of two students honored with the award.
  The Outstanding Ag Student of the Year award is considered one of the 
more prestigious agriculture awards, but it sits only in the shadows of 
Ms. Nissen's other accomplishments. As a student at Northeastern Junior 
College (NJC), Ms. Nissen was a member of the honor's association, Phi 
Theta Kappa. In addition, she served as the president of the Farm 
Bureau Chapter, president of the Plainsmen Shooters Club, and was a 
member of the Post-Secondary Agriculture Students at NJC.
  In her community, Ms. Nissen volunteered at the Logan County Literacy 
Coalition, and was also awarded with the Rising Star distinction among 
community college students in Colorado. Ms. Nissen recently graduated 
from NJC with an associate's degree in general studies. In the fall, 
she plans to major in agricultural business at Texas Tech University.
  Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to recognize Erin Nissen. She demands 
excellence in every area of her life, which has helped her to win one 
of the most prestigious agriculture awards in the nation--an award well 
deserved.

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