[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 163 (2017), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16266-16267]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  IN RECOGNITION OF MS. LILLY PIMENTEL

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                         HON. DAVID G. VALADAO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 19, 2017

  Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Ms. Lilly 
Pimentel on receiving the 2017 Kings County Farm Bureau President's 
Award.
  At the 99th Annual Meeting of the Kings County Farm Bureau, Ms. 
Pimentel will be recognized as an individual who has gone above and 
beyond for our local community and honored for her long-term commitment 
to the students and future leaders of California's agriculture 
industry.
  Lilly Pimentel was born and raised in Hanford, California and grew up 
on her parent's, Joe and Esther Pimentel, dairy farm. She graduated 
from Hanford High School in 1992 and then attended the College of the 
Sequoias. In 1994, Lilly began studying at California Polytechnic State 
University, San Luis Obispo, where she received her Bachelor's and 
Master's Degrees in Agriculture Education.
  Between 1998 and 2001, Ms. Pimentel served as an Agriculture Teacher, 
educating students at Westmont High School, Gustine Unified School 
District, Riverdale Unified School District, and College of the 
Sequoias. In 2001, she accepted a position at her own Alma Mater, 
Hanford High School, where she continues to teach Ag Biology, Ag 
Science and Veterinary Science today.
  Lilly's passion for teaching is known throughout the community and 
recognized by her students and peers alike. In 2009, Ms. Pimentel was 
named the Teacher of the Year by the Hanford Joint Union High School 
District and, in 2010, she received the Teacher of Excellence Award, 
from the California Agriculture Teacher' Association.
  Dedicated to strengthening the local agriculture industry, outside of 
work Lilly has

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coached various FFA judging teams, volunteered at State and National 
FFA Conventions, serves as club leader and advisor for Kings River 4-H, 
and sits on the Kings County 4-H Council's Board of Directors. She is a 
member of California Women for Agriculture, serves on the Kings County 
June Dairy Month Committee, and is the secretary for the Foundation for 
Vocational Agriculture, the organization that raised the funds to build 
Hanford FFA's new farm and learning laboratory.
  In addition to teaching diverse coursework aimed at ensuring Central 
Valley students are prepared for prosperous futures in agriculture, she 
has remained involved in her community, participating in Relay for 
Life, Kings County, Quilt Guild, and St. Brigid Catholic Church.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the United States House of 
Representatives to join me in congratulating Ms. Lilly Pimentel on 
being honored with the 2017 Kings County Farm Bureau President's Award 
and thanking her for her service to our community.

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