[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6939]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      CONGRATULATING JUDY SHERMAN

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                        HON. MICHAEL K. SIMPSON

                                of idaho

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 6, 2014

  Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate my friend, 
Judy Sherman, a diligent and steadfast defender of oral health, on the 
occasion of her retirement from the American Dental Association, ADA, 
after more than 29 years.
  Judy's singlehanded contributions to improving oral health in this 
country are far-reaching. Those who don't know her would be astounded 
after hearing her accomplishments, but those of us who do know her, and 
have seen her effectiveness first hand, understand how she has made 
such an impact.
  She has made a career of fighting for dental priorities, like 
boosting dental residencies, and was instrumental in the ``Collins-
Feingold'' law which funded special state dental projects and dental 
residencies. She played a central role in efforts to boost dental 
divisions and research across the spectrum, including at the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, 
the Department of Defense, and the Indian Health Service. She has been 
involved in nearly every issue impacting the oral health of our 
children at the federal level for the last several decades.
  After graduating from the University of Michigan, Judy taught junior 
high school in Michigan for 12 years before coming to Washington, DC to 
work as a Legislative Aide to Senator Carl D. Pursell. She made her way 
to the ADA in 1985, and eventually rose to become ADA's Director of 
Congressional Affairs in 2007. She was also President of the Coalition 
for Health Funding, which works to strengthen public health 
investments.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to stand here today and recognize the 
achievements and career of my good friend, Judy Sherman. I will miss 
her constant presence, and her unwavering and loyal support. The entire 
oral health community will miss her dedication and commitment. We all 
have a lot of work to do to fill her shoes. Though she is now going to 
be spending more time with her husband Brad, and her two Golden 
Retrievers, I hope and expect that we will still see her from time to 
time, walking the halls of Congress, and continuing to advocate for 
dentists and oral health.

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