[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 8]
[House]
[Page 10571]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                        RECOGNIZING GAIL DeGARMO

  (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Madam Speaker, today, I would like to recognize 
and thank a constituent of mine from Patriot, Ohio--Ms. Gail DeGarmo.
  Ms. DeGarmo is an employee of Buckeye Rural Electric Cooperative, and 
she recently traveled to Honduras as a volunteer for the National Rural 
Electric Cooperative Association International Foundation.
  While on the island of Roatan, she taught local co-op employees how 
to install, set up, operate, and maintain their newly-acquired 
automated metering information system. This will enable them to operate 
and use the Command Center software, which serves about 13,000 
customers.
  Ms. DeGarmo's volunteer efforts supported the Smart Grid Alliance for 
the Americas' goal to provide technical assistance in smart grid 
technology applications to cooperative, municipal, and other small 
electric distribution utilities in Latin America.
  Ms. DeGarmo's effort will help the alliance's project to improve 
energy efficiency, integrate renewable generation, and, most 
importantly, improve access to electricity for underserved communities 
in Latin America.
  Thank you, Ms. DeGarmo, for your hard work.

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